Spark erosion machine operator
Code 7223.20
Spark erosion machine operators set up and tend spark erosion machines designed to cut excess material from a metal workpiece by the use of electrical discharges, or sparks, caused by electric voltage and separated by a dielectric liquid, which removes pieces of metal from the electrodes. These applications can involve transmission and optical microscopy.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- electrical discharge
- quality standards
- metal eroding technology
- types of metal
Skills and competences
- supply machine
- consult technical resources
- monitor automated machines
- apply cross-reference tools for product identification
- set up the controller of a machine
- operate precision measuring equipment
- tend spark erosion machine
- troubleshoot
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
Transversal competences
- dispose of cutting waste material
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences