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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare material
  2. Determine job requirements
  3. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  4. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  5. Identify job requirements from specifications, sketches, job sheets or work instructions
  6. Identify and select drop and upset forging equipment and tools for specific operation
  7. Select dies and punches for specific operations and equipment
  8. Determine die replacement with regard to relief allowances, cracking and dimensions
  9. Set up and operate drop and upset forging equipment
  10. Apply correct die setting techniques in setting appropriate die and punch alignment
  11. Apply correct die preheating procedures
  12. Drop and upset forge material
  13. Drop forge material using the correct procedures and techniques
  14. Apply correct lubricant for die wear and forging release
  15. Determine correct grain flow
  16. Identify and correct galls, folds and cracks
  17. Carry out removal of flash or fin in accordance with SOPs

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Equipment includes one (1) or more of the following:

drop forging hammer/press

open die forging hammer using closed loose die or horizontal upsetting machine (heading machine)

Materials include one (1) or more of the following:

ferrous materials (steel)

non-ferrous material (copper and aluminium bronze)

Lubricants include one (1) or more of the following:

graphite bearing oils/greases

cellulose granules

waxes

Correct removal includes one (1) or more of the following:

ejector pins

drafts in die (angle)