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Career Details :: Engraver Set-Up Operators
Description
Set up and operate machines to transfer printing designs.
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Tasks
- Positions machine mechanisms and depresses levers to apply marks on roller.
- Aligns plate with markings on machine table and tacks to table.
- Measures depth of engraving and weighs diamond points, using gauges and scales.
- Determines ground setting according to weight of fabric, type of design, and colors in design.
- Examines marks on roller to verify alignment and detect defects.
- Turns screws to align machine components.
- Inserts mandrel through roller and lifts into position on machine.
- Adjusts and tightens levers in position, using hand tools.
- Records ground setting, length of roller, width of engraving, and circumference of roller on production sheet.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Documenting/Recording Information
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Indoors
- Degree of Automation
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
Related Majors
| Major | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|
| Electronic Publishing/Imaging |  [ add ] |
| Graphic Arts Technology | [ add ] |
| Graphic Communications Management | [ add ] |
| Graphic Communications Technology | [ add ] |
| Graphics Technology | [ add ] |
| Printing | [ add ] |
| Printing Management | [ add ] |
| Printing Technology | [ add ] |
| Printing/Applied Computer Science | [ add ] |
Institutions Offering Related Majors
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