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Career Details :: Precision Lens Grinders and Polishers
Description
Set up and operate variety of machines and equipment to grind and polish lens and other optical elements.
Experience
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Education
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
Tasks
- Inspects, weighs, and measures lens blanks or lens to verify compliance to specifications, using precision instruments.
- Marks lenses and writes specifications to guide fabricators.
- Selects lens blank, molds, tools, or polishing or grinding wheel, according to production specifications.
- Inspects and measures mounted or unmounted lenses to verify alignment and conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Adjusts lenses and frames to correct alignment and repairs broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering iron.
- Cleans and polishes finished lenses and eyeglasses, using cloth, solvent, and equipment.
- Removes lenses from molds and separates lenses in containers for further processing or storage.
- Sets up machines to polish, bevel, edge, and grind lenses, flats, blanks, and other precision optical elements.
- Immerses eyeglass frames in solutions to harden, soften, or dye frames.
- Inspects lens blank to detect flaws, verify smoothness of surface, and ensure thickness of coating on lens.
- Cuts or blocks lenses, optical glass, and blanks, using cutting machinery or precision hand tools.
- Mounts, secures, and aligns lenses in frames or optical assemblies, using precision hand tools.
- Lays out lenses and traces lens outline on glass, using template, or assembles molds to cast contact lenses.
- Assembles eyeglass frame, and attaches shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers, screwdriver, and drill.
- Controls equipment to coat lenses to alter reflective quality of lens.
- Mounts and secures lens blanks or optical lens in holding tool or chuck of cutting, polishing, grinding, or coating machine.
- Positions and adjusts cutting tool to specified curvature, dimensions, and depth of cut.
- Examines prescription, work order, or broken or used eyeglasses to determine specifications for lenses, contact lens, and other optical elements.
- Holds lens against rotating wheel to grind or polish lens manually or using machine.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc.
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Degree of Automation
- Indoors
- Consequence of Error
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