Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specific types of steel.
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- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
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What do they typically do
- Use scales to weigh materials to be put into furnaces
- Make sure materials meet specifications by drawing smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles to calculate types and amounts of materials needed
- Watch air and temperature gauges or metal color and fluidity, and turn fuel valves or adjust controls to maintain required temperatures
- Operate controls to move or discharge metal workpieces from furnaces
- Inspect furnaces and equipment to find defects and wear
- Record production data, and maintain production logs
- Regulate supplies of fuel and air, or control flow of electric current and water coolant to heat furnaces and adjust temperatures
- Drain, transfer, or remove molten metal from furnaces and place it into molds using hoists, pumps, or ladles
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