Metal Spinner (Manual)

Position is for our client: KIHM Metal Technologies, located in Brazil, Indiana

Industry: Manufacturing

Essential Functions:

• Confer with engineering, supervisory, and manufacturing personnel in order to exchange

technical information. Design fixtures, tooling, and experimental parts to meet special

engineering needs.

• Plans spinning process by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials,

specifications, orthographic drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining

parameters, interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).

• Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample work pieces, adhering to blueprint or customer specifications.
• Observe and listen to operating machines or equipment in order to diagnose machine

malfunctions and to determine need for adjustments or repairs.

• Measure, examine, and test completed units in order to detect defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments such as micrometers.
• Clean and lubricate machines, tools, and equipment in order to remove grease, rust, stains, and foreign matter.
• Documents actions by completing production and quality logs.
• Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs.
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Must be experienced in the manual spin forming of metal components, preferably nickel based alloys (Inconel, Hastelloy, etc.)
• Must be proficient in the use of measuring tools (micrometers, calipers, pi tapes, etc.)
• Capable of lifting 40lbs
• Standing for long periods of time

Manual Spinning duties:

• Manual Spinning- Sets up and operates spinning lathe to spin shaped articles from sheet or

plate metal, using blueprints and knowledge of physical properties of metal: Bolts specified spin

chuck to headstock spindle and follower block to tailstock, using hand tools or power tools.

• Manual Spinning- Clamps metal disk to chuck by turning hand wheel that forces follow block against disk.
• Manual Spinning- Secures steady rest fixture on cross-slide.
• Manual Spinning- Starts machine and coats outside of rotating disk with spinning compound.
• Manual Spinning- Positions, holds, and moves long-handled compound lever tool against disk, using steady rest as fulcrum point, to apply required pressure to form disk over and into shape of spinning chuck.
• Manual Spinning- Varies amount and location of pressure on disk according to type of metal, shape of spinning chuck, speed of lathe, and temperature and thickness of metal disk.
• Manual Spinning- Replaces steady rest with bar tool attachment, turns hand wheel to set bar tool and cut off excess metal from work piece.