Description
Types of presses used in the metal forging process, such as hydraulic and mechanical forging presses.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 3 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Forge equipment technicianForge equipment technicians maintain and repair forge machinery such as presses and material handling equipment. They perform evaluations of the equipment, perform preventative mai…
Optional for
- Hydraulic forging press workerHydraulic forging press workers set up and tend hydraulic forging presses, designed to shape ferrous and non-ferrous metal workpieces including pipes, tubes and hollow profiles and…
- Upsetting machine operatorUpsetting machine operators set up and tend upsetting machines, primarily crank presses, designed to form through forging processes metal workpieces, usually wires, rods, or bars, …
- Mechanical forging press workerMechanical forging press workers set up and tend mechanical forging presses, designed to shape ferrous and non-ferrous metal workpieces including pipes, tubes and hollow profiles a…
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Last updated on February 19, 2026