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O*NET detailed work activityRemove workpieces from molds
Stays humanHands-on work
6 jobs7 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Remove workpieces from production equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 7 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Lift upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns.
- Remove metal ingots or cores from molds, using hand tools, cranes, and chain hoists.
- Separate models or patterns from molds and examine products for accuracy.
- Withdraw cores or other loose mold members after castings solidify.
- Remove lenses from molds and separate lenses in containers for further processing or storage.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Remove materials or products from molds or from extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
- Remove finished or cured products from dies or molds, using hand tools, air hoses, and other equipment, stamping identifying information on products when necessary.