AI Assistant for Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Core Responsibilities

• 1Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.(Core task)
• 2Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.(Core task)
• 3Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.(Core task)
• 4Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.(Core task)
• 5Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.(Core task)
• 6Form and assemble slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.(Core task)
• 7Move and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.(Core task)
• 8Lift upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns.(Core task)
• 9Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.(Core task)
• 10Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.

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