Glossary
Forging Machine Operator Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential forging machine operator terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key forging machine operator vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in forging machine operator training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Billet
- Metal bar.
- Closed die
- Shaped dies.
- Die
- Shaping tool.
- First article
- First part checked before a run.
- Flash
- Excess metal.
- Forging temperature
- Heat needed.
- Grain flow
- Metal structure.
- Lockout/tagout
- Energy isolation before servicing.
- Open die
- Simple flat dies.
- PPE
- Personal protective equipment.
- Scale
- Oxidized surface.
- Scrap
- Parts that fail inspection.
- SOP
- Standard operating procedure.
- Trim press
- Removes flash.
- Upsetting
- Increasing diameter.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Forging Machine Operator practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Forging Machine Operator training.
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