Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
O*NET Code: 51-4193.00
Description
Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.
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