A professional who sets up automatic spring coiling machines to fabricate compression and extension springs from steel wire, according to blueprints and setup charts. Respnsibilities include:

• Reviews blueprint to determine setup procedures to follow, machine attachments required, and stock to use, or obtains details from setup charts.
• Selects machine attachments, such as taper cams, wire size block, coiling point, pitch tool, and cutting tool, according to blueprint or setup chart, and installs them on machine.
• Verifies wire diameter with micrometer caliper and threads wire through drive rollers and machine guides.
• Sets cams, turnbuckle, and pitch tool to control spring dimensions.
• Makes trial run and measures sample product for conformance to specifications, using gauges and micrometers.
• Adjusts machine to attain specified tolerances and releases machine to spring coiler with oral instructions concerning its operation.
• Grinds cams and pitch tool to maintain their dimensions.
• May recommend blueprint changes.
• May make tool attachments, such as coiling point, cams, forming tools, and cut-off tools if not in stock.