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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name: mouldmaker
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'mouldmaker' (also: foundry sand moulder, moldmaker, hand-moulded casting worker, mould maker, mold maker). Use when the user asks for typical mouldmaker work such as: Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.; Move and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.; Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds."
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# Mouldmaker
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Mouldmakers manually create moulds for the production of metal products. They mix sand and hardening materials to obtain a specialised mixture. They then use a pattern and one or more cores to produce the right shape impression in this material. The shaped material is then left to set, later to be used as a mould in the production of ferrous and non-ferrous metal castings.
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## Core workflow
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1. Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
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2. Move and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.
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3. Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
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4. Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.
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5. Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
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6. Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
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7. Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
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8. Lift upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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## Key competences (essential)
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- attend to detail in casting processes
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- construct moulds
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- ensure mould uniformity
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- fill moulds
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- insert mould structures
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- maintain moulds
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- match product moulds
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- move filled moulds
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- provide pouring holes in moulds
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- repair mould defects
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- select mould types
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## Hot technologies
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- Autodesk AutoCAD
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- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5318abf2-2e7b-4d09-ae57-6bd500689ebc), O*NET 30.3 (51-4071.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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