Code 3648 applies to employers engaged in manufacturing automobile lighting, ignition or starting apparatus such as alternators, generators, starters and headlights.  Raw materials include steel, copper or brass sheet or bar stock, wire, springs, plastics, hardware, washers, plating solution and paint.

The equipment or machinery used to fabricate parts in the manufacturing process may include cutting, molding, punching, shearing, shaping, welding and grinding machines.  After the parts are fabricated, they are assembled by hand or machine and finished by spray painting or dipping in plating chemicals.  The manufactured products are inspected, tested, packed and ready for shipment to the employer’s customers.

This classification also includes rebuilding of automobile alternators, armatures, generators or starters in the shop.