- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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A professional who tends machine that applies asphalt to textile bag material to waterproof material. Respnsibilities include:
* Lifts roll of textile bag material, roll of paper dipped in hot asphalt, and roll of clean paper onto machine brackets.
* Threads ends of rolls with asphalt paper inserted between textile bag material and clean paper through machine guide rolls and fastens ends to winding spindle.
* Starts machine and observes operation to ensure even winding.
* Glues ends of new rolls of paper to paper in machine and sews end of new roll of textile bag material to roll in machine, using portable sewing machine.
* When tending machine that applies glue-backed strips of corrugated paper to burlap or other textile bag material preparatory to fabrication of dustproof bags, is designated padding-machine operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that paints decorative edges or stripes on foxing strips. Respnsibilities include:
* Fills machine reservoir with latex paint of color specified on work ticket.
* Hangs foxing strips on stand near machine.
* Adjusts distance between roller and regulates distance strip can be inserted between rollers to locate stripe as specified.
* Starts machine for roller to pick up paint, peels foxing strip from board, and positions strip against back guide and between rollers that paint colored stripe.
* Examines stripe for insufficient or excess paint and misalignment, and adjusts rollers and guide to eliminate defective painting.
* Places acceptable strips between cloth page of book for use by assemblers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that sprays adhesive onto sheets of material and presses material together to form stock for manufacturing hatbrims and crowns. Respnsibilities include:
* Secures rolls of material, such as cotton, paper, or wool, on holders of machine.
* Starts machine and inserts ends of sheets between feed rollers that carry materials under spray nozzle for application of adhesive.
* Aligns edges of coated sheets as sheets pass under heated presser rollers, forming hatbrim and crown stock.
* Fills machine reservoir with premixed adhesive.
* Turns bolts to adjust clearance of presser rollers to accommodate thickness of material to be joined, using wrench.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that applies and smooths stiffening compounds, such as starch, onto cloth. Respnsibilities include:
* Lifts roll of cloth onto machine brackets.
* Threads cloth end through machine rollers and dryer and ties leader strap to takeup reel.
* Lowers doctor and turns setscrews to adjust tension on cloth and set guide devices.
* Pours compound on cloth directly in front of knife assembly and spreads compound evenly with paddle.
* Starts and observes operation of machine, and adds compound as needed.
* Lifts finished roll from takeup reel after cloth has passed through dryer.
* May tend machine that automatically applies stiffening compound to cloth before cloth is drawn beneath knife.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that applies and smooths stiffening compounds, such as starch, onto cloth. Respnsibilities include:
* Lifts roll of cloth onto machine brackets.
* Threads cloth end through machine rollers and dryer and ties leader strap to takeup reel.
* Lowers doctor and turns setscrews to adjust tension on cloth and set guide devices.
* Pours compound on cloth directly in front of knife assembly and spreads compound evenly with paddle.
* Starts and observes operation of machine, and adds compound as needed.
* Lifts finished roll from takeup reel after cloth has passed through dryer.
* May tend machine that automatically applies stiffening compound to cloth before cloth is drawn beneath knife.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that applies latex coating to reverse sides of surgical elastic supports, such as wrist, knee, and elbow braces, to prevent raveling of threads. Respnsibilities include:
* Fills machine reservoir with sealant.
* Inverts support, cuts excess threads, using scissors, and places support on roller.
* Presses levers and pedals to start machine that applies coating to article.
* Removes support from machine, reverses support, and drops article in handtruck.
* May tend machines that wash and dry surgical supports.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends mangle that wets-out cloth or applies finishing chemicals, such as size starch, synthetic resins, or cellulose derivatives to cloth. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions trucks of cloth at feed-end of machine and threads cloth through guides, under immersion roll, and through expander attachment and squeeze rolls, or sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine.
* Turns valve to admit water, starch, or finishing solution to trough of mangle.
* Turns handwheel to set pressure of squeeze rollers according to thickness of cloth.
* Observes flow of cloth through mangle to detect holes and torn selvages.
* Cuts flaws from cloth, using scissors, and sews ends of cloth together.
* May tend machine arranged in tandem with drying cans, tenter frame or curing oven. May be designated according to fluid used in trough as starch-mangle tender; water-mangle tender.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that coats twine with tar to strengthen and waterproof twine. Respnsibilities include:
* Pours tar into tarpots.
* Creels machine with bobbins of twine.
* Removes tarpot roller and threads ends of twine through tarpot and strippers and attaches ends to takeup bobbins.
* Replaces tarpot roller and starts machine.
* Observes operation to detect malfunctions, such as broken and tangled twine, and to ensure that specified amounts of tension and tar are applied to twine.
* Doffs tarred bobbins of twine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machines that wax fiberglass yarn under pressure. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions bobbins of yarn over perforated spindles in waxing kettle and pushes levers to force pressure caps onto bobbins and lower and lock lid onto kettle.
* Turns valves to start flow of wax from melting tank into reservoir and to regulate steam to maintain specified temperature.
* Starts automatic waxing cycle and pump that forces wax through spindle onto yarn.
* Observes thermometer and gauges to determine temperature and level of wax.
* Removes bobbins of waxed yarn from kettle and places bobbins on cart.
* Places chunks of wax in melting tank to maintain specified level in reservoir and tank.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that mercerizes yarn in skein form. Respnsibilities include:
* Shakes skeins of yarn to remove tangles and loads skeins on roller arms of machine.
* Starts machine that puts yarn under tension, passes skeins through caustic solution, and rinses skeins.
* Tests caustic solution, using hydrometer, and adds soda or water to maintain uniform strength as specified.
* Removes skeins from mercerizer and hangs skeins on rack of tank for neutralizing.
* Turns valves to start spray of water and neutralizing solution.
* Tests neutralization, using litmus paper.
* May weigh and mix caustic and neutralizing solutions according to formula.
* May extract moisture from yarn and dry yarn in steam chamber.
Industry:Professional careers
