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A professional who tends machine that turns circular knitted cloth (knit tubing) inside out and winds cloth into rolls. Responsibilities include:
* Pulls end of cloth through turning pipe (slotted metal form).
* Opens and pulls end of cloth over turning pipe and circular spreader.
* Inserts turned end under feed rollers and laps end around takeup roll. Shifts lever to activate feed and winding rollers.
* May mount roll of tubing on stand and remove turned rolls.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that spreads knit tubing from rope form to full width and winds it into rolls preparatory to further processing. Responsibilities include:
* Pulls knit tubing over spreader and wraps end around takeup roll. Starts machine and observes cloth to detect splices.
* Stops machine and separates joined ends, using shears, or by raveling seams with fingers.
* Lifts roll out of machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that spreads knit tubing from rope form to full width and winds it into rolls preparatory to further processing. Responsibilities include:
* Pulls knit tubing over spreader and wraps end around takeup roll. Starts machine and observes cloth to detect splices.
* Stops machine and separates joined ends, using shears, or by raveling seams with fingers.
* Lifts roll out of machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that automatically stitches designs to decorate mattress covers and to hold padding in place. Responsibilities include:
* Places spools of thread on spindles and draws ends through guides, tensions, and needle eyes.
* Inserts bobbin in shuttle and draws thread through slot in shuttle wall.
* Clamps covering material and padding in frame and places frame in rack under sewing head of machine.
* Bolts pilot pattern plate on platform beneath frame, using wrench.
* Places pilot or guide bar extending from frame in guide channels of pilot pattern and starts machine.
* May move pilot or guide bar by hand.
* May attach framed cover to pulleys that draw it away from machine as cover is stitched, and guide cover under presser foot by hand to stitch design.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that splices (joins) ends of partially filled spools of tire cord and winds cord from one spool to other. Responsibilities include:
* Places spools of cord on machine spindles and pulls ends of cord through holding device under needle of sewing machine.
* Depresses pedal to start sewing machine that automatically sews ends of cord together, cuts thread at end of sewing cycle, and trims excess ends of cord.
* Removes spliced ends from holding device.
* Pulls lever to start spindle that winds spliced cord from one spool to another and to turn table, moving succeeding spindles into splicing position.
* Doffs full spools of cord as table turns complete circle.
* Mounts cones of thread on machine spindles, ties thread from spindle to thread in machine, and pulls thread through machine guides, tension springs, and needle to thread sewing machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that splices (joins) ends of partially filled spools of tire cord and winds cord from one spool to other. Responsibilities include:
* Places spools of cord on machine spindles and pulls ends of cord through holding device under needle of sewing machine.
* Depresses pedal to start sewing machine that automatically sews ends of cord together, cuts thread at end of sewing cycle, and trims excess ends of cord.
* Removes spliced ends from holding device.
* Pulls lever to start spindle that winds spliced cord from one spool to another and to turn table, moving succeeding spindles into splicing position.
* Doffs full spools of cord as table turns complete circle.
* Mounts cones of thread on machine spindles, ties thread from spindle to thread in machine, and pulls thread through machine guides, tension springs, and needle to thread sewing machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that stitch-bonds fibrous web to produce reinforced nonwoven fabric. Responsibilities include:
* Positions laps ii at feed end of machine and mats supply end to tailing end in machine.
* Starts machine and observes operation to detect defective stitching, thread breaks, and exhausting laps.
* Centers lap on feed apron to prevent lap edge from straying from stitching area.
* Pieces up thread breaks.
* Doffs machine.
* Cleans and lubricates machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that automatically cuts and folds gauze backing around absorbent cotton to form surgical dressings. Responsibilities include:
* Starts machine that cuts gauze and absorbent cotton to size, folds gauze around cotton in prescribed manner to form surgical pad, and ejects pad.
* Examines ejected pads for size, folding of gauze and defects in absorbent cotton.
* May pack specified quantity of pads in bags or cartons.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that folds, creases, and winds bias binding tape onto spool or reel. Responsibilities include:
* Selects folding guide according to width of tape and fastens guide on machine, using screwdriver.
* Threads tape through folding guide and pressing rolls, and onto takeup reel.
* Starts machine and observes folding, creasing, and winding of tape.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that folds, creases, and winds bias binding tape onto spool or reel. Responsibilities include:
* Selects folding guide according to width of tape and fastens guide on machine, using screwdriver.
* Threads tape through folding guide and pressing rolls, and onto takeup reel.
* Starts machine and observes folding, creasing, and winding of tape.
Industry:Professional careers
