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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
Number of terms: 77176
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
A professional who tends machine equipped with heated, fluted roller that separates, polishes, and raises or flattens pile of plush fabrics. Respnsibilities include: * Positions truck of cloth at entry end of machine and sews cloth from truck to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine. * Turns knob on thermostat to set temperature of cylinder according to specifications. * Starts machine and moves lever to set pressure on hydraulic apron that presses cloth against cylinder to raise or flatten pile as specified. * Straightens cloth to remove wrinkles before cloth passes between apron and cylinder. * Compares finished cloth with standard swatch, and notifies supervisor if cloth varies from standard. * Hangs cloth in loops on racks at delivery end of machine to prevent crushing of pile or doffs rolls of fabric when pile has been flattened. * Ravels seams to separate cloth pieces. * May tend mangle in tandem with machine to apply finish to cloth.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine equipped with heated, fluted roller that separates, polishes, and raises or flattens pile of plush fabrics. Respnsibilities include: * Positions truck of cloth at entry end of machine and sews cloth from truck to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine. * Turns knob on thermostat to set temperature of cylinder according to specifications. * Starts machine and moves lever to set pressure on hydraulic apron that presses cloth against cylinder to raise or flatten pile as specified. * Straightens cloth to remove wrinkles before cloth passes between apron and cylinder. * Compares finished cloth with standard swatch, and notifies supervisor if cloth varies from standard. * Hangs cloth in loops on racks at delivery end of machine to prevent crushing of pile or doffs rolls of fabric when pile has been flattened. * Ravels seams to separate cloth pieces. * May tend mangle in tandem with machine to apply finish to cloth.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that cuts fur from pelts or trims excess fur from hat and cap parts. Respnsibilities include: * Turns setscrew to adjust machine guide to accommodate thickness of pelt or fur-covered parts, such as cap linings or ear flaps. * Starts machine and feeds articles against machine guide and under feed roller. * Removes fur cuttings from machine tray and places items in containers for further processing. * Gathers pelts and places pelts in bags for disposal.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that singes nap or loose fibers from thread. Respnsibilities include: * Creels machine with packages of thread. * Draws thread from creel, lays individual ends of thread between teeth of expansion combs, pulls thread over gas burner, and loops ends of thread around takeup spools. * Turns valve to start flow of gas and lights flame, using spark lighter. * Starts machine that automatically swings flame beneath thread and observes flow of thread through machine to detect breaks in thread ends. * Stops machine and ties breaks in thread by hand. * Doffs spools of singed yarn.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that singes nap or loose fibers from thread. Respnsibilities include: * Creels machine with packages of thread. * Draws thread from creel, lays individual ends of thread between teeth of expansion combs, pulls thread over gas burner, and loops ends of thread around takeup spools. * Turns valve to start flow of gas and lights flame, using spark lighter. * Starts machine that automatically swings flame beneath thread and observes flow of thread through machine to detect breaks in thread ends. * Stops machine and ties breaks in thread by hand. * Doffs spools of singed yarn.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that raises and sets direction of fiber on surface of woolen cloth, imparting soft and lofty hand to cloth. Respnsibilities include: * Mounts roll of cloth on shaft at feed-end of machine, using hoist. * Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine. * Turns handwheels to raise or lower contact rollers that press cloth against gigging cylinder to control amount of nap. * Turns valves to admit water into wet-out boxes. * Starts machine and processes cloth back and forth through machine until nap has been raised according to specifications. * Relaxes pressure on contact rollers and processes cloth through machine to set direction of nap. * Doffs rolls of cloth from delivery end of machine. * May tend machine equipped with steaming roller rather than wet-out boxes and be designated Steam Gigger.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that raises and sets direction of fiber on surface of woolen cloth, imparting soft and lofty hand to cloth. Respnsibilities include: * Mounts roll of cloth on shaft at feed-end of machine, using hoist. * Sews end of cloth to leader in machine, using portable sewing machine. * Turns handwheels to raise or lower contact rollers that press cloth against gigging cylinder to control amount of nap. * Turns valves to admit water into wet-out boxes. * Starts machine and processes cloth back and forth through machine until nap has been raised according to specifications. * Relaxes pressure on contact rollers and processes cloth through machine to set direction of nap. * Doffs rolls of cloth from delivery end of machine. * May tend machine equipped with steaming roller rather than wet-out boxes and be designated Steam Gigger.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends semiautomatic machine that abrades hat crowns to remove excess fibers and impart smooth finish. Respnsibilities include: * Selects hat block, according to size specifications, and attaches hat block to spindle of machine, using screwdriver. * Turns handwheel to adjust tension of sanding belt against surface of hat. * Slips hat onto block and moves lever to start machine that sandpapers crown. * Feels surface of crown to ascertain smoothness of nap, and stops machine when specified texture is attained. * Turns hat inside out and repeats operation to smooth inside of crown. * Threads sandpaper from holder over machine guides as sanding belt becomes worn.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine equipped with pinking attachment that cuts strips of labeling material into individual labels. Respnsibilities include: * Positions roll of material on holder and inserts end in feeding mechanism. * Turns dial to set counter for specified number of labels to be cut. * Starts machine and observes cut labels to detect cutting defects. * Removes defective labels and notifies machine fixer to adjust machine. * Packs specified number of labels in box. * May tend machine that cuts labels without pinking and be designated Label Cutter.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that flexes hat brims and raises nap to improve pliability and appearance of brim. Respnsibilities include: * Starts machine and inserts hat brim between feed rollers and cloth-covered pads or rollers that bend and rub brim to flex brim and raise nap. * May be designated according to type of hat processed as felt-hat-mellowing-machine operator.
Industry:Professional careers