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A professional who operates machine that coats paper or plastic sheeting with inked wax-oil preparation to make carbon paper. Respnsibilities include:
* Dips hot solution from storage vat, using pail, and pours solution into pans of machine.
* Installs roll of paper on machine and threads roll through series of rollers that roll coating on paper, imprint back of paper with identifying data, and chill coating to harden it.
* Observes gauges and turns steam and cold water valves to regulate temperatures of rolls.
* Starts machine and observes paper to detect defects, such as tears, slits, holes, and light spots, blurred or incomplete printing, and lack of sheen in coating that indicates need for replenishing ink supply.
* Turns nuts to adjust tension of roll to prevent wrinkles in paper.
* Measures thickness of coated paper, using micrometer, to verify that specified quantity of coating is being applied.
* Cuts jammed paper from rolls and machine, using knife and shears.
* Cleans rolls and machine parts with solvent and cloths.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates machine that coats paper or plastic sheeting with inked wax-oil preparation to make carbon paper. Respnsibilities include:
* Dips hot solution from storage vat, using pail, and pours solution into pans of machine.
* Installs roll of paper on machine and threads roll through series of rollers that roll coating on paper, imprint back of paper with identifying data, and chill coating to harden it.
* Observes gauges and turns steam and cold water valves to regulate temperatures of rolls.
* Starts machine and observes paper to detect defects, such as tears, slits, holes, and light spots, blurred or incomplete printing, and lack of sheen in coating that indicates need for replenishing ink supply.
* Turns nuts to adjust tension of roll to prevent wrinkles in paper.
* Measures thickness of coated paper, using micrometer, to verify that specified quantity of coating is being applied.
* Cuts jammed paper from rolls and machine, using knife and shears.
* Cleans rolls and machine parts with solvent and cloths.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates machine to spray paint and print surface finish on hardboard sheets. Respnsibilities include:
* Fills hoppers of machine with ready-mixed paint.
* Starts machine and moves controls to regulate spraying action, specified tension of rollers, and temperature of infrared drying lamps.
* Tests density of paint, using viscometer.
* May tend machine that coats unfinished insulation board with talc to prevent sticking during subsequent pressing and be designated High-Density-Talc-Coater Operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates machine to spray paint and print surface finish on hardboard sheets. Respnsibilities include:
* Fills hoppers of machine with ready-mixed paint.
* Starts machine and moves controls to regulate spraying action, specified tension of rollers, and temperature of infrared drying lamps.
* Tests density of paint, using viscometer.
* May tend machine that coats unfinished insulation board with talc to prevent sticking during subsequent pressing and be designated High-Density-Talc-Coater Operator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates machine to combine two or more continuous sheets of material, such as paper, paperboard, foil, and plastic film, to form such laminated products as building paper, fiberboard, wallboard, or material from which metallic yarn is slit. Respnsibilities include:
* Mounts rolls of materials in machine, using hoist.
* Threads materials over and under guide rollers (one sheet over adhesive roller), around cooling drum, and to rewinder core.
* Starts pumps to transfer adhesive solution from storage tanks to machine.
* Starts machine, observes gauges, and adjusts controls to maintain temperature and pressure of rollers, temperature of adhesive, filling of cooling drum, functioning of doctor blade, and speed of machine.
* Inspects samples of laminated products for defects, such as wrinkles and thick spots.
* May test specific gravity of adhesive solution, using hydrometer.
* May attach ends of new material to material in machine with tape.
* May set up and operate machine to extrude polyethylene film, combine film with paper or aluminum foil, and print design on processed laminated paper used for wrapping materials and be designated Polyethylene Combiner (paper goods).
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates machine to crinkle smooth-surfaced paper to form crepe paper. Respnsibilities include:
* Mounts stock roll on machine, using chain hoist.
* Regulates flow of glue or laminate to pans and steam to drying cylinders.
* Starts machine and threads sheet through glue pan, feed rolls, creping (crinkling) roll and blade, rolls that remove excess glue or laminate, drying cylinders, tension rolls, and onto rewinding rolls.
* Moves controls to bring creping blade in contact with moving paper to crinkle paper, and adjusts temperature of steam-heated rolls, tension of paper, and pressure of rolls to prevent tearing or folding of paper.
* Cuts paper, using knife, and removes roll of crepe paper when required amount has been wound.
* May operate machine equipped with cylinder press that simultaneously prints and laminates surface of paper in addition to creping process and be designated Crepe-Laminator Operator (paper goods).
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates machine to crinkle smooth-surfaced paper to form crepe paper. Respnsibilities include:
* Mounts stock roll on machine, using chain hoist.
* Regulates flow of glue or laminate to pans and steam to drying cylinders.
* Starts machine and threads sheet through glue pan, feed rolls, creping (crinkling) roll and blade, rolls that remove excess glue or laminate, drying cylinders, tension rolls, and onto rewinding rolls.
* Moves controls to bring creping blade in contact with moving paper to crinkle paper, and adjusts temperature of steam-heated rolls, tension of paper, and pressure of rolls to prevent tearing or folding of paper.
* Cuts paper, using knife, and removes roll of crepe paper when required amount has been wound.
* May operate machine equipped with cylinder press that simultaneously prints and laminates surface of paper in addition to creping process and be designated Crepe-Laminator Operator (paper goods).
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates strapping machine to glue, compress, and dry multiple strands of twisted fiber yarn to form straps used for packaging. Respnsibilities include:
* Hangs cones of yarn on creel and empty spool on winder.
* Turns valves to fill glue troughs.
* Opens steam valves and observes thermometer to heat glue and drying cans to specified temperature.
* Adjusts distance between dies to specified measurements, using handtools.
* Threads strands through tension device, glue bath, compression dies, infrared tacking lamps, around drying can, and through roller and counter to spool.
* Starts equipment and inspects finished strapping for strand separation, thickness, and width, visually or using gauges.
* Cuts out faulty areas and splices cut ends together.
* Replaces full spools on winder.
* Observes creel, replaces emptying cones, and splices ends.
* Repairs breaks in yarn by splicing ends.
* Tags and marks full spools for identification.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates strapping machine to glue, compress, and dry multiple strands of twisted fiber yarn to form straps used for packaging. Respnsibilities include:
* Hangs cones of yarn on creel and empty spool on winder.
* Turns valves to fill glue troughs.
* Opens steam valves and observes thermometer to heat glue and drying cans to specified temperature.
* Adjusts distance between dies to specified measurements, using handtools.
* Threads strands through tension device, glue bath, compression dies, infrared tacking lamps, around drying can, and through roller and counter to spool.
* Starts equipment and inspects finished strapping for strand separation, thickness, and width, visually or using gauges.
* Cuts out faulty areas and splices cut ends together.
* Replaces full spools on winder.
* Observes creel, replaces emptying cones, and splices ends.
* Repairs breaks in yarn by splicing ends.
* Tags and marks full spools for identification.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates supercalender machine to impart specified gloss and finish to surface of paper. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions roll of paper on machine reel stand, using hoist.
* Fastens collar and alignment guides on shaft to secure roll, using wrench.
* Threads paper around feed, calender, and tension rolls, and wraps end of paper around core shaft of rewinder roll.
* Observes gauge and turns valve to control temperature by regulating flow of steam to calender rolls.
* Turns handwheels to control tension of paper and pressure of rolls.
* Inspects paper for dirt, slime spots, wrinkles, and compactness of winding.
* Splices breaks in paper with glue or splicing paper, and seals splices with heated flatiron.
* Tests paper samples for gloss and finish, using glarimeter.
* Holds sandpaper against revolving rolls to remove lint and dirt.
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