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       CODE: 587.685-018 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): CLOTH-SHRINKING-MACHINE OPERATOR (textile) alternate titles: cloth shrinker; cloth
sponger; cold-water machine operator; padding-machine operator; presetter operator; shrinker;
sponger; water sponger; woolen-suiting shrinker
Tends machine that shrinks woven or knitted cloth to predetermined size: Mounts roll of cloth on
machine, using chain hoist. Threads end of cloth through tension bars, guide and feed rollers, and
through shrinking elements. Observes flow of cloth through machine onto takeup roll, or guides
cloth onto shrinking elements to prevent wrinkles and uneven winding, or sets speed of elements
according to shrinkage-control guide for various cloth styles. Turns valves or moves switch control
to regulate flow of water or steam. May measure cloth width, using yardstick. May tend equipment
that preshrinks woolen suiting fabric and be designated Soaker (textile). May sew, using portable
sewing machine, or pin cut of cloth to cloth in machine. May doff rolls of shrunken cloth. May tend
machine not equipped with water vat and be designated Steam-Pan Sponger (textile). Important
variables may be indicated by processes or trade names of machines used.
GOE: 06.04.16 STRENGTH: M GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 92714 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
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