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       CODE: 689.384-010 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): CLOTH TESTER, QUALITY (textile) alternate titles: laboratory assistant
Determines physical properties of greige and finished cloth, employing standardized tests,
equipment, and procedure: Measures width of cloth with ruler. Guides electric knife along markings
on cloth to cut fabric samples for testing. Weighs sample on grain scales and converts grain weight
into desired units, using mathematical tables. Counts number of warp and filling per unit space,
using pick counter. Positions cloth sample between jaws of testing machine and moves machine
controls to apply force necessary to rupture sample and determine tensile strength of cloth. Sews
across sample, using portable sewing machine, and examines stitching through magnifying lens to
detect threads broken by sewing machine needle. Creases sample under controlled conditions and
places sample in clamp on crease recovery tester to determine cloth resiliency to creasing. Records
test results and reports variation from standards to MANAGER, QUALITY CONTROL (profess. & kin.). In
addition, may perform other tests, such as tear test, crimp test, fabric bow test, abrasion test,
bursting test, heat transmission test, permeability test, and water repellency test.
GOE: 06.03.01 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M3 L3 SVP: 4 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 83005A Production Inspectors, Testers, Graders, Sorters, Samplers, Weighers
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