PSOC Unit group 8151 — Fibre preparing, spinning and winding machine operators

Fiber-preparing, spinning and winding machine operators operate and monitor machines which prepare fibers, and spin, double, twist and wind yarn and thread from natural textile fibers. They twist two or more strands of yarn to prepare single stronger, smoother, uniform and heavier strands and treat textiles to make them stiff and water resistant. Their tasks include: a) operating and monitoring machines for tearing woolen rags into fiber; b) operating and monitoring machines for cleaning and turning woolen yarn waste into fluffed wool; c) operating and monitoring machines which combine textile fibers into uniform blends; d) operating and monitoring machines which clean and fluff textile fibers, transform them into sliver, comb them into sliver for first drawing, combine slivers into sliver lap or sliver laps into ribbon lap; e) operating draw frame machine) having number of drawing sets, each set combining several slivers into one of nearly same weight and thickness as any of original sliver; f) operating and monitoring machines which spin thread and yarn from roving, wind two or more threads onto bobbin, twist two or more strands of yarn or thread into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness and/or uniformity of yarn, or wind yarn or thread from one package to another; g) operating and monitoring spinning frame that draws out and twists roving or sliver into yarn; h) operating and monitoring machines for drawing slivers received from drawing machine into loosely twisted strands; i) preparing sizing for use in stiffening and finishing cloth and yarn by mixing ingredients such as starch, tallow, resins, soaps and water and boiling mixture for specified time in steam; j) treating textiles with chemicals to make them water resistant; k) cleaning rollers and cylinders of carding machines to remove wool waste; l) operating and resurfacing metal drawing rolls of various spinning, combing and lapping machines with new rubber or leather covers. Examples of the occupations classified here: Doubler (yarn), Fiber preparing machine operator, Ring spinner, Spinning machine operator, Spinning/thread and yarn machine operator, Twisting/thread and yarn machine operator, Winding/thread and yarn machine operator

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