| Job Title |
Extruding-machine Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Extrusion Press To Encase Electric Wire And Cable In
Rubber Or Plastic Sheath: Bolts Specified Dies, Guides, And
Guide Holders In Extrusion Head Of Press. Clamps Roll Of Rubber
Strip On Spindle Of Machine And Threads Strip Into
Hopper-feeder, Or Fills Hopper With Plastic Chips. Sets
Temperature Control Of Press According To Type Of Material To Be
Extruded. Loads Spool Of Wire On Spindle And Threads Wire
Through Machine And Around Takeup Reel. Starts Machine And
Adjusts Controls To Regulate Speed Of Wire Travel, Pressure Of
Hydraulic Ram, And Temperature Of Extrusion Die To Ensure Sheath
Of Uniform Thickness. Guides Rubber-covered Wire Through Trough
Of Powdered Talc Or Soapstone As It Emerges From Press To
Prevent Wire From Sticking Together When Spooled. Clamps Wire
Ends In Electrodes Of Electric Welder, Turns On Current, And
Holds Brazing Rod Against Heated Wire Tips To Form Continuous
Wire Lengths. May Feed Wire Through Pot Of Molten Metal To Coat
Wire With Tin Prior To Sheathing Process. May Operate Machine
Equipped With Wrapping Device To Wrap Tape Around Wire Prior To
Sheathing. May Be Designated According To Machine Operated As
Continuous-vulcanizing-machine Operator (nonfer. Metal); Or
According To Material Extruded As Plastic-extruding-machine
Operator (nonfer. Metal).
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