| Job Title |
Planishing-press Operator |
| Job Description |
Operates Planishing Press To Impart Finish To Plastic Sheets:
Selects Metal Plates According To Finish Desired. Places Plastic
Sheets Between Metal Planishing Plates. Slides Plates Into
Platens Of Hydraulic Press. Moves Controls Or Inserts Circular
Graph Into Controlling Mechanism Of Press To Heat Press To
Specified Temperature And Compress Plastic Sheets Between
Plates. Removes Plates From Platens After Specified Time And
Strips Plastic Sheets From Metal Plates, Using Knife. Examines
Sheets For Defects. Cleans Metal Plates, Using Cloths, Solvents,
Or Scrapers, Or Dips Plates Into Vat Of Hot Water, Using Chain
Hoist. May Adjust Heat And Pressure Controls. May Be Designated
According To Purpose Of Pressing As Sheet Straightener
(plastic-synth.).
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