TRANSFER-MACHINE OPERATOR

  

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TRANSFER-MACHINE OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: TRANSFER-MACHINE OPERATOR

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Occupations

Tends machine equipped with heated plate that transfers designs or identifying information, such as brand name, style, and size, from transfer paper onto such products as hosiery, towels, and wiping cloths: Selects roll of transfer paper according to work ticket and places roll on reel. Threads transfer paper through feed guides, under heated plate, and onto takeup reel of machine. Turns knob to specified temperature setting to heat transfer iron of machine. Turns setscrews to adjust feed guides of conveyor belt according to specifications. Places article on conveyor belt against guide or positions article on machine bed under transfer iron. Presses button or depresses pedal to start machine that lowers electrically heated iron onto transfer paper to transfer printed data or designs onto article. Examines article to detect deviations from standard and adjust feed guides as necessary or notifies supervisor. Places articles on table or handtruck. May tie specified number of articles in bundle, using string. May clean surface of transfer iron, using sandpaper. (references)
 Tends transfer machine consisting of series of stations connected by transfer mechanisms that transfer, position, and secure workpieces and perform machining operations, such as drilling, boring, tapping, and milling on metal workpieces, such as castings and forgings: Lifts workpiece manually or with hoist, and places on holding device, such as pallet. Pushes pallet along track into clamping station, and starts mechanisms to clamp workpiece on pallet and transfer to first work station. Inspects machined workpieces for surface defects and verifies conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as fixed gauges and checking fixtures. Changes tools when panel lights indicate that tool is worn or broken, using wrenches. Moves bar to lift derailed pallets back into position. Notifies supervisor if panel lights indicate machine failure or serious malfunctioning. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TRANSFER-MACHINE OPERATOR


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 52 41 4E 53 46 45 52 2D 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01010010 01000001 01001110 01010011 01000110 01000101 01010010 00101101 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#82 &#65 &#78 &#83 &#70 &#69 &#82 &#45 &#77 &#65 &#67 &#72 &#73 &#78 &#69 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0052 0041 004E 0053 0046 0045 0052 002D 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5452354853403952154735374243483924950395235544952

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INDEX

1. Orthography
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