COILER OPERATOR

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Operates equipment to wind steel strip into coils as strip emerges from rolling mill or continuous annealing, pickling, or tempering lines: Moves controls to synchronize coiling machine speed and action of machine guides, gates, and rolls with feed tables and conveyors. Examines strip surface for scale, weld defects, and specified oil coating. Verifies specified width and gauge of strip, using measuring tape and micrometer. Cuts strip into specified lengths, cuts defects from strip, and cuts excess metal from welds, using power shear and weld notcher. Moves controls to transfer coils onto conveyor for automatic bundling and piling. May assist mill crew in making roll changes and in adjusting or replacing equipment on rolling line, using handtools. (references)
	Tends coiler that winds metal strips, sheets, or wire into coils as they emerge from rolling mills, slitters, or other machines: Adjusts coiler guides and rollers according to size of workpiece, using handtools. Starts machine which automatically winds metal onto reels and observes operation to prevent jams, uneven winding, or wrinkles. Regulates tension of coiler to prevent tearing or stretching of metal. Inspects surface of metal for stains, dirt, scratches, and other defects. Binds finished coils to prevent uncoiling. May move controls to activate hydraulic pusher arm and tilt table to transfer coil onto skid or conveyor. May be designated by employer according to experience with particular type of machine, or product coiled. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: COILER OPERATOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-i-l-o-o-o-p-r-r-r-t"
	-3 letters: reportorial.
	-4 letters: coleoptera, cooperator, corporator, correlator, percolator, procreator, proctorial, replicator.
	-5 letters: arteriole, carpooler, carrotier, cooperate, coprolite, corporate, corporeal, correlate, percolate, precoital, procreate, rectorial, replicate.
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