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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Makes ready and operates cylinder-type printing press: Verifies size, color, and type of paper and color of ink from job order. Cleans inking rollers with solvent and replaces them in press, using handtools. Adjusts controls to regulate volume of ink. Packs impression cylinder with tissue or folio. Adjusts delivery tapes, and positions and locks form (type setup or plate) on bed or cylinder of press. Directs CYLINDER-PRESS FEEDER (print. & pub.) in adjustment of feed guides, grippers, and elevator, or hand-feeding press. Starts press and runs off proofsheet. Examines proof to determine off-level areas, variation in ink volume, register slippage, indications of offsetting, and color register. Adjusts press controls, inking fountains, and automatic feeders, and repacks cylinder with overlay to equalize off-level areas as required. May register forms and mix colors. May make overlay for half-tone shades. May operate cylinder press equipped with cutting attachment or may replace type dies with cutting dies to cut or shape paper or paperboard. May operate more than one press. May be designated according to kind of material printed as Check Imprinter (print. & pub.); Envelope-Press Operator (print. & pub.) I; Label-Press Operator (print. & pub.) I; size of press as Pony-Cylinder-Press Operator (print. & pub.). Important variations may be indicated by trade names of machine used. (references) |
| Tends machine that compresses and binds paper, cloth, or other loose materials to facilitate handling: Trucks or carries materials to baling machine. Places materials in compression chamber of baling machine. Moves lever or electric switch, causing ram to compress material. Threads tie bands around bale and twists or clamps ends of bands to tighten bands. Opens compression chamber doors and removes bale from machine. May truck bales to storage place, weigh bales, and record weight. May line compression chamber of baling machine with paper, burlap, or other covering before baling. May sew or tie wrapping in place after baling, and stencil bales. May be designated according to material baled as Cloth Baler (textile); Feather Baler (text. prod., nec); Metal Baler (any industry); Paper Baler (paper goods); Rag Baler (laundry & rel.); Tobacco Baler (tobacco); Corn-Husk Baler (grain-feed mills); Hair Baler (leather mfg.); Leather Baler (leather mfg.); Offal Baler (leather mfg.); Scrap Baler (nonfer. metal; steel & rel.). (references) | |
| Operates hydraulic press to emboss, laminate, or draw plastic sheets: Clamps sheet to overhead rack and pushes rack into oven to soften sheet for forming. Bolts dies or plates to bed of press and adjusts length of travel of ram arm, using handtools. Positions softened sheet or layers of sheets on press bed and lowers pressure plate to hold sheets in place. Moves controls to lower ram that draws sheet through open die to specified shape, embosses sheet with specified design, or compresses layers of sheets to form laminated plastic board. Turns valves to regulate flow of water or steam through dies or plates to maintain specified forming temperature of plastic. Trims plastic, using shears, power saw, or knife. May be designated according to operation performed as Laminating-Press Operator (plastic prod.); Straightening-Press Operator (plastic prod.). (references) | |
| 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.). (references) | |
| Tends closed-die power press that produces metal forgings: Pulls workpiece from furnace, when color of workpiece indicates forging temperature, and positions it on lower die, using tongs. Moves controls to lower ram that compresses metal to shape of die impressions. May move workpiece through series of dies for progressively finer detail. May tend press to emboss designs on metal or compress and smooth surface of metal blanks or rough forgings and be designated Coining-Press Operator (forging). May tend press that twists forging to form journals and counterweights on crankshafts to specified degree of eccentricity and be designated Twisting-Press Operator (forging). (references) | |
| Operates machine to press clay into products, such as wall tile, trim tile, and mosaic floor tile: Feels consistency of clay in hopper to determine that mixture meets texture and dampness specifications. Fills feedbox, shaker box, and die cavity with clay. Levels and removes excess clay from die, using cutting stick. Depresses pedal, moves lever, or turns handwheel to lower top die and press out product. Removes product from die and measures thickness, using gauge. Adjusts press to obtain product of specified thickness. Cleans and oils die cavity and adjusts fettling tools on off bearing belt. May tend automatic hydraulic press that presses clay into products. (references) | |
| Operates extrusion press to encase electric wire and cable in lead sheath: Bolts die in head of press, fills melting pot with lead, and mounts reel of cable on machine spindle. Threads cable through die and cooling chamber, fastens end to takeup reel, and starts machine. Adjusts controls to regulate speed of cable through machine, temperature and flow of metal, pressure of hydraulic ram, and pressure of water spray in cooling chamber to ensure uniform sheathing of lead on cable. Measures thickness and diameter of sheath with micrometers and calipers to verify conformity to size and surface specifications. (references) | |
| Tends equipment that washes and squeezes devulcanized scrap rubber to remove caustic materials used in devulcanization process: Starts pumps or opens chute to feed devulcanized rubber onto vibrating screen conveyor. Turns valves to adjust spray that washes rubber. Observes screen that filters rubber residue from wash water to detect clogging of holes. Opens hopper chute to feed washed material into screw press or between rollers that squeeze out water. Feels pressed material to estimate remaining moisture content and turns handwheels to adjust squeezing action of screw press or dewatering rollers. (references) | |
| Tends pressing-machine (hot-head type) to press washed wearing apparel, such as uniforms, jackets, aprons, and shirts: Smooths section of garment on buck (table) of machine, and moistens dry portions of garment with wet cloth or water spray. Pushes buttons to lower pressing head of machine to press and dry garment. Rearranges garment on buck, repeating process until pressing is completed. May work as part of team and press only portion of garment. May tend two or three presses simultaneously, positioning garment on one press while other presses are closed. (references) | |
| Tends screw, mechanical, or hydraulic press that forms clay into electrical porcelain ware, such as insulators: Inserts die into bed of press. Pours moist, pulverized clay or ceramic powder into hopper of press. Starts press which deposits clay in die and lowers ram to form ware. Removes formed ware from die cavity and places ware on board for firing. May tend one or more presses that automatically form insulators. May inspect fired products to ensure conformance to specifications, using micrometer, go-not-go gauge, and microscope. (references) | |
| Tends machine that compresses several plates of built-up mica into single plates of specified thickness: Inserts specified number of mica plates into each compartment of machine. Moves lever to close and seal door to machine compartments. Turns valves to circulate steam through machine to make plates pliable, activate ram that compresses pliable plates together, and to circulate water through machine to cool and harden compressed plates. Removes compressed plates from machine compartments. (references) | |
| Tends hydraulic press to extract grease and tallow from cooked offal, bone, and meat scraps: Opens storage chute gate to start flow of material into press basket or shovels material from vat into basket, and places steel plate over each layer until basket is full. Pulls press-head over basket and pulls lever to raise hydraulic ram that presses grease and tallow from cooked material. Removes crackling cakes and plates from basket and dumps cakes into conveyor chute. (references) | |
| Tends machine that steams and presses wrinkles from woolen cloth: Starts press and manually guides cloth into machine and under weighted cylinder which steams material and presses out wrinkles. Turns handwheel to adjust cylinder pressure according to type of cloth processed. Sews end of new material to end of material in press, using sewing machine. Cleans and oils pressing machine. (references) | |
| A term applied to workers who make ready and operate printing presses. Classifications are made according to type of press operated as CYLINDER-PRESS OPERATOR (print. & pub.) 651.362-010; OFFSET-PRESS OPERATOR (print. & pub.) I 651.382-042; PLATEN-PRESS OPERATOR (print. & pub.) 651.362-018. (references) | |
| Tends press that compacts deodorant and mothicide crystals into blocks: Bolts dies in press, using handtools. Pours crystals into lower half of press die. Turns handwheel to force upper half of die down and press crystals into block form. Lifts lever to eject block from press. (references) | |
| Tends machine that joins and perforates adhesive and felt strips to make corn and bunion plasters: Positions adhesive strip over felt strip fed from spools. Inserts ends of strips into machine and depresses starting pedal. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: PRESS OPERATOR |
| Specialty definitions using "PRESS OPERATOR": ASSISTANT-PRESS OPERATOR, AUTOCLAVE OPERATOR ♦ bonding equipment operator ♦ COMPRESSION-MOLDING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ DIE TRIPPER ♦ flexographic-press helper ♦ HELPER, METAL BONDING ♦ metal-bonding worker ♦ web-press-operator assistant. (references) |
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 | Tank armor production. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. Farrell, Pennsylvania. Armor plate press operator. The man who handles the 2000 ton plate-finishing press at an Eastern mill has a very responsible position. Great skill and care are required as. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Drill press operator, Allegheny Ludlum Steel[e] Corp., Brackenridge, Pa. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
press operator | 17 |
printing press operator | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-o-o-p-p-r-r-r-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: propraetors. | |
-3 letters: propraetor, propretors. | |
-4 letters: apoptoses, arresters, arrestors, operators, oppressor, parroters, parterres, perorates, preparers, prepastes, properest, proposers, propretor, proptoses, proteases, proteoses, rearrests, reopposes, reporters, repressor, resorters, restorers, sororates, strappers, stroppers. | |
-5 letters: apposers, arrester, arrestor, asperser, aspersor, asserter, assertor, assorter, espartos, operates, operator, opposers, oratress, paperers, papooses, parroter, parterre, passport, perorate, portress, praetors, preparer, prepares. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 52 45 53 53 4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01010011 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P R E S S   O P E R A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0052 0045 0053 0053 004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)505239535324950395235544952 |
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