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roving technician
A professional who tests fiberglass products, such as bonded cord, insulation mats, roving, and staple lengths to determine if products conform to specifications. Respnsibilities include:
- Determines breaking strength of bonded cord by mounting sample on arms of testing machine and moving machine controls that apply force necessary to rupture sample.
- Weighs insulation mat, bonded cord, or roving on balance scales before and after drying and computes percentage of moisture, wax binder, and solids in sample, using slide rule.
- Observes machines in operation to detect worn equipment, irregular roving packages, or dull cutters.
- Examines products for defects, such as dirt, frayed ends, clumps in mats, discolorations, and variation in number of ends.
- Measures staple lengths to verify conformance to standards, using ruler.
- Tests speed of machine spindles, using tachometer.
- Records tests results on quality control records and notifies production supervisors, machine repairer, and workers when machine operation, material, or products vary from standards.
- May perform physical tests to determine yarn porosity, diameter, or denier.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s): fiberglass_product_tester
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- Industry/Domain: Professional careers
- Category: Occupational titles
- Company: U.S. DOL
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