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AI for Textile Weaving Machine Operators

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · O*NET 51-6063.00 · Job Zone 2 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

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What this job involves

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  1. Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
  2. Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
  3. Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.
  4. Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects.
  5. Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.
  6. Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.
  7. Program electronic equipment.
  8. Set up, or set up and operate textile machines that perform textile processing and manufacturing operations such as winding, twisting, knitting, weaving, bonding, or stretching.
  9. Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
  10. Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation.
  11. Record information about work completed and machine settings.
  12. Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.
  13. Study guides, loom patterns, samples, charts, or specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.
  14. Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
  15. Repair or replace worn or defective needles and other components, using hand tools.
  16. Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oil cans, or grease guns.
  17. Confer with co-workers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.
  18. Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.
  19. Adjust machine heating mechanisms, tensions, and speeds to produce specified products.