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pneumatic jacketer

A professional who forces electric cable through rubber jacket (tubing) to insulate cable, using compressed air. Responsibilities include:

  • Unrolls tubing from reel on truck.
  • Ties leader (cord) to wooden plug of specified dimensions and inserts plug into one end of tubing.
  • Clamps tubing onto compressed-air line and opens valve allowing air to force plug and leader through tubing.
  • Fastens leader to cable end and clamps tubing onto compressed-air line.
  • Scoops powdered talc into hopper connected to air line.
  • Signals worker stationed at opposite end of tubing to pull cable.
  • Turns valve, allowing air to expand tubing and force talc into tubing, as cable is pulled through tubing.
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Penulis

  • Jason F
  • (United States of America)

  •  (V.I.P) 16216 poin
  • 100% positive feedback
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