Tube Sorter
DOT Code: 559.687-066
Industry: rubber reclaim.
Alternate Titles: tube depatcher
Scans and feels scrap rubber tubes to identify butyl, synthetic, or natural rubber and sorts them into separate piles. Cuts out cots (valve patches), using knife. Loads sorted tubes into boxes, and weighs boxes on scale. Tags boxes to identify contents and record weight. May cut out valve stems. May bale depatched tubes [Baling-Machine Tender (any industry)]. May cut samples from tubes and test with specified acid to determine if rubber is natural or synthetic.
GOE: 06.03.02 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 77