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DOT Code: 653.685-026

Industry: print. & pub.
Alternate Titles: rounder and backer; rounder

Tends machine that automatically rounds and backs bound signatures and forms grooved hinge space for book covers: Installs rounding form in machine, sets spacing of holding clamps and backing rollers, and adjusts turning of feeder according to size of sample book or work order specifications. Starts machine that automatically rounds and backs test book. Feeds book bodies into feed holder of machine. Examines book bodies for conformance to specifications as book bodies are ejected sequentially from machine onto conveyor belt. Stops machine when malfunctions occur. May adjust machine as necessary to correct malfunction. May remove and stack rounded and backed books on table. May clamp partially rounded and backed books in press, fan signatures outward, and pound signatures into required curvature manually, using hammer. May tend machine mounted in tandem with other bookbinding machines.

GOE: 06.02.09 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M2 L2 SVP: 4 DLU: 90