Glossary
Fiber Extruding Machine Operator Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential fiber extruding machine operator terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key fiber extruding machine operator vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in fiber extruding machine operator training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Bushing
- Glass fiber spinneret.
- Defect
- Flaw in product.
- Denier
- Fiber thickness measure.
- Doff
- Remove full packages or rolls.
- Drawing
- Stretching fiber.
- Fabric
- Woven or knit textile.
- Filament
- Continuous fiber.
- Godet
- Roll that pulls fiber.
- Melt spinning
- Extruding melted polymer.
- Polymer
- Plastic material.
- Quench air
- Cools filaments.
- Sizing
- Coating on glass fiber.
- Spinneret
- Plate with tiny holes.
- String-up
- Threading a line.
- Yarn
- Spun fibers.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Fiber Extruding Machine Operator practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Fiber Extruding Machine Operator training.
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