Description
After the filament workpiece has been wound, cut the filament to release the workpiece.
Alternative labels
severing filament
cutting filament
filament cutting
filament severing
sever filament
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Cut filament is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Twisting machine operator: Twisting machine operators tend machines that spin two or more fibres together into a yarn. They handle raw materials, prepare them for processing, and use twisting machines for the purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery.
Winding machine operator: Winding machine operators tend machines that wrap strings, cords, yarns, ropes, threads onto reels, bobbins, or spools. They handle materials, prepare them for processing, and use winding machines for the purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery.
Spinning machine operator: Spinning machine operators produce yarns, twists, and other fibres by tending spinning, twisting, winding, and reeling machines. They handle raw materials, prepare them for spinning processes, and use machinery for the purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery.
Optional skill
Cut filament is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Filament winding operator: Filament winding operators tend, control and maintain machines that coat filament, usually fibreglass or carbon, in resin and wind them around a rotation mould to produce pipes, containers, tubes and other hollow cylindrical products.
References
- Cut filament – ESCO
