Hand Lasting Operator Food, Wood & Garment Trades Workers
SaveWhat Does a Hand Lasting Operator Do?
Hand lasting operators shape and secure linings and uppers over the last by hand. Hand lasting operators pull the forepart, the waist and the seat of the upper over the last using handtools with the aim of obtaining the final shape of the footwear model. They start by pulling the front part edges of the upper over the last, and pressing the waist and the seat. They then flatten the wiped edges and cut excess box toe and lining, and use stitching or cementing to fix the shape.
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Where Do I Start?
Assembling Processes And Techniques For Cemented Footwear Construction
Technology, equipment, machines and tools for lasting and soling in case of cemented footwear constructions.
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Skills You Need to Become a Hand Lasting Operator
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialAssembling Processes And Techniques For Cemented Footwear Construction knowledge
Technology, equipment, machines and tools for lasting and soling in case of cemented footwear constructions.
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EssentialFootwear Components knowledge
Footwear components both for uppers (vamps, quarters, linings, stiffeners, toe puffs etc.) and bottoms (soles, heels, insoles etc.). Ecological concerns and the importance of recycling. Selection of suitable materials and …
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EssentialFootwear Manufacturing Technology knowledge
Footwear processes technology and machinery involved. The footwear manufacturing starts in the cutting/clicking room , cutting the uppers and bottom components. The upper components are joined together in the closing …
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EssentialFootwear Materials knowledge
The characteristics, components, advantages and limitations of a wide range of materials used in footwear production: leather, leather substitutes (synthetics or artificial materials), textile, plastic, rubber etc.
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EssentialFootwear Quality knowledge
Quality specifications of materials, processes and final products, the most common defects in footwear, quick tests procedures, laboratory tests procedures and standards, adequate equipment for quality checks. Quality assurance of …
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EssentialFootwear Bottoms Pre-assembly knowledge
The equipment and techniques used for the preparation of bottom components in the footwear industry, including soles, heels, insoles, etc.
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EssentialApply Assembling Techniques For Cemented Footwear Construction skill
Be able to pull the uppers over the last and fix the lasting allowance on insole, manually or by special machines for forepart lasting, waist lasting, and seat lasting. Apart …
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EssentialApply Basic Rules Of Maintenance To Leather Goods And Footwear Machinery skill
Apply basic rules of maintenance and cleanliness on footwear and leather goods production equipment and machines that you operate.
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Optional Skills (5 of 7 displayed)
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OptionalFootwear Machinery knowledge
Tthe functionality of the wide range of machines, and the basic rules of regular maintenance.
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OptionalAssembling Processes And Techniques For California Footwear Construction knowledge
Technology, equipment, machines and tools for assembling california footwear construction type.
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OptionalAssembling Processes And Techniques For Goodyear Footwear Construction knowledge
Technology, equipment, machines and tools for assembling Goodyear footwear construction types.
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OptionalFootwear Equipments knowledge
Functionality of the wide range of equipments and the basic rules of regular maintenance.
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OptionalFootwear Uppers Pre-assembly knowledge
The equipment and techniques used for pre-assembling operations of uppers in the footwear industry.
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OptionalApply Footwear Bottoms Pre-assembling Techniques skill
Split, scour surfaces, reduce sole edges, rough, brush, apply primings, halogenate the soles, degrease etc. Use both manual dexterity and machinery. When using machines, adjust their working parameters.
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OptionalApply Footwear Uppers Pre-assembling Techniques skill
Prepare lasts and uppers, attach insole, insert stiffener and toe puffs, mould the upper on back part, and condition the uppers before lasting. Perform the above-mentioned operations both manually or …
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