Will AI replace Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?
Yes. I've already started.
Time left: 4 years and 6 months · Group: Production
The official job description
Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
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What drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic do all day (for now)
Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or telescoping gauges.
Study machining instructions, job orders, or blueprints to determine dimensional or finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, or tooling requirements.
Select and set cutting speeds, feed rates, depths of cuts, and cutting tools, according to machining instructions or knowledge of metal properties.
Install tools in spindles.
Change worn cutting tools, using wrenches.
Position and secure workpieces on tables, using bolts, jigs, clamps, shims, or other holding devices.
Will AI replace drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic?
Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 4 years and 6 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic?
4 years and 6 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or telescoping gauges. The rest follows.