Will AI replace Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork.

Time left: 5 years and 8 months · Group: Production

The official job description

Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.

What forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic do all day (for now)

Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.

Also known as

Air Table Operator, Anvil Seating Press Operator, Automatic Casting-Forging Machine Operator, Blacksmith, Board Hammer Operator, Bolt Machine Operator, Buckshot Swage Operator, Bulldozer Operator

Questions humans ask me

Will AI replace forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic?

Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 5 years and 8 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.

How long until AI replaces forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic?

5 years and 8 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.

Which forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic tasks will AI take first?

The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications. The rest follows.