Will AI replace Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?
Oh hell yes. And sooner than you think.
Time left: 4 years and 8 months · Group: Production
The official job description
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
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What multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic do all day (for now)
Inspect workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.
Observe machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.
Read blueprints or job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions and to plan operational sequences.
Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, cutters, shears, borers, millers, grinders, presses, drills, or auxiliary machines, to make metallic and plastic workpieces.
Position, adjust, and secure stock material or workpieces against stops, on arbors, or in chucks, fixtures, or automatic feeding mechanisms, manually or using hoists.
Select, install, and adjust alignment of drills, cutters, dies, guides, and holding devices, using templates, measuring instruments, and hand tools.
Will AI replace multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic?
Oh hell yes. And sooner than you think. By my count you have 4 years and 8 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic?
4 years and 8 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: inspect workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments. The rest follows.