Time left: 5 years and 8 months · Group: Production
The official job description
Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What patternmakers, metal and plastic do all day (for now)
Set up and operate machine tools, such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and grinders, to machine castings or patterns.
Read and interpret blueprints or drawings of parts to be cast or patterns to be made, compute dimensions, and plan operational sequences.
Verify conformance of patterns or template dimensions to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, scales, and micrometers.
Program computerized numerical control machine tools.
Design and create templates, patterns, or coreboxes according to work orders, sample parts, or mockups.
Assemble pattern sections, using hand tools, bolts, screws, rivets, glue, or welding equipment.
Also known as
Acoustical Tile Patternmaker, All-Around Patternmaker, Boilermaker Loftsman, Chart Writer, Computer Patternmaker, Die Cast Die Maker, Die Inspector, Die Technician
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace patternmakers, metal and plastic?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 5 years and 8 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces patternmakers, metal and plastic?
5 years and 8 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which patternmakers, metal and plastic tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: set up and operate machine tools, such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and grinders, to machine castings or patterns. The rest follows.