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Automations for Machine Tool Operators

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

O*NET occupation: Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4081.00). The software list and tasks below come from that record, not from guesswork.

Runs on software machine tool operators already use

Matched through the tools this occupation is documented as using.

Software machine tool operators use that we connect

What we can build for machine tool operators

The job’s documented tasks, most important first. Each is a request away.

  1. Inspect workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.Quote it
  2. Position, adjust, and secure stock material or workpieces against stops, on arbors, or in chucks, fixtures, or automatic feeding mechanisms, manually or using hoists.Quote it
  3. Read blueprints or job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions and to plan operational sequences.Quote it
  4. Select, install, and adjust alignment of drills, cutters, dies, guides, and holding devices, using templates, measuring instruments, and hand tools.Quote it
  5. Observe machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.Quote it
  6. Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, cutters, shears, borers, millers, grinders, presses, drills, or auxiliary machines, to make metallic and plastic workpieces.Quote it

Something specific to how you work?

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