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Will AI replace Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?
O*NET occupation 51-4023.00
Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Roller
- Roller Machine Operator
- Cold-Rolling Machine Setter
- Metal Sheet Roller Operator
- Plastic Straightening Roll Operator
- Roll Forming Machine Operator
- Spline Rolling Machine Job Setter
- Roll Forming Machine Set Up Operator
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications.
- Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects.
- Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips.
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