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Will AI replace Pourers and Casters, Metal?
O*NET occupation 51-4052.00
Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Caster
- Pourer
- White Metal Caster
- Tin Pourer
- Iron Pourer
- Brass Pourer
- Ingot Caster
- Ladle Pourer
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
- Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
- Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
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