Will AI Replace Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers?

Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Record details of machine malfunctions.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Observe flow of finish across finish rollers, and turn valves to adjust flow to specifications.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Remove polymer deposits from spinnerettes and equipment, using silicone spray, brass chisels, and bronze-wool pads.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Press metering-pump buttons and turn valves to stop flow of polymers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Record operational data on tags, and attach tags to machines.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Wipe finish rollers with cloths and wash finish trays with water when necessary.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Lower pans inside cabinets to catch molten filaments until flow of polymer through packs has stopped.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Open cabinet doors to cut multifilament threadlines away from guides, using scissors.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.