Will AI Replace Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand?

Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.

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

Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.

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

Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment.

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

Mark defects, such as knotholes, cracks, and splits, for repair.

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

Study blueprints or layouts to determine how to lay out workpieces or saw out templates.

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

Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.

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

Load and adjust workpieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools.

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

Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.

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

Select files or other abrasives, according to materials, sizes and shapes of workpieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes.

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

File grooved, contoured, and irregular surfaces of metal objects, such as metalworking dies and machine parts, to conform to templates, other parts, layouts, or blueprint specifications.

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

Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.

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

Transfer equipment, objects, or parts to specified work areas, using moving devices.

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

Remove completed workpieces from equipment or work tables, using hand tools, and place workpieces in containers.

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

Record product and processing data on specified forms.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Apply solutions and chemicals to equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.

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

Clean brass particles from files by drawing file cards through file grooves.

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