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Automations for Drilling Machine Operators

Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

O*NET occupation: Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4032.00). The software list and tasks below come from that record, not from guesswork.

Runs on software drilling machine operators already use

Matched through the tools this occupation is documented as using.

Software drilling machine operators use that we connect

What we can build for drilling machine operators

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

  1. Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or telescoping gauges.Quote it
  2. Study machining instructions, job orders, or blueprints to determine dimensional or finish specifications, sequences of operations, setups, or tooling requirements.Quote it
  3. Move machine controls to lower tools to workpieces and to engage automatic feeds.Quote it
  4. Verify that workpiece reference lines are parallel to the axis of table rotation, using dial indicators mounted in spindles.Quote it
  5. Establish zero reference points on workpieces, such as at the intersections of two edges or over hole locations.Quote it
  6. Change worn cutting tools, using wrenches.Quote it

Something specific to how you work?

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