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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Quality Inspectors

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · O*NET 51-9061.00 · Job Zone 2 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

21 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

38 matched to the tools inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers use. Showing 24.

  • Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Powerpoint

    MCP server
  • Apple Notes

    MCP server
  • AutoCAD is a design and drafting platform which supports automated design tasks and offers features such as 2D drafting, drawing and annotation, 3D modeling and visualization, and more.

  • Autodesk

    MCP server
  • CorelCAD is a computer-aided design software designed to help businesses across manufacturing, architecture, engineering, and construction industries create and render 2D drawings and 3D designs on a unified platform. The application enables managers to track projects, collaborat

  • Designcenter Solid Edge provides businesses with a range of modeling and simulation tools to address all aspects of the product development process. The software portfolio covers electrical design, 3D design, computer aided manufacturing (CAM), 3D printing, simulation, data manag

  • Easy Autocad

    MCP server
  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Excel

    Skill
  • Matlab

    Skill
  • Medical Codes

    MCP server
  • Make (make.com)

  • Microsoft SharePoint is a service that helps organizations share content to quickly find information and seamlessly collaborate.

    Microsoft SharePoint

The tools this job actually uses

42 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Apache Hivehot
  • Atlassian JIRAhot
  • Autodesk AutoCADhot
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorkshot
  • Extensible markup language XMLhot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft SharePointhot
  • Microsoft Visiohot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Rhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • Seleniumhot
  • Structured query language SQLhot
  • The MathWorks MATLABhot
  • Apache Pig
  • Computer-aided inspection software
  • Computer assisted design software
  • Coordinate measuring machine software
  • Cybermetrics GAGETrak
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Data analysis software
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • Design of experiments DOE software
  • FileMaker Pro
  • IBM Lotus Notes
  • IBM Notes
  • Inspection marking systems
  • Label inspection systems
  • Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software
  • Mastercam Design
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Minitab
  • Skype
  • Statistical process control SPC data collection devices
  • Tolerance analysis software

What this job involves

31 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
  2. Mark items with details, such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
  3. Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
  4. Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
  5. Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
  6. Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
  7. Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.
  8. Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.
  9. Make minor adjustments to equipment, such as turning setscrews to calibrate instruments to required tolerances.
  10. Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
  11. Check arriving materials to ensure that they match purchase orders, submitting discrepancy reports as necessary.
  12. Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.
  13. Inspect or test raw materials, parts, or products to determine compliance with environmental standards.
  14. Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.
  15. Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results.
  16. Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards.
  17. Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges.
  18. Fabricate, install, position, or connect components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes.
  19. Administer tests to assess whether engineers or operators are qualified to use equipment.
  20. Monitor machines that automatically measure, sort, or inspect products.
  21. Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners.
  22. Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections.
  23. Position products, components, or parts for testing.
  24. Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces.