Will “Braze Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Braze Operator” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4122.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 38,380.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
Currently, there are 46,920 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Braze Operator”

Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.

Related Technology & Tools

Spot welding guns
Safety gloves
Brazing machines
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Desktop computers
Portable welding machines
Welding tip cleaning files
Laser-beam machines
Hydraulic booms
Soldering machines
Soldering robots
Power hoists
Layout squares
Resistance welding guns
Arc welding equipment
Claw hammers
Tongs
Cold-welding machines
Chipping hammers
Diffusion-welding machines
Welding robots
Hand clamps
Bench vises
Side cutting pliers
Product loading equipment
Welding helmets
Face masks
Vise grip pliers
Dial calipers
Slip joint pliers
Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
Resistance welding machines
Gas welding torches
Undercut gauges
Rulers
Safety goggles
Power grinders
Walk-behind lift trucks
Hydraulic winches
Wire brushes
Outside micrometer calipers
Center punches
Measuring tapes
Ball peen hammers
Welding tip dressers
Hand scrapers
Welding torch tips
Welding electrodes
Workpiece positioning jigs
Micrometers
Brazing robots
Heating furnaces
Magnifiers
Single-cut mill saw files
Vernier micrometers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
C clamps
Laser cutters
Fillet weld gauges

Data entry software
Tool center point TCP setting software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Word processing software
Spreadsheet software
Email software
Microsoft Office