Will “Brazing Machine Setter and Setup Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Brazing Machine Setter and Setup 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 “Brazing Machine Setter and Setup Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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