Will “Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer” 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 “Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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