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

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“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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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