Will “Explosion Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Explosion Welder” 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 “Explosion Welder”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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