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”

Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
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.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
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.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
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.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
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.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
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.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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