Will “Induction Heating Equipment Setter” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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“Induction Heating Equipment Setter” 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 “Induction Heating Equipment Setter”

Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
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.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
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.
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.
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.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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