Will “Machine Lead Burner” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Machine Lead Burner” 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 “Machine Lead Burner”

Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
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.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
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.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
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.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
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.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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