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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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