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”

Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
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.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
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.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
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.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
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.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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