Will “Racking Machine Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Racking Machine Operator” 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 “Racking Machine Operator”

Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
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.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
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.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
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.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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