Will “Resistance Machine Welder Setter” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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“Resistance Machine Welder 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 “Resistance Machine Welder Setter”

Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
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.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
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.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
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.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Word