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“Travograph 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 “Travograph Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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