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

92% Chance of Automation

“Alodize Machine Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #569 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Includes electrolytic processes.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4193.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,690.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 35,570 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Alodize Machine Operator”

Attach nozzles, position guns, connect hoses, and thread wire to set up metal-spraying machines.
Perform equipment maintenance such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.
Determine sizes and compositions of objects to be plated, and amounts of electrical current and time required.
Monitor and measure thicknesses of electroplating on component parts to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers.
Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
Clean and maintain equipment, using water hoses and scrapers.
Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines.
Remove excess materials or impurities from objects, using air hoses or grinding machines.
Cut metal or other materials, using shears or band saws.
Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.
Operate sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surfaces of workpieces.
Replace worn parts and adjust equipment components, using hand tools.
Preheat workpieces in ovens.
Immerse objects to be coated or plated into cleaning solutions, or spray objects with conductive solutions to prepare them for plating.
Suspend sticks or pieces of plating metal from anodes, or positive terminals, and immerse metal in plating solutions.
Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
Plate small objects such as nuts or bolts, using motor-driven barrels.
Inspect coated or plated areas for defects such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
Operate hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.
Maintain production records.
Mix and test solutions, and turn valves to fill tanks with solutions.
Measure or weigh materials, using rulers, calculators, and scales.
Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
Examine completed objects to determine thicknesses of metal deposits, or measure thicknesses by using instruments such as micrometers.
Position containers to receive parts, and load or unload materials in containers, using dollies or handtrucks.
Suspend objects such as parts or molds from cathode rods, or negative terminals, and immerse objects in plating solutions.
Install gears and holding devices on conveyor equipment.
Place plated or coated materials on racks and transfer them to ovens to dry for specified periods of time.
Measure and set stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeders and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometers, rules, and hand tools.
Position objects to be plated in frames, or suspend them from positive or negative terminals of power supplies.
Measure, mark, and mask areas to be excluded from plating.
Adjust controls to set temperatures of coating substances and speeds of machines and equipment.
Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces.
Clean workpieces, using wire brushes.
Spray coating in specified patterns according to instructions.
Rinse coated objects in cleansing liquids and dry them with cloths, centrifugal driers, or by tumbling in sawdust-filled barrels.
Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

Plating tank
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Digital calipers
Wheeled forklifts
Digital ammeters
Monorail conveyer systems
Floor jacks
Digital levels
Digital micrometers
Sand blasters
Chain hoists
Pallet jacks
Bake ovens
Spin dryers
Thermo galvanometers
Fixed workshop cranes

Oracle Advanced Procurement
Autodesk AutoCAD
Hazardous materials management HMS software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel
Computer aided design CAD software