Will “Electronic Gluing Machine Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

93% Chance of Automation

“Electronic Gluing Machine Operator” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products, such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 34,370.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 71,260 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Electronic Gluing Machine Operator”

Install, align, and adjust neck rings, press plungers, and feeder tubes.
Remove molds, mold components, and feeder tubes from machinery after production is complete.
Remove materials or products from molds or from extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges to detect malfunctions.
Measure arbors and dies to verify sizes specified on work tickets.
Feed products into machines by hand or conveyor.
Turn controls to adjust machine functions, such as regulating air pressure, creating vacuums, and adjusting coolant flow.
Record and maintain production data such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
Complete work tickets, and place them with products.
Pour, scoop, or dump specified ingredients, metal assemblies, or mixtures into sections of machine prior to starting machines.
Synchronize speeds of sections of machines when producing products involving several steps or processes.
Measure, mix, cut, shape, soften, and join materials and ingredients such as powder, cornmeal, or rubber to prepare them for machine processing.
Send product samples to laboratories for analysis.
Clean dies, arbors, compression chambers, and molds, using swabs, sponges, or air hoses.
Disassemble equipment to repair it or to replace parts such as nozzles, punches, and filters.
Move materials, supplies, components, and finished products between storage and work areas, using work aids such as racks, hoists, and handtrucks.
Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients.
Thread extruded strips through water tanks and hold-down bars, or attach strands to wires and draw them through tubes.
Swab molds with solutions to prevent products from sticking.
Ignite burners to preheat products, or use torches to apply heat.
Review work orders, specifications, or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines.
Select and install machine components such as dies, molds, and cutters, according to specifications, using hand tools and measuring devices.
Activate machines to shape or form products such as candy bars, light bulbs, balloons, or insulation panels.
Notify supervisors when extruded filaments fail to meet standards.
Clear jams, and remove defective or substandard materials or products.
Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment.
Couple air and gas lines to machines to maintain plasticity of material and to regulate solidification of final products.

Related Technology & Tools

Blow torches
Digital bench scales
Rubber extruders
Vulcanizer presses
Compacting machines
Air hoses
Digital micrometers
Precision rulers
Machine templates
Power lifts
Digital calipers
Tuber machines
Twin-barrel extrusion machines
Glass forming machines
Burners
Computer numerically controlled CNC Extruders
Pressing machines
Microwave extruders
Single screw extruders
Forming machines
Wheeled forklifts
Plodder machines

Microsoft Excel
Production scheduling software
Microsoft Word
Data entry software