Will “Tubular Stock Glass Bulb Machine Former” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

93% Chance of Automation

“Tubular Stock Glass Bulb Machine Former” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #584 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

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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 “Tubular Stock Glass Bulb Machine Former”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Data entry software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Production scheduling software