Will “Braze Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Braze 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 “Braze Operator”

Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
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.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
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.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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