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“Brazing Machine Setter” 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 “Brazing Machine Setter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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