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Robotic Welder

Soldering Machine Operator

Laser Cutting Machine Operator

EMPLOY participants can perform some or all of these functions:

• Set up and operate or tend soldering and brazing machines that braze, solder, or spot weld fabricated products, assemblies or components
• Enter operating instructions into computer to adjust and start welding machine
• Operate welding machine to produce trial work pieces for examination and testing
• Examine metal product or assemblies to ensure specifications are met
• Devise and build fixtures used to bond components during the welding process
• Test products and record results and operational data
• Use measuring devices to inspect metal work piece to ensure specifications are met
• Add chemicals or solutions to welding machine to join or bind components
• Clean and maintain work pieces and welding machine parts
• Connect, form, and install parts to braze, heat-treat, and spot-weld work piece, metal parts, and components
• Position, align, and bolt holding fixtures, guides, and stops to hold work pieces
• Fill hoppers and position spout to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams
• Assemble, align and clamp work pieces into holding fixture to bond, heat treat, or solder fabricated metal components
• Manipulate levers to synchronize brazing action or move work piece through brazing process
• Operate heat-treating equipment to bond fabricated metal components according to blueprints, work orders, or specifications
• Disconnect electrical current and remove and immerse work piece into water or acid bath to cool and clean component
• Examine work piece for defective seams, solidification, and adherence to specifications,
  and anneal finished work piece to relieve internal stress
• Observe meters, gauges, and machine to ensure solder or brazing process meets specifications
• Examine and test soldered or brazed products or components, using testing devices