From laser beam welder to engraving machine operator
18 of the 29 essential skills of a engraving machine operator are already essential for a laser beam welder — about 62% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 18
- skills carry over
- 11
- would be new
- 62%
- of the target job covered
- 29
- essential skills of a engraving machine operator
What a engraving machine operator does
Engraving machine operators set up, programme, and tend engraving machines designed to precisely carve a design in the surface of a metal workpiece by a diamond stylus on the mechanical cutting machine that creates small, separate printing dots existing from cut cells. They read engraving machine blueprints and tooling instructions, perform regular machine maintenance, and make adjustments to the precise engraving controls, such as the depth of the incisions and the engraving speed.
What carries over
18 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- ensure equipment availability
- manufacturing processes
- perform machine maintenance
- perform test run
- program a CNC controller
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- quality standards
- read standard blueprints
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- set up the controller of a machine
- statistical process control
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- use automatic programming
- use CAM software
What would be new
11 skillsEssential for a engraving machine operator and not for a laser beam welder. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from laser beam welder
2 roles- electron beam welder22 skills in common
- laser cutting machine operator19 skills in common
← laser beam welderengraving machine operator →The other way round
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How far are you from being a engraving machine operator?
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