From spot welder to laser beam welder
15 of the 27 essential skills of a laser beam welder are already essential for a spot welder — about 56% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from spot welder in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 12
- would be new
- 56%
- of the target job covered
- 27
- essential skills of a laser beam welder
What a laser beam welder does
Laser beam welders set up and tend laser beam welding machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a laser beam radiating a concentrated heat source that allows for precise welding.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- ensure correct metal temperature
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor gauge
- operate welding equipment
- perform test run
- prepare pieces for joining
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- wear appropriate protective gear
What would be new
12 skillsEssential for a laser beam welder and not for a spot welder. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- ensure necessary ventilation in machining
- laser types
- manufacturing processes
- perform machine maintenance
- program a CNC controller
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- read standard blueprints
- statistical process control
- tend laser beam welding machine
- use automatic programming
- use CAM software
- verify laser beam measurement
Other moves from spot welder
2 roles- electron beam welder15 skills in common
- brazier13 skills in common
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How far are you from being a laser beam welder?
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