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Unit 11 Automating Manufacturing Systems
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Assembler and Fabricator
Assemblers and fabricators pro-
duce a wide range of finished goods
from manufactured parts or subas-
semblies. They produce intricate man-
ufactured products, such as aircraft,
automobile engines, computers, and
electrical and electronic components.
Assemblers may work on subas-
semblies or the final assembly of an
array of finished products or com-
ponents. For example, electrical and
electronic equipment assemblers
put together or modify missile con-
trol systems, radio or test equip-
ment, computers, machine-tool
numerical controls, radar, or sonar,
and prototypes of these and other
products. Electromechanical equip-
ment assemblers prepare and test
equipment or devices such as appli-
ances, dynamometers, or ejection-
seat mechanisms. Coil winders,
tapers, and finishers wind wire coil
used in resistors, transformers, gen-
erators, and electric motors. Engine
and other machine assemblers con-
struct, assemble, or rebuild engines
and turbines, and office, agricultural,
construction, oilfield, rolling mill, tex-
tile, woodworking, paper, and food
wrapping machinery. Aircraft struc-
ture, surfaces, rigging, and systems
assemblers put together and install
parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or
missiles, such as wings or landing
gear. Structural metal fabricators and
fitters align and fit structural metal
parts according to detailed specifi-
cations prior to welding or riveting.
Assemblers and fabricators
involved in product development
read and interpret engineering spec-
ifications from text, drawings, and
computer-aided drafting systems. They
also may use a variety of tools and
precision measuring instruments.
Some experienced assemblers
work with engineers and techni-
cians, assembling prototypes or test
products.