Photographic Equipment Assembler Assemblers

Types of cameras, such as single-lens reflex cameras and point-and-shoot cameras.

Types of sensors used in digital cameras, such as charged coupled devices (CCD) and complementary metal oxide semiconductor sensors (CMOS).

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The characteristics of optical glass such as refractive index, dispersion, and chemical properties.

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The functioning of electronic circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including programming and applications. Apply this knowledge to ensure electronic equipment runs smoothly.

The national and international quality and safety standards and regulations with regards to the use and manufacture of optical equipment, including optical materials, optical components, optical systems, ophthalmic equipment, optomechanical …

The process and different stages of manufacturing an optical product, from design and prototyping to the preparation of optical components and lenses, the assembly of optical equipment, and the intermediate …

The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Coatings used to protect glass from damage, to influence its behaviour when damaged, to keep harmful UV rays out, and others. Their usage cases, advantages and disadvantages and price points.

The types of lenses used for photographic purposes, such as telephoto lenses, with a larger focal length and shallower angles of refraction for a magnified view, and landscape lenses, with …

Use glass cutting tools or diamond blades to cut pieces out of glass plates, including mirrors.

Ensure that the assembled products are conform to the specifications given.

Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of glass.

Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.

Set up and operate optical processing or assembly equipment, such as optical spectrum analysers, power saws, lasers, die bonders, soldering irons, and wire bonders.

Measure the size of a processed part when checking and marking it to check if it is up to standard by use of two and three dimensional precision measuring equipment …

Read and interpret drawings listing all the parts and subassemblies of a certain product. The drawing identifies the different components and materials and provides instructions on how to assemble a …

Remove defective materials from the production line.

Maintain required company records and forms in order to report any defective materials or questionable conditions of manufacturing machinery and equipment.

Adjust lens apertures, shutter speeds and camera focus.

Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools for precision work.

Wear garments appropriate for environments that require a high level of cleanliness to control the level of contamination.

Apply coating to optical lenses, such as reflective coating to mirrors, anti-reflective coatings to camera lenses, or tinted coatings to sunglasses.

Mount the components present in the body of the camera, such as the shutter, mirror, flash bulb, image processor, display screen, battery, pentaprism, viewfinder, and image sensor, as well as …

Adjust optical axis and mechanical axis of lenses so that they would coincident. This process is called centring.

Clean optical components after every cycle in the manufacturing process.

Grind and polish glass or lenses smooth through the application of a range of glass grinding techniques. Glass can be ground using hand tools or glass grinding machinery. Treat the …

Join the individual glass lenses together with other lenses using cement.

Use specific optical machinery in order to cut, polish, adjust and refine optics.

Smooth glass or lens surfaces of optical instruments with grinding and polishing tools, such as diamond tools.

Verify that lenses are according to the specifications.

Electronic devices, systems, and components that possess optical features. These devices or components may include electrically driven light sources, such as LEDs and laser diodes, components that can convert light …

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Branch of electronics and optics dedicated to the study and use of electronic devices that detect and control light.

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Read and comprehend circuit diagrams showing the connections between the devices, such as power and signal connections.

Subdiscipline of engineering that deals with the development of optical instruments and applications, such as telescopes, microscopes, lenses, lasers, fibre optic communication, and imaging systems.

The science that studies the elements and reaction of light.

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Refractive power or optical power is the degree to which an optical system, such as a lens, converges or diverges light. Diverging lenses possess negative refractive power, while converging lenses …

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Understand electrical engineering, a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.

Technique of treating glass with high temperatures to increase its durability and safety.

Regulate and monitor the manufacturing equipment settings and process parameters, such as its temperature and power level. Review the manufacturing process and equipment and suggest improvements.

Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

Assemble and maintain electronic components and electronic circuits.

Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.

Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

Check and repair electronic equipment. Detect malfunction, locate faults and take measures to prevent damage.

Diagnose and detect malfunctions in optical systems, such as lasers, microscopes, and oscilloscopes. Remove, replace, or repair these systems or system components when necessary. Execute preventative equipment maintenance tasks, such …

Observe machine operations and evaluate product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.

Handle orders placed by customers. Receive the customer order and define a list of requirements, a working process, and a time frame. Execute the work as planned.

Remove defective parts and replace them with functioning components.

Identify, report and repair equipment damage and malfunctions; communicate with field representatives and manufacturers to obtain repair and replacement components.

Test optical systems, products, and components with appropriate optical testing methods, such as axial ray testing and oblique ray testing.

Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.

Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

Write records of the repairs and maintenance interventions undertaken, of parts and materials used, and other repair facts.

Analyse and understand given technical information for electronic repair work.

Execute maintenance tasks to keep photographic equipment functioning properly.

Operate optical measuring equipment to take client's measurements; determine bridge and eye size, papillary distance, vertex distance, optical eye centres, etc., in order to manufacture customised eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Order optical equipment and materials, paying attention to the price, quality, and suitability of the supplies.

Identify the problem of the optical instrument, check for deterioration, and replace deficient components.