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Set up a woollen card to card fibre
Level
4
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to : demonstrate knowledge
of carding machine set-up; prepare woollen card for operation; and run
woollen card to optimise machine settings.
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Woollen Yarn Processing
Status
Registered
Status date
23 April 2008
Date version published
23 April 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 4163, Card fibre on a woollen card, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Competence will be demonstrated on a card used in the candidate’s workplace.
2
Competence will be demonstrated for a range of products used in the candidate’s
workplace.
3
Performance of the elements must comply with the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992.
4
Workplace productivity and quality requirements must be met.
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Workplace procedures refer to the verbal or documented procedures for performing
work activities and include health and safety, operational, environmental, and quality
management requirements. They may refer to manuals, manufacturer's
specifications, codes of practice, or policy statements.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of carding machine set-up.
Performance criteria
1.1
Carding actions are described in terms of the way fibres are processed.
Range
1.2
Types of card clothing used in workplace are identified and described in terms
of their features and function.
Range
1.3
card clothing used in the workplace.
Fettling is described in terms of reasons for fettling and methods used.
Range
1.4
working, raising, stripping, doffing, feed roller action, transferring.
reasons – carding efficiency, product quality, contamination;
method – methods used in the workplace.
Card settings which may be changed during set-up and tuning are described in
terms of their effect on carding process and product quality.
Range
hopper setting, feed rate, card roller settings, card roller speeds,
condenser settings, draft, peralta.
1.5
Fibre types used in workplace are identified and described in terms of their
carding performance.
1.6
Fibre lubricating oil quantity and type, moisture levels and atmospheric
conditions are described in terms of their effect on fibre condition and carding
performance.
1.7
Card setting calculations are demonstrated.
Range
surface speed relationships, gear ratios, feed rate settings, count
system calculations.
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Element 2
Prepare woollen card for operation.
Performance criteria
2.1
Adjustments are made to card in accordance with workplace procedures.
2.2
Card is clean and condition of card components meets machine operating
requirements.
Range
2.3
hopper and feed section, card wire, tapes, rubbers, peralta.
Card settings produce slubbing to specification.
Range
feed rate, card roller settings, card roller speeds, condenser
settings, draft.
Element 3
Run woollen card to optimise machine settings.
Performance criteria
3.1
Machine is operated in accordance with workplace procedures.
3.2
Product is produced in accordance with workplace procedures.
3.3
Test samples are taken in accordance with workplace procedures.
3.4
Test results are assessed and machine adjustments made to achieve product
quality requirements in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
count, neps, slubbing quality, colour effect.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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