18319 version 2
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CAN MAKING
Set an automated curling machine to
curl the outer edge of steel can
components
level:
3
credit:
4
planned review date:
November 2009
sub-field:
Manufacturing Skills
purpose:
This unit standard covers the setting of automatic curlers
used to curl the outer edge of steel can components such as
rings, lids or hard ends, installed downstream of a press and
operated as an integral part of a steel can component
manufacturing process.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: change
the setup on; test run; and perform quality control checks on
product from, an automated curling machine.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA.
moderation option:
A national moderation system of regional panels and
assessor networks has been established by Competenz.
special notes:
1
Definitions
Curling means the curling of the outer edge of a can
component to contain sealing compound and for
subsequent can making operations such as seaming
and clinching.
Key points describe anything that may: result in the
success, or otherwise, of a given job; cause injury or
damage; or make the task easier to perform.
Key steps are actions that must be done, as a logical
sequence of an operation, to advance the work.
Product specifications refers to the documented
requirements of the manufactured item.
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18319 version 2
28-Jun-16
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CAN MAKING
Set an automated curling machine to
curl the outer edge of steel can
components
Setup, in the context of this unit standard, is
synonymous with the term changeover. Either term
may be used in the reading and interpretation of this
unit standard.
Worksite procedures means all documented operational
procedures put in place by the candidate’s employer.
These include: site safety procedures; equipment
operating procedures; standard job procedures; and
procedures for the handling and disposal of materials
and waste.
2
All work practices must meet recognised codes of
practice and documented worksite safety procedures
(where these exceed the code) for personal, product,
and worksite safety, and must meet the obligations
required under current legislation.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the: Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992; Resource Management Act 1991; Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Change the setup on an automated curling machine.
Range:
one of – size change, component change.
performance criteria
1.1
Curling machine is isolated and locked out in accordance with worksite
procedures.
1.2
Tools and fittings for curler machine setting are identified and selected in
accordance with worksite procedures.
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CAN MAKING
Set an automated curling machine to
curl the outer edge of steel can
components
1.3
Setup change is explained in terms of sequence, potential safety hazards, and
key points for each key step to ensure product conformance to specification.
1.4
Setup change is performed in accordance with worksite procedures.
Range:
1.5
setup change to include – curler assembly, curler guides, curler
segments, curling wheel, pressure pads, magnetic wheel.
Curling components removed are stored in accordance with worksite
procedures.
element 2
Test run an automated curling machine.
performance criteria
2.1
Raw materials, product, and curler operation are explained in terms of common
problems and corrective actions in accordance with worksite procedures.
Range:
common problems to include – dents in curl, incorrect curl height,
incorrect curl diameter.
2.2
Curling machine is test run in accordance with worksite procedures.
2.3
Curling machine adjustments are made until curling machine operates in
accordance with worksite procedures.
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CAN MAKING
Set an automated curling machine to
curl the outer edge of steel can
components
element 3
Perform quality control checks on product from an automated curling machine.
Range:
quality control checks to include – curl diameter, curl height.
performance criteria
3.1
Quality control checks are performed and recorded in accordance with worksite
procedures.
3.2
Quality control check results are explained in terms of relationships between
curling machine settings, product specification tolerances, and variance trends.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0013 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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