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Set a mechanically automated slitter to
cut sheets of steel into strips or blanks
level:
3
credit:
5
planned review date:
November 2009
sub-field:
Manufacturing Skills
purpose:
This unit standard covers the setting of mechanically
automated slitters used for slitting sheets of tinplate up to
1000 mm x 1000 mm x 0.4 mm in size, fed automatically
from a magazine, into strips or blanks with cutting speeds up
to 1.6 m/s and capacities up to 60 sheets per minute.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare a
slitter for setting of plate size; set a slitter for plate size; test
run a slitter; and perform quality control checks on product
from a mechanically automated slitter.
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
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.
Mechanically automated means automation achieved
by use of cam timers and cam levers.
Product specifications refers to the documented
requirements of the manufactured item.
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.
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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
Prepare a mechanically automated slitter for setting of plate size.
performance criteria
1.1
Slitter is isolated and locked out in accordance with worksite procedures.
1.2
Tools and fittings for setting are identified and selected in accordance with
worksite procedures.
1.3
Slitter setting and adjustable slitter parts are identified and explained in terms of
setting sequence and potential safety hazards in accordance with worksite
procedures.
1.4
Cutter damage or wear that may prevent product from meeting specification is
identified and actioned in accordance with worksite procedures.
1.5
Preparation of slitter for setting of plate size is explained in terms of procedural
sequence and key points for each key step.
Range:
1.6
key steps to include – machine cleaning, prior adjustments, and
handling of equipment.
Preparation of slitter for setting of plate size is performed in accordance with
worksite procedures.
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element 2
Set a mechanically automated slitter for plate size.
performance criteria
2.1
Slitter-setting for plate size is explained in terms of purpose, method of
operation, and key points to meet worksite procedures.
2.2
Slitter-setting for plate size is performed in accordance with worksite
procedures.
Range:
slitter-setting to include – pocket assembly, cutters, trim chutes,
side gauges, strip stops, stillage feed position, dog chain timing,
squaring dogs.
element 3
Test run a mechanically automated slitter.
performance criteria
3.1
Raw materials, product, and slitter operation are explained in terms of common
problems and corrective actions in accordance with worksite procedures.
Range:
common problems may include but are not limited to – damaged
tin plate, insufficient vacuum pressure, incorrect timing.
3.2
Slitter is test run in accordance with worksite procedures.
3.3
Slitter adjustments are made until slitter operates in accordance with worksite
procedures.
element 4
Perform quality control checks on product from a mechanically automated slitter.
Range:
quality control checks to include – slit sheet width, tapered plate, slit plate burr.
performance criteria
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4.1
Quality control checks are performed and recorded in accordance with worksite
procedures.
4.2
Quality control check results are explained in terms of relationships with slitter
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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