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CAN MAKING
Set up and monitor an automated can
body necking machine
level:
3
credit:
5
planned review date:
November 2009
sub-field:
Manufacturing Skills
purpose:
This unit standard covers the operation of necking machines
used to neck one end of a can body.
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.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: perform a
setup on; test run and monitor; and perform quality control
checks on product from, an automated can body necking
machine.
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.
Necking means the necking in of the one end of a can
body to allow the stacking of finished assembled
components.
Product specifications refers to the documented
requirements of the manufactured item.
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.
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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
Perform a setup on an automated can body necking machine.
Range:
one of – size change, component change.
performance criteria
1.1
Necking machine is isolated and locked out in accordance with worksite
procedures.
1.2
Tools and fittings for necking machine setting are identified and selected in
accordance with worksite procedures.
1.3
Setup is explained in terms of sequence, potential safety hazards, and key
points for each key step to ensure product conformance to specification.
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1.4
Setup is performed in accordance with worksite procedures.
Range:
1.5
setup includes – necker assembly, necking dies, ejectors.
Evidence of two is required.
Necking components removed are stored in accordance with worksite
procedures.
element 2
Test run an automated can body necking machine and monitor output.
performance criteria
2.1
Raw materials, product, and necker operations 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 – dents in
body, incorrect cylinder height.
2.2
Necking machine is test run and monitored in accordance with worksite
procedures.
2.3
Necking machine adjustments are made until necking machine operates in
accordance with worksite procedures.
element 3
Perform quality control checks on product from an automated can body necking machine.
Range:
quality control checks to include – necked diameter, cylinder 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 with necking
machine settings, product specification tolerances, and variance trends.
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CAN MAKING
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body necking machine
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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