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CAN MAKING
Set an automated tester machine to
vacuum test a finished can
level:
3
credit:
4
planned review date:
November 2009
sub-field:
Manufacturing Skills
purpose:
This unit standard covers the setting of automatic testers
used to test assembled cans by means of vacuum to check
the manufacturing process.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: perform a
setup on a tester machine; test run a tester machine; and
perform quality control checks on the operation of an
automated tester 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
Key points describe anything that may make or break
the job, cause injury or damage, or make the task
easier to do.
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.
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.
Tester machine means a machine for the testing of
assembled can body and component for any leaks at
side or end seam and/or damage to can.
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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 tester machine.
Range:
one of – size change, component change.
performance criteria
1.1
Tester machine is isolated and locked out in accordance with worksite
procedures.
1.2
Tools and fittings for tester machine setting are identified and selected in
accordance with worksite procedures.
1.3
Setup is explained in terms of procedural sequence, potential safety hazards,
and key points for each key step in accordance with worksite procedures.
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1.4
Setup is performed in accordance with worksite procedures.
Range:
1.5
setup may include but is not limited to – tester assembly, tester
guides, tester segments.
Tester components removed are stored in accordance with worksite
procedures.
element 2
Test run an automated tester machine.
performance criteria
2.1
Tester operation is explained in terms of method of operation and common
problems detected by the tester.
Range:
common problems may include but are not limited to – holes in
can body, misaligned end and body, faulty side seam.
2.2
Tester machine is test run in accordance with worksite procedures.
2.3
Tester machine adjustments are made until tester machine operates in
accordance with worksite procedures.
element 3
Perform quality control checks on the operation of an automated tester machine.
Range:
challenge tests.
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 relationship with tester
machine settings, product specification tolerances, and variance trends.
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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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