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CAN MAKING
Set a computer controlled, vertical
eccentric press to press can
components from steel sheets
level:
4
credit:
18
planned review date:
November 2009
sub-field:
Manufacturing Skills
purpose:
This unit standard covers the setting of computer controlled,
vertical eccentric presses with pillarless compound tooling
used to press steel can components from sheets of steel
plate fed automatically from a magazine, with pressing
capacities up to 15 tonnes and operating speeds up to 200
parts per minute.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: remove
compound tooling from; fit compound tooling to; test run;
perform a size change on; and perform quality control checks
on product from, a computer controlled, vertical eccentric
press.
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
Compound tool or tooling means a tool or tooling that
blanks, pierces and forms in one blow.
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.
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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
Remove compound tooling from a computer controlled, vertical eccentric press.
performance criteria
1.1
Press is isolated and locked out in accordance with worksite procedures.
1.2
Tools and fittings for compound tool removal are identified and selected in
accordance with worksite procedures.
1.3
Compound tooling is removed in accordance with worksite procedures.
1.4
Compound tooling is cleaned and damage or wear is identified and remedied in
accordance with worksite procedures.
Range:
damage or wear to include – build-up, blunt cutter, sticking
knockout, damaged cutter, chipped cutter, damaged former.
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1.5
Compound tooling is stored in accordance with worksite procedures.
1.6
Tool removal documentation is completed accurately and legibly in accordance
with worksite procedures.
element 2
Install compound tooling to a computer controlled, vertical eccentric press.
performance criteria
2.1
Potential safety hazards during tool installation are explained in accordance
with worksite procedures.
2.2
Compound tool components are selected and described in terms of their
purpose and method of operation.
Range:
2.3
Compound tool installation is explained in terms of procedural sequence, key
points for each key step, and potential safety hazards.
Range:
2.4
key steps to include – machine cleaning, prior adjustments,
handling equipment, tool centralising, tool weight setting.
Press is prepared for tool installation and tooling is installed and set in
accordance with worksite procedures.
Range:
2.5
cutters, knockouts, drawing parts.
press and tool installation and setting may include but is not
limited to – blow-off setting, bolster setting, tool part alignment,
tool weight setting, knockout setting.
Auxiliary components are replaced according to worksite procedures.
Range:
auxiliary components may include but are not limited to – air
blower, tool cover plate, tool guard, conveyors.
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eccentric press to press can
components from steel sheets
element 3
Test run a computer controlled, vertical eccentric press.
performance criteria
3.1
Raw materials, product, and press 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 – takeover
positioning, feed-bed positioning, knockout timing, blow-off timing,
clutch timing, sheet positioning, knockout lengths, blunt cutters.
3.2
Press is test run in accordance with worksite procedures.
3.3
Tooling and press adjustments are made until press operates in accordance
with worksite procedures.
3.4
Lubrication rate is adjusted to obtain consistency of application to components
produced.
element 4
Perform a size change on a computer controlled, vertical eccentric press.
performance criteria
4.1
Press is isolated and locked out in accordance with worksite procedures.
4.2
Press size change adjustments and programming are explained in terms of
component purpose, method of operation, and potential safety hazards.
4.3
Press size change adjustments and programming are performed in accordance
with worksite procedures.
Range:
adjustments to include – sheet advance, sheet feeder tong
synchronisation;
programming to include – number of stamps per strip, number of
rows per sheet, X and Y axis starting positions, X and Y axis
stepping and takeover positions.
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eccentric press to press can
components from steel sheets
element 5
Perform quality control checks on product from a computer controlled, vertical eccentric
press.
Range:
quality control checks to include – counter-sunk depth, lip height, straightened
curl, neck diameter.
performance criteria
5.1
Quality control checks are performed and recorded in accordance with worksite
procedures.
5.2
Quality control check results are explained in terms of relationships between
press and tool settings, product specification tolerances, and variance trends.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
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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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