NZQA Expiring unit standard 7209 version 6 Page 1 of 4 Title Tune and maintain a spool axminster carpet weaving machine Level 4 Credits 50 Purpose This unit standard is for people working in the carpet manufacturing industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of spool axminster set-up; set up a spool axminster loom for operation; identify and rectify sub-standard weaving performance; prepare a loom maintenance schedule; carry out routine maintenance on a loom; and rectify loom mechanism faults. Classification Textiles Manufacture > Carpet Manufacture Available grade Achieved Entry information Prerequisite: Unit 7208, Weave carpet on a spool axminster carpet weaving machine; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Critical health and safety prerequisites Explanatory notes 1 Plant safety practices and procedures comply with Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Act 1992, and workplace procedures. 2 Workplace productivity and quality requirements are met. Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Demonstrate knowledge of spool axminster set-up. Evidence requirements 1.1 Loom settings which may be changed during set-up are described in terms of their effect on the weaving process and product quality. Range 1.2 beat up, pile length, spool chain operating mechanism. Yarn properties are described in terms of their effect on weaving set-up, operating performance, and product quality. Competenz SSB Code 101571 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA Expiring unit standard Range 7209 version 6 Page 2 of 4 yarn type, count, twist, strength. Outcome 2 Set up a spool axminster loom for operation. Evidence requirements 2.1 Set-up is carried out in accordance with workplace safety procedures. 2.2 Machine settings produce product to specification. Range beat up rate, pile length, waste adjustment, spool chain length. 2.3 Carpet surface appearance meets product standard. 2.4 Set-up records are maintained according to workplace practice. Outcome 3 Identify and rectify sub-standard weaving performance. Evidence requirements 3.1 Cause of sub-standard weaving performance is identified, and corrective action is chosen according to workplace practice. 3.2 Corrective action is prioritised in relation to production schedule and resource constraints. Range 3.3 resource constraints – labour, parts, finance. Weaving performance and quality are optimised in accordance with plant standards. Outcome 4 Prepare a loom maintenance schedule. Evidence requirements 4.1 Schedule identifies loom components requiring routine maintenance according to workplace requirement. 4.2 Schedule indicates timing and frequency of maintenance. 4.3 Procedures for maintenance are specified. 4.4 Loom performance rates are assessed in terms of plant productivity standards. Outcome 5 Competenz SSB Code 101571 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA Expiring unit standard 7209 version 6 Page 3 of 4 Carry out routine maintenance on a loom. Evidence requirements 5.1 Maintenance is carried out according to maintenance schedule and workplace practice. Range 5.2 components identified in schedule, timing and frequency, procedures specified in schedule. Maintenance records are kept according to workplace requirements. Outcome 6 Rectify loom mechanism faults. Evidence requirements 6.1 Mechanism is removed and/or disassembled, according to the manufacturer’s procedure, to enable replacement or repair. 6.2 Mechanism components are assessed for replacement or repair, according to manufacturer’s and/or workplace criteria. 6.3 Replacement or repair is carried out according to manufacturer’s and/or workplace procedure. 6.4 Mechanism is reassembled and/or replaced on loom according to manufacturer’s procedure. 6.5 Repaired mechanism is reset and/or tuned to operate to machine specification. This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below. Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 28 May 1996 31 December 2019 Revision 2 16 November 1998 31 December 2019 Revision 3 10 October 2001 31 December 2019 Revision 4 12 August 2004 31 December 2019 Rollover and Revision 5 26 March 2007 Review 6 19 May 2016 Competenz SSB Code 101571 31 December 2019 31 December 2019 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA Expiring unit standard 7209 version 6 Page 4 of 4 Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0030 This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Please note Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements. Competenz SSB Code 101571 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016