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LEATHER - BOTTOM STOCK, MAKING
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Direct mould soles to footwear uppers
level:
3
credit:
6
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: check
and match lasted uppers prior to pulling onto foot forms;
check sole compound at mould station; position lasted upper
on foot form, attach heel filler, and position into sole mould;
and operate maulding machine, demould footwear, remove
from foot forms, and tidy sole.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Competenz.
special notes:
1
Specified industry performance is 55% BSI
performance or equivalent. BSI Performance is the
British Standards Institute internationally recognised
performance system (BS3138) where 100% is the
standard expected from a competent fully qualified
performer using the correct methods and taking the
allowed rest. Other comparable rating or performance
systems such as the 60/80 system are acceptable, with
the appropriate performance adjustment.
2
Company safety requirements must conform to the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the
Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995.
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3
This unit standard is designed to be used for all
moulding processes whether Vulcanising Rubber,
injection PVC (Polyvinylchloride), or injection PU
(Polyurethane).
4
It is recommended that this unit standard should be
undertaken in conjunction with one or more of the
following unit standards:
a
Unit 8118, Set up and close down a rubber
vulcanising machine and prepare for moulding
footwear soles;
b
Unit 8119, Set up and close down a PVC
moulding machine and prepare for moulding on
footwear soles;
c
Unit 8120, Set up and close down a PU moulding
machine and prepare for moulding on footwear
soles.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Check and match lasted uppers prior to pulling onto foot forms.
performance criteria
1.1
Received lasted uppers are checked against and meet company standard.
Range:
1.2
Uppers are matched to moulds in specific mould stations.
Range:
1.3
rubber vulcanising and PVC – roughed to specified line, cement
fully coats roughed area, lasted margin flat, stuck to insole;
PU – roughed to specified line, lasted margin flat, stuck to insole.
size, style.
Uppers are matched to sole colour specification.
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element 2
Check sole compound at mould station.
performance criteria
2.1
Sole compound meets product specification.
Range:
rubber vulcanising blanks – colour, rubber not 'gone off', weight;
PVC – hopper filled, colour;
PU – tanks filled, colour at head.
element 3
Position lasted upper on foot form, attach heel filler, and position into sole mould.
performance criteria
3.1
Work is completed to specified industry performance standard.
3.2
Mould release is applied according to company practice.
3.3
Work is completed to company quality standard.
Range:
upper tight on last, upper straight on last, lasted margin fully stuck
to insole, no creases, heel filler firmly attached, upper on foot form
positioned evenly to side moulds.
element 4
Operate moulding machine, demould footwear, remove from foot forms, and tidy sole.
performance criteria
4.1
Work is completed to specified industry performance standard.
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4.2
Work is completed to company quality standard.
Range:
single and double density – sole complete no voids, no cuts in
upper at nip line, footwear straight on sole, no excess flash and/or
clean removal of injection spue;
double density – shell complete no voids, no excess mould
release, complete bond between shell and sole.
4.3
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
4.4
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@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 0030 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.