NZQA registered unit standard
262 version 5
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Title
Operate a thermoforming process
Level
2
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of the construction of a thermoforming machine;
start up and shut down a thermoforming machine and ancillary
equipment that have been pre-set; and operate a
thermoforming process.
Classification
Plastics Processing Technology > Thermoforming
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 261, Perform process operations for thermoforming, and
Unit 23129, Process and use plastics materials.
Explanatory notes
Definitions
Enterprise means an organisation where training and/or assessment is taking place,
and/or where the trainee is employed.
Enterprise procedure is defined as actions which comply with the policies, systems, and
directives in a particular enterprise. Enterprise procedure must comply with the
requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992, and subsequent
amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the construction of a thermoforming machine.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Thermoforming machine components are identified using enterprise equipment
and their purpose is described.
Range
1.2
components may include – heating oven, controls, safety features,
sheet transport system, sheet clamping system, vacuum
thermoforming unit, pressure thermoforming unit, trimming unit,
stacking unit, sheet loading system, roll-stock loading system.
Machine services are identified using enterprise equipment and their purpose
and controls are described.
Range
machine services may include – power, water, compressed air,
vacuum, hydraulic power pack.
Outcome 2
Start up and shut down a thermoforming machine and ancillary equipment that have been
pre-set in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Work area is cleared and cleaned to ensure safe operating conditions.
Range
work area may include – floors, stairs, platforms, machine
surfaces, ledges, intake and output areas, hand tools.
2.2
Sheet or roll stock for thermoforming is verified against job specification, and
loaded.
2.3
Thermoforming machine and ancillary equipment start-up is performed.
2.4
Thermoforming machine and ancillary equipment shut-down is performed.
Outcome 3
Operate a thermoforming process in accordance with enterprise procedure.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Process operations are performed, and quality inspection procedures are
consistently applied, for complex products.
Range
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process operations may include – product removal, product
finishing, pre-forming preparation, cleaning between roll changes;
complex products may include – multi-surface products, multicavity products, inserted products;
evidence is required for two complex products.
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Common product forming faults are identified and reported.
common product forming faults include – bubbles, discoloration,
poor definition, webbing, surface marks, poor material distribution,
tearing, warpage, trim accuracy, trim quality, part size accuracy;
evidence is required for four product forming faults.
Range
Planned review date
30 June 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 April 1993
31 December 2012
Revision
2
13 February 1997
31 December 2012
Review
3
23 January 1998
31 December 2012
Review
4
27 October 2005
31 December 2012
Review
5
18 August 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0134
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Competenz info@Competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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