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Weave fabric
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the weaving industry. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the
weaving loom and loom operation; operate the loom efficiently and safely to
produce product to specification; identify and rectify faults; repair warp and
weft breaks; and maintain a clean work area.
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Weaving
Status
Registered
Status date
3 April 1995
Date version published
21 May 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Competence will be demonstrated on the type of loom installed in the workplace.
2
Plant safety practices comply with Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and
workplace procedures.
3
Workplace productivity and quality requirements will be met.
4
CAM is Computer Aided Manufacturing.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of a weaving loom and weaving faults.
Performance criteria
1.1
Sections of a loom are identified and described in terms of their function and
operation described.
Range
1.2
warp, headle shafts, reed, weft insertion mechanism, break
detectors, colour selection and lifting mechanism, selvedge
formation mechanism, cloth roller.
Faults caused during weaving are identified, their cause stated and the
corrective action described.
Range
pattern, colour, draft, lifts, sley, double picks, broken picks,
missing picks, floating weft, floating warp, snarls, loops, cut weft,
cut warp, selvedge, thick yarn, thin yarn, oil or grease, tight warp,
reed marks, slack warp ends, slack weft, slubs, over twisted yarn,
undertwisted yarn, streaky dyeing, wrong reverse, headle shaft
down.
Element 2
Operate a loom.
Performance criteria
2.1
Loom parts and operating conditions that are safety risks are identified and the
procedures for minimising or eliminating the risks are described.
2.2
Loom is operated in accordance with machine requirements and plant operating
procedures.
Range
2.3
controls identified, weft creel maintained, warp breaks mended,
weft breaks mended, pieces woven to length.
Weaving faults and machine malfunctions which occur during processing are
identified and action taken according to workplace practice.
Range
pattern, colour, draft, lifts, sley, double picks, broken picks,
missing picks, floating weft, floating warp, snarls, loops, cut weft,
cut warp, selvedge, thick yarn, thin yarn, oil or grease, tight warp,
reed marks, slack warp ends, slack weft, slubs, over twisted yarn,
undertwisted yarn, streaky dyeing, wrong reverse, headle shaft
down.
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2.4
Instrumentation, control devices and CAM systems are operated according to
workplace practice.
Range
2.5
devices installed on loom in workplace.
Records are kept according to plant procedure.
Element 3
Keep loom and work area clean.
Performance criteria
3.1
Weaving area is kept clean according to operating procedures.
3.2
Loom is kept clear of oil and other contaminants so that the fabric and yarns are
not marked.
3.3
Loom is cleaned at the end of a batch according to plant requirement and in
accordance with plant safety procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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 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 Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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