NZQA Expiring unit standard / 15210 version 6
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Title / Trial and optimise the two stage injection stretch-blow moulding production process
Level / 4 / Credits / 16
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to trial tooling in specified injection stretch-blow moulding equipment, and start up the process for an initial production run.
Classification / Plastics Processing Technology > Injection Stretch-Blow Moulding
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills and knowledge / Unit 15208, Set and run the injection stretch-blow moulding production process; Unit 15212, Demonstrate knowledge and carry out routine maintenance of preform injection moulds; Unit 15213, Set up tooling for injection stretch-blow moulding; Unit 23131, Compare melt flow and dimensional stability of plastics materials; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.

Explanatory notes

1This unit standard applies to both the injection phase and the blow phase of the two stage injection stretch-blow moulding process.

2All work practices must meet enterprise health and safety requirements.

3Definitions

Trial refers to the testing and evaluation of either new, raw material; new tooling; or tooling for which there is neither prior knowledge nor production set up information available.

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

Trial tooling in specified injection stretch-blow moulding equipment.

Evidence requirements

1.1Tooling and equipment trial preparations are carried out in accordance with enterprise requirements.

1.2The tooling is fitted, and pre-start procedures are carried out in accordance with enterprise requirements.

1.3Initial machine conditions are set according to product design, material type, and tooling construction.

1.4Trial procedures are carried out, and adjustments are made to optimise product quality and productivity under stable process conditions, and to satisfy organisational quality and machine cycle time requirements.

1.5Trial results are recorded in accordance with enterprise procedure.

Outcome 2

Start up the process for an initial production run.

Evidence requirements

2.1The equipment and tooling are put into production, and are monitored to maintain job specification and meet enterprise requirements.

2.2Running adjustments are made and are recorded, in accordance with enterprise procedure.

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 / 30 September 1998 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 2 / 15 November 2002 / 31 December 2019
Revision / 3 / 17 March 2004 / 31 December 2019
Rollover and Revision / 4 / 25 September 2006 / 31 December 2019
Review / 5 / 18 September 2009 / 31 December 2019
Review / 6 / 15 September 2016 / 31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0134

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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
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