NZQA registered unit standard 17464 version 4

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Title Control and optimise the expanded polystyrene moulding production
process
Level 3 Credits 12
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
nowledge of the e!panded pol"st"rene moulding machine
operation# carr" out a trial in an e!panded pol"st"rene moulding
machine# and start up the moulding process for an initial
production run in an e!panded pol"st"rene moulding operation$
Classification Plastics Processing %echnolog" & '!panded Pol"st"rene
(oulding
Available grade Achieved
Entry information
ecommended s!ills
and !no"ledge
)nit 17466* Set up a mould for expanded polystyrene moulding
production$
Explanatory notes
1 All wor practices must meet enterprise health and safet" re+uirements$
, -efinitions
Enterprise means an organisation where training and.or assessment is taing place*
and.or where the trainee is emplo"ed$
Enterprise procedure is defined as actions which compl" with the policies* s"stems*
and directives in a particular enterprise$ 'nterprise procedure must compl" with the
re+uirements of the /ealth and 0afet" in 'mplo"ment Act 111,* and subse+uent
amendments$
Trial refers to the testing and evaluation of either: a new mould# or a mould for which
there is neither prior nowledge nor production set up information available# or a new
e!panded pol"st"rene material variant$
2ompeten3
004 2ode 151671
New Zealand Qualifications Authorit" ,514
NZQA registered unit standard 17464 version 4
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#utcomes and evidence re$uirements
#utcome 1
-emonstrate nowledge of the e!panded pol"st"rene moulding machine operation$
Evidence re$uirements
1$1 %he components and operation of the e!panded pol"st"rene moulding machine
control s"stem* clamping unit* steam chest* filling unit* and power unit are
described$
7ange components and operation 8 evidence is re+uired for basic
characteristics onl"$
1$, %he production c"cle of the e!panded pol"st"rene moulding machine operation
is described$
7ange production c"cle 8 filling* steaming* cooling* vacuum application*
opening* e9ection* closing$
1$: 2ommon machine malfunctions are identified* corrected* and reported in
accordance with enterprise procedure$
7ange common machine malfunctions include 8 services failure* bloced
in9ectors* leaing hoses* bloced steam vent* seal failure* valve
malfunctions ;steam* water* air or vacuum<* fault" position sensors
or switches#
evidence to be demonstrated for one malfunction* and nowledge
of two other malfunctions$
#utcome 2
2arr" out a trial in an e!panded pol"st"rene moulding machine$
Evidence re$uirements
,$1 (ould* material and machine trial preparations are carried out in accordance
with enterprise re+uirements$
7ange material preparations ma" include bead selection$
,$, %he trial mould is fitted* and pre=start procedures are carried out in accordance
with enterprise re+uirements$
7ange pre=start procedures ma" include 8 mould alignment* mould
movement setting* mould pre=heating$
2ompeten3
004 2ode 151671
New Zealand Qualifications Authorit" ,514
NZQA registered unit standard 17464 version 4
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,$: >nitial machine conditions are set according to product design* material t"pe*
material age* and mould construction$
7ange machine conditions include 8 c"cle times* pressure settings$
,$4 %rial procedures are carried out* and ad9ustments are made to optimise product
+ualit" and productivit"* and to satisf" enterprise re+uirements$
,$6 %rial results are recorded in accordance with enterprise procedure$
#utcome 3
0tart up the moulding process for an initial production run$

Evidence re$uirements
:$1 %he product is put into production* and the process is ad9usted and maintained
to meet product specification and enterprise re+uirements$
:$, 7unning ad9ustments are recorded in accordance with enterprise procedure$
Planned revie" date :1 -ecember ,516
%tatus information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process &ersion 'ate Last 'ate for Assessment
7egistration 1 ,1 (a" ,555 :1 -ecember ,516
7evision , 17 (arch ,554 :1 -ecember ,516
7ollover and
7evision
: ,6 0eptember ,556 :1 -ecember ,516
7eview 4 ,1 ?anuar" ,511 N.A
Accreditation and (oderation Action Plan )A(AP* reference 51:4
%his A(AP can be accessed at http:..www$n3+a$govt$n3.framewor.search.inde!$do$
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards ;accredited< b" NZQA* or
an inter=institutional bod" with delegated authorit" for +ualit" assurance* before the" can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of stud" leading
to that assessment$
>ndustr" %raining @rganisations must be granted consent to assess against standards b"
NZQA before the" can register credits from assessment against unit standards$
Providers and >ndustr" %raining @rganisations* which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation s"stem that
applies to those standards$
2ompeten3
004 2ode 151671
New Zealand Qualifications Authorit" ,514
NZQA registered unit standard 17464 version 4
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2onsent re+uirements and an outline of the moderation s"stem that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and (oderation Action Plan ;A(AP<$ %he
A(AP also includes useful information about special re+uirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes* such as minimum +ualifications for
tutors and assessors* and special resource re+uirements$
Comments on this unit standard
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content of this unit standard$
2ompeten3
004 2ode 151671
New Zealand Qualifications Authorit" ,514