Assessor Resource
MEM26006A
Mark and cut out sheets for composite use
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
The marking out/cutting out of sheets used for composites can be significantly different to the marking out/cutting out of other materials, such as metals. Sheets used in composite fabrication often have significant directionality which must be considered. As a result of this composite design often includes different physical properties in one direction to another and so sheets must be marked and cut to align the required directional properties of the product with those of the sheets used in the fabrication.
Marking out/cutting out may be undertaken by an individual or a team. The mark out/cut out may be for use by the composites tradesperson themselves or they may be doing it to support production personnel. It may be undertaken in a workshop or factory environment or in the field and may be used to manufacture new products, prototypes and samples, or to make repairs.
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to orient, mark out, create templates/lay flats for reinforcing, including woven, non-woven, pre-preg, cores, filler material, and so on.
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