Assessor Resource
PMAOPS319A
Adjust batch
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
In a typical scenario a batch has been made in a batch kettle or vessel. The manufacturing process is not important to this unit and may involve a chemical reaction between materials or a dissolution or a mixing of materials or other process. After the batch has initially been made there will be some testing of the batch and then some adjustments will need to be made to bring it into specification. The adjustments may be to the chemical, physical or biological properties of the batch (or some combination of these). The adjustments will typically occur in the making kettle/vessel although this is not a necessary component of this unit.
The operations technician would:
estimate what needs to be done
make the adjustment(s)
recheck and readjust as required
note anything which was out of the ordinary and take appropriate action
The operations technician may make these adjustments in liaison with another person who does the required testing, or they may also do the testing themselves. Testing is not part of this unit - see relevant testing unit.
This unit covers the adjustment of a batch which has been manufactured to bring it into specification. It typically applies in batch plants where variability of materials leads to a variability in product which needs to be adjusted for.
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