Assessor Resource
PMASMELT268B
Vertical direct casting
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This competency unit typically covers items of equipment, such as:
casting furnace and launders
Vertical Direct Casting equipment, including casting table
billet and T-Bar saws and associated equipment
inspection station homogenisers
mobile transporting equipment.
The plant technician may:
deliver molten aluminium from the tilt furnace to the launders and casting equipment
operate the VDC equipment
operate the saw, as required
product inspection, as required
recognise and respond to 'out-of-parameter' issues
respond to emergency situations
identify and control hazards in the workplace.
Generally the operator would be part of a team during start up and shut down procedures and would be expected to be capable of demonstrating competence in all parts of this unit. At all times they would be liaising and cooperating with other members of the team.
This unit does not require the operation of a central control panel.
This competency applies to plant technicians who cast aluminium using the Vertical Direct Chill Casting process (referred to as Vertical Direct Casting or VDC) used for production of aluminium slabs, billet or T bar, using electrical furnace extrusion technology.
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