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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Maintain delivery system
  2. Maintain basic flat-bed cutting process
  3. Maintain production process
  4. Identify and rectify problems and faults
  5. Conduct shutdown of production process
  6. Clean flat-bed cutting machine at end of run

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

produce products involving a range of minor flat-bed cutting processes including: kiss cutting, hole punching, hole drilling, slotting, slitting, sheeting, creasing, scoring, and pin perforating, indexing and round cornering according to job specifications and production timeframes

demonstrate THREE different processes, and for each process, complete TWO jobs with different types and sizes of substrate and design of finished patterns, according to manufacturer’s and job specifications, enterprise procedures and listed performance criteria.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.


Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

explain work health and safety (WHS) factors for:

setting up and/or operating machine transport systems

setting up and/or operating machine delivery systems

maintaining and adjusting the cutting process

conducting machine shutdown procedures

identify checks needed when:

substrate is removed from the machine

packing cutting devices

waste is removed from the machine and surrounding area for disposal or recycling

cutting devices or knives are cleaned or replaced ready for the next run

during the machine shutdown procedure

identify areas of the machine to monitor and adjust to ensure trouble-free operation

explain indicators that mean knife replacement is needed

determine when a cutting pressure adjustment is required

explain the procedure for correcting common machine faults

determine machine cleaning requirements at the end of the run

determine production records to be kept or written up, and information to include in this reporting procedure

identify machine manuals, safety and other documentation relevant to this task, where they are kept, and the information in them.