- PMBTECH601B - Develop a new product
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PMBTECH601B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop a new product
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Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | PMBTECH601B - Develop a new product |
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Description | This competency covers the development of a new product for a company and the facilitation of its initial production.This competency is typically performed by high level staff, working as part of a product design, development and implementation team and taking a lead technical role. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | Application of this unitThis competency applies to operators who are required to people who develop new products to meet a specified end use. This will involve working closely with a range of management and operations personnel and requires balancing the business and technical sides of the new product. This unit of competency applies to the technical expert.Critical aspects for success include:ensuring the technical performance meets the customer's needsmaking sure the market needs of cost, timeliness and quality are appropriately balanceddesigning a product and process which can be efficiently made by the companyliaising with the required people to ensure tooling design and manufacture and equipment modification is correctoptimising the process for the new product at the completion of the development phase. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | PrerequisitesThis unit of competency has the prerequisites of:PMBTECH502B Review and analyse production trials and specify retrialsPMBTECH505B Choose polymer materials for an applicationMEM15.1B Perform basic statistical quality control | ||
Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Confirm design brief of new product. |
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Element: Determine material requirements for product. |
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Element: Determine process requirements for product. |
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Element: Ensure process needs for new product have been met. |
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Element: Trial new product through the process. |
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Element: Determine process capability. |
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Element: Coordinate product trials. |
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Element: Implement standard procedures for new product. |
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Evidence Required
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The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this training package.
Overview of assessment
A holistic approach should be taken to the assessment.
Assessors must be satisfied that the person can consistently perform the unit as a whole, as defined by the Elements, Performance Criteria and skills and knowledge.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The critical aspect for this unit of competency is the ability to apply a thorough understanding of polymer materials, their additives and the rheological, heat and other effects of processing to a new situation and use this understanding to predict likely solutions to the new product design specification challenge. This understanding of material and process interactions should also be able to be applied in interpreting data and making adjustments to materials and process to achieve the desired outcomes.
Assessment method and context
Assessment will occur using industrial products, situations and equipment using industrial polymers and will be undertaken in a work-like environment.
Competence in this unit may be assessed:
using appropriate, industrial product, situations and polymers
in a situation allowing for the generation of evidence of the ability to recognise, anticipate and respond to problems
by using a suitable simulation and/or a range of case studies/scenarios
through a combination of these techniques.
The development must be of a product which is new to the organisation and not just a modification of an existing product. It is possible that a major redesign of an existing product may encompass all the aspects of a new product design to an appropriate breadth and depth. Where the only available product design projects are the major re-design of an existing project, normally several such projects will be required to match the breadth and depth of skills which can be demonstrated by the development of a totally new product
In all cases it is expected that practical assessment will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge and theoretical assessment will be combined with appropriate practical/simulation or similar assessment. Assessors need to be aware of any cultural issues that may affect responses to questions.
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed.
Specific resources for assessment
This section should be read in conjunction with the Range Statement for this unit of competency. Resources required include suitable access to an operating plant or equipment that allows for appropriate and realistic simulation. A bank of case studies/scenarios and questions will also be required to the extent that they form part of the assessment method. Questioning may take place either in the workplace, or in an adjacent, quiet facility such as an office or lunchroom. No other special resources are required.
Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required. Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.
Submission Requirements
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Assessment task 1: [title] Due date:
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Assessment Tasks
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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.
Knowledge and understanding of the materials, equipment and process sufficient to choose an appropriate combination of materials and process to achieve the end use function of the product.
Knowledge of organization procedures and relevant regulatory requirements along with the ability to implement them within appropriate time constraints and work standards.
Knowledge as a basis for solving processing and material problems including:
polymer type and grade for a range of applications
additives (including reinforcing) and grade for a range of applications
appropriate process for a range of product/market applications
material and product testing procedures
the impact of the polymerisation process on the polymer process
appropriate polymer type and grade for typical applications
appropriate additives and grades for a range of applications
effects of processes and processing on the final properties of the product
miscibility and solubility effects and phase separation/single phase processing
mathematically determine
volume fractions in a formula
product cost estimates
laboratory test results
field test results
market analysis data
trialing data.
Language, literacy and numeracy requirements
This unit requires high levels of numeracy and literacy with the ability to write and interpret technical specifications and reports. Advanced numeracy allowing the calculation and interpretation of statistics, product formulae and process conditions is also.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Where reference is made to industry codes of practice and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used.
Context
This competency unit is for the design of a new product 'from scratch'. It assumes an understanding of the operation of all relevant equipment and processes but does not necessarily require them to be used personally.
This competency applies to all work environments and sectors within the plastics, rubber and cablemaking industry. The competency assumes a working knowledge of all main processes and materials so that an informed choice can be made between them.
This unit requires an understanding of all standard processes, major polymer types and common additives.
Procedures
All operations are performed in accordance with procedures.
Procedures include all relevant workplace procedures, work instructions, temporary instructions and relevant industry and government codes and standards. These may include
OHS
food grade requirements
environmental regulations
PACIA packaging covenant
structural codes.
Tools and equipment
This competency requires an understanding of the use of all standard processing equipment, It includes use of equipment and tools for:
design of dies, such as are used in extrusion, injection moulding and blow moulding
design of mould,s such as are used in rotational moulding and composites
understanding
relevant personal protection.
Appropriate factors
Appropriate factors include:
type of material
dimensional precision of product
length of run/number of products
required aesthetics
size and complexity of product
available capital funding
process equipment available.
Problems
Typical process and product problems may include:
defining product end use requirements in terms meaningful to the product design and manufacture
matching suitable materials and processes to the product needs and company expertise and facilities
matching (and improving) process capability to product tolerances.
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist
Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice | Yes | No | Comments/feedback |
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Communicate with customer and other key stakeholders and agree on; technical specification, aesthetic requirements, timelines, cost, and other market requirements. | |||
Determine regulatory/industry code/intellectual property requirements for product. | |||
Identify possible tooling/process/equipment need | |||
Develop design brief, including relevant drawings, to meet needs. | |||
Obtain 'sign off' on total design brief from all relevant persons. | |||
Select appropriate base polymer grade/polymer blend or range of polymers/grades for evaluation. | |||
Select type(s) of reinforcement and other additives needed | |||
Determine material testing and evaluation regime required to meet product end use requirements, including regulatory/ industry code requirements. | |||
Arrange for compounding, testing and evaluation of trial materials. | |||
Interpret material trial results and guide material trial process. | |||
Determine final materials specification. | |||
Select appropriate process to make product based on appropriate factors | |||
Determine any special process/equipment requirements for this product. | |||
Communicate with production personnel to determine their concerns and/or special needs. | |||
Liaise with tool/ die/ mould/equipment design/procurement personnel. | |||
Interpret hardware specifications and ensure they are appropriate for the job required. | |||
Liaise with process personnel to ensure appropriate draft procedures for new product have been developed. | |||
Design trialing procedure to deliver required information. | |||
Ensure OHS and environmental requirements are stringently observed. | |||
Coordinate the trialing of the new product. | |||
Interpret product trial results and guide product trial process. | |||
Tune process to optimise production of new product. | |||
Plot appropriate statistical process control charts. | |||
Determine 3 sigma confidence limits. | |||
Compare confidence limits with product specification. | |||
Determine product testing and evaluation regime required to meet end use requirements, including regulatory/industry code requirements. | |||
Arrange for testing and evaluation of trial product/prototype. | |||
Interpret product trial results and guide product trial process. | |||
Determine final product specification. | |||
Make required changes to materials, process and equipment. | |||
Monitor initial production and adjust process, conditions and materials to make the process a smooth operation. | |||
Ensure process specifications reflect the optimised operation developed. | |||
Ensure standard operating procedures are correct for the new product. | |||
Ensure equipment and other hardware records are updated to reflect additions/changes. | |||
Ensure project records are complete and all required reports have been completed and submitted. | |||
Archive records according to company procedure. |
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