MEM04003 — Operate pressure die casting machine

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What an assessment for MEM04003 must cover

43 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 19 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine job requirements

1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
1.3Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
1.4Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions

2 Conduct pre-operational checks

2.1Conduct start-up procedure
2.2Adjust the shot size if required
2.3Check nitrogen and/or vacuum systems if applicable
2.4Undertake a functional check of the picking robot, and adjust the component gripper if required
2.5Adjust die spray nozzles
2.6Carry out planning to ensure efficient flow of finished product

3 Operate machine to produce castings

3.1Apply appropriate knowledge of die casting process to the operation, adjustment and monitoring of machine functions
3.2Operate a die casting machine to SOPs, including maintenance of liquid metal and die operating conditions
3.3Break runners off in an appropriate manner
3.4Inspect castings visually for defects
3.5Handle castings in a manner that minimises risk of damage to the casting and injury to personnel
3.6Produce first-off castings, inspect visually and submit for checking against job requirements

4 Monitor furnace

4.1Maintain furnace at optimum operating condition
4.2Shut down furnace following SOPs

Performance evidence

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
identifying and interpreting specifications and other applicable reference documents for operating pressure die casting machine
starting and operating pressure die casting machine, including conducting start-up procedures and all functions of the control panel
operating machine to produce castings and carrying out visual inspection of first-off castings and submitting for checking against specifications
maintaining furnace at optimum operating temperature
completing shutdown procedures

Knowledge evidence

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
procedures for pre-start checks
procedures for adjusting the shot size and the effect of incorrect shot size on the quality of the die casting
procedures for starting up the die casting machine and adjustments to be made to ensure correct operation
removing runners from the die casting
common faults in die castings and their probable causes
procedures for inspecting die castings for common faults and probable causes
checking first-off castings for conformance to specification
shutting down the machine
function of nitrogen and vacuum systems in the die casting process and the procedures for checking and adjusting
function of a picking robot and the component gripper and procedures for adjusting the picking robot and effects that this can cause
reasons for spraying the die and procedures for adjusting the die spray nozzles
operations to be performed subsequent to die casting the product
tools and equipment used in die casting
methods of transporting and conveying the die cast product
die casting process, including the effects of the adjustment of each machine control has on the quality of the die casting produced
die casting machine operation, including operating parameters and maintenance of liquid levels
damage that can be caused to castings through inappropriate handling and storage
specifications of the die cast product

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What does an assessment tool for MEM04003 need to cover?

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