MEM234003 — Design machines and ancillary equipment

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What an assessment for MEM234003 must cover

41 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 11 performance evidence and 16 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 Clarify the design task and elaborate the specification

1.1Establish required features of machine and ancillary equipment in consultation with client
1.2Determine parameters of the brief or contract
1.3Determine stakeholders to be consulted in design process
1.4Assess WHS, regulatory, sustainability or environmental issues relevant to design task
1.5Confirm design brief, including budget and schedule, and provide preliminary advice on feasibility

2 Perform design analysis and prepare concept proposals

2.1Carry out initial investigations and measurements
2.2Use current industrial design techniques and carry out required modelling and calculations using appropriate software
2.3Generate solutions that respond to the design brief
2.4Check feasibility and evaluate solutions against design criteria, ensuring conformity to standards and codes, technical, economic and WHS requirements
2.5Determine social and sustainability implications of solutions
2.6Review concept proposals with client and identify preferred solution

3 Design machines and equipment

3.1Finalise selected machine or equipment design and ensure preparation of all required documentation, drawings, specifications and instructions
3.2Consult with client and stakeholders to obtain sign-off on design
3.3Monitor installation and commissioning with stakeholders and make any necessary adjustments to design

Performance evidence

determining features of machines and equipment
determining work health and safety (WHS), regulatory and risk management requirements
interpreting parameters of the brief or contract
researching current design trends and sustainability implications
investigating options for machine and equipment design on at least two occasions
innovating and creating solutions
generating design solutions on at least two occasions
measuring, modelling, calculating and analysing using software and validation techniques
evaluating solutions for feasibility against design criteria
communicating, negotiating and reviewing with stakeholders and client throughout the process to obtain agreement of proposal and sign-off on design.
Note: Where a volume and/or frequency is not specified, demonstration must be provided at least once.

Knowledge evidence

contemporary engineering design methods
design brief parameters
research and investigation methods
techniques for: continuous improvement, problem-solving and decision-making, root cause analysis (RCA) or failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) or design review based on failure mode (DRBFM), and Pareto analysis
engineering design software options
software validation processes
documentation, drawings, specifications and instructions
WHS and regulatory requirements, codes of practice, standards, risk minimisation and registration requirements
machine element assembly arrangements and methods
fastening and sealing methods
gear design standards and techniques
strength and stress analysis
shaft design including: forces, stresses and deflections of coil springs, stresses in thick-walled pressurise vessels and cylinders subject to shrink and press fitting, disk, hydraulic and cone clutches, velocity and acceleration analysis of mechanisms
ergonomics principles
materials selection
failure modes.

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What does an assessment tool for MEM234003 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM234003 needs to address all 41 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 11 performance evidence requirements, 16 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MEM234003?

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