Required knowledge includes: properties of hot and cold working of metals and alloys, including: recrystalisation temperature grain size and microstructure functions and context of rolling tools in a manufacturing operation sourves of technical and professional assistance WHS and regulatory compliance requirements and risk management practices for rolling tools and related manufacturing and maintenance processes sustainability and lean systems implications for rolling tools and related manufacturing processes hot rolling, including: critical design considerations for tooling multi-pass, multi-roll (eg. 3 high, 4 high mills) and reversing mills range of hot rolled products effect of hot rolling and variations in rolling process on properties of rolled materials ring rolling cold rolling, including: critical design considerations for tooling related processes (e.g. pickling, cleaning, annealing and slitting) range of cold rolled prpducts properties of cold rolled materials, including strength and hardness increase and ductility decrease hot and cold rolling effects roll forming: thread rolling for screws and bolts combined rolling techniques roll pass design features: product mechanical properties: yield strength in tension and shear work hardening strain rate effect driven and non-driven rolls, and applied tension friction in rolling process roll bite geometry deflection compensation roll materials, manufacture and heat treatment roll force, torque and power product guide systems roll and product temperature and cooling rate control roll forming pass design features labour and skills distribution requirements systems thinking, continuous improvement, constraint and contingency management, and comparative supply chain performance WHS and regulatory requirements, codes of practice, standards, risk management and registration requirements documentation, drawings, specifications, instructions required, process information and programming |