Assessor Resource
MEM26009A
Select and use cores and fillers appropriate for product
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit may cover the redesign of an existing product (e.g. using a different process) or the design of a new product similar to an existing product.
This unit does not include the selection of a suitable resin system. Where the resin system also needs to be chosen refer to MEM2626008A Select and use resin systems appropriate for product.
This unit does not cover the selection of suitable reinforcing. Where reinforcing also needs to be chosen refer to MEM26007A Select and use reinforcing appropriate for product.
Core and filler selection and use may typically be undertaken by an individual in liaison with relevant stakeholders or it may undertaken by a team. Selection may be undertaken in an office environment or at the worksite.
Use of the core and filler will be as part of a fabrication and may be undertaken by an individual or a team. It may be undertaken in a workshop or factory environment or in the field and may be used to manufacture new products, prototypes and samples, or to make repairs.
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to select and use appropriate cores and fillers for a job from what is normally used by organisation, as well as what is available commercially. It includes purposes of cores and fillers, typical applications of core materials, strengths and weaknesses, and fabrication processes.
Some industry usage includes cores as a subset of reinforcing, but they are separated in this qualification for purposes of clarity.
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