Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm job specifications
- Install tampons (printing pads) into machine
- Set up fixtures onto machine bed
- Select and prepare inks and additives
- Inks and additives are selected according to job specifications and end-user requirements
- Quality and suitability of inks and additives are checked and appropriate action is taken
- Inks and additives are prepared according to OHS requirements and manufacturer's/supplier's instructions with suitable precautions to minimise waste
- Correct colour and weight/volume of ink are mixed and prepared to match the requirements of the printing process and routine job specifications
- Formulation of the ink, colour match and the approved colour are appropriately recorded
- Inks and additives are appropriately labelled, handled and stored according to manufacturer's/ supplier's instructions to prevent damage and hazards to personnel and prolong shelf life
- Set up machine for basic pad printing
- Plate holder is set up and adjusted according to job specifications
- Appropriate plate and plate holder are selected and plate is secured into plate holder
- Tampons are set up and adjusted according to job specifications
- Spatula and doctor blade are set up and adjusted according to the requirements of the pad printing process and routine job specifications OR
- Ink cup is set up and adjusted according to job specifications
- Set up manual pre- and post-treatment processes
- Conduct proof run
- Material to be used for proof is organised correctly
- Machine is operated according to manufacturer's requirements and enterprise procedures to produce a specified proof
- Proof is visually inspected and/or tested or laboratory testing is organised according to enterprise procedures
- Production does not commence without client approval or authority where appropriate
- Results are interpreted and adjustments are carried out according to product and machine specifications