Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine job requirements
- Prepare for surface coating process
- Make appropriate checks to ensure that textile fabric is ready for surface coating process
- Prepare work area according to WHS practices and workplace procedures
- Obtain or prepare surface coating according to manufacturer instructions and specifications required for job
- Report and record problems according to workplace procedures
- Prepare technical textile for surface coating
- Operate and monitor surface coating machine
- Load coating mix or transfer sheet into machine reservoir for pick-up by knife, coating roller, gravure roller, rotary screen, laminating or tie coat machine, where applicable
- Set machine to correct heat, speed and thickness according to process and job requirements
- Undertake and monitor coating process to ensure application is according to job requirements and manufacturer instructions
- Remove coated technical textile from coating machine and conduct tests, as required
- Direct coated technical textile to next operation