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Evidence Guide: MEM26005 - Make basic moulds for composites fabrication

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MEM26005 - Make basic moulds for composites fabrication

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare materials

  1. Calculate surface area and required resin volume
  2. Develop cutting list for solid materials
  3. Mark out and cut out sheet materials, as required
  4. Calculate resin content
  5. Develop batch scale formulae for resin system
  6. Prepare any non-composite materials to be used
  7. Measure resin components and minimise wastes, as appropriate
  8. Identify and control hazards
  9. Check suitability of plug, including release angles and parting lines
  10. Prepare plug, including cleaning, repairing surface blemishes and applying release systems
  11. Mix resin system
  12. Fabricate mould and release mould from plug
  13. Detail mould, including buffing, filling and getting ready for production
  14. Identify routine and non-routine faults and take appropriate remedial action
  15. Recognise typical process and product problem/potential problem and take appropriate action
  16. Perform final verification to meet product requirements
Calculate surface area and required resin volume

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Develop cutting list for solid materials

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Mark out and cut out sheet materials, as required

Completed
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Calculate resin content

Completed
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Develop batch scale formulae for resin system

Completed
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Prepare any non-composite materials to be used

Completed
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Measure resin components and minimise wastes, as appropriate

Completed
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Identify and control hazards

Completed
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Check suitability of plug, including release angles and parting lines

Completed
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Prepare plug, including cleaning, repairing surface blemishes and applying release systems

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Mix resin system

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Fabricate mould and release mould from plug

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Detail mould, including buffing, filling and getting ready for production

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Identify routine and non-routine faults and take appropriate remedial action

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Recognise typical process and product problem/potential problem and take appropriate action

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Perform final verification to meet product requirements

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Determine product requirements

  1. Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)

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Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times

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Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs

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Identify product requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions and customer requests

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Interpret product requirements

  1. Determine features of mould including relief, parting lines and efficient lay-up
Determine features of mould including relief, parting lines and efficient lay-up

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Identify or develop procedure to make mould

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Select tooling and materials required to make mould

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Liaise with plug maker in relation to suitable plug

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Set up equipment/workplace

  1. Calculate surface area and required resin volume
Calculate surface area and required resin volume

Completed
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Develop cutting list for solid materials

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark out and cut out sheet materials, as required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calculate resin content

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop batch scale formulae for resin system

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare any non-composite materials to be used

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measure resin components and minimise wastes, as appropriate

  1. Identify and control hazards
Identify and control hazards

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check suitability of plug, including release angles and parting lines

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare plug, including cleaning, repairing surface blemishes and applying release systems

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabricate mould and release mould from plug

Completed
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Detail mould, including buffing, filling and getting ready for production

Completed
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Identify routine and non-routine faults and take appropriate remedial action

Completed
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Recognise typical process and product problem/potential problem and take appropriate action

Completed
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Perform final verification to meet product requirements

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Clean up and maintain equipment and anticipate common problems

  1. Label and store mould for future use
Label and store mould for future use

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Clean and replace tools ready for next use

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Undertake any required minor maintenance of tools/equipment

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Complete required logs and reports according to SOPs

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge
Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Routine faults include one (1) or more of the following:

gel coat sag

slow curing rates

blistering

wrinkles

pinholes

brush marks

poor surface finish

Non-routine faults include one (1) or more of the following:

release agents failure

mould release failure

warping or cracking after moulding

Typical process and product problems include one (1) or more of the following:

structural strength, rigidity and stability of the tooling

dimensional accuracy of the tooling

allowances in the design for shrinkage, deformations and alterations in the process from tooling to mould to finished composite product

placement of flanges, closures, fitments, supports, struts and stiffeners

variations in materials and/or contamination of materials