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Conduct heat setting on technical textiles

Conduct heat setting on technical textiles

Unit of competency
National Code
MSTTN2008
State Code
BAU37
TGA Status
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
04/07/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
01/12/2016
Field of Education
030105 - Textile Making
Original Release Date
01/12/2016
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to conduct heat-setting processes on technical textiles. Technical textiles are textile products that have been manufactured for special technical performance and applications.The unit of competency applies to heat-setting operations on technical textiles. Heat setting is mainly conducted on synthetic technical textiles especially nylon and polyester. Heat setting is a process designed to give a technical textile dimensional stability or other permanent characteristic through heat-induced molecular change.Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Determine job requirements
  • 1.1 Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • 1.2 Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  • 1.3 Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  • 1.4 Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2 Prepare for heat-setting process
  • 2.1 Make appropriate checks to ensure that textile fabric or web is ready for heat-setting process
  • 2.2 Prepare work area according to WHS practices and workplace procedures
  • 2.3 Prepare and adjust heat-setting machine according to specifications required for work
  • 2.4 Report and record problems according to workplace procedures
3 Prepare technical textile for heat setting
  • 3.1 Conduct appropriate pre-heat-setting tests on technical textile, as required
  • 3.2 Fix technical textile into position on heat setting machine or conveyor
  • 3.3 Check job or batch requirements
4 Operate and monitor heat-setting machine
  • 4.1 Set temperature to achieve quick and even heat over width of technical textile
  • 4.2 Set duration of heating process according to job requirements
  • 4.3 Set other controls, such as conveyor speed, moisture and fans, according to job and process requirements
  • 4.4 Monitor technical textile and machine during heat-setting process to ensure quality, and safe and efficient operation
  • 4.5 Identify machine or process faults and take required action
  • 4.6 Remove technical textile from heat-setting machine and carry out dimensional and other tests, as required
  • 4.7 Direct technical textile to next operation
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
W7491 LMTTN2008B Conduct heat setting on technical textiles Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
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