results to inform future practice Required Knowledge: behaviour and applications of polymer materials operating principles of plastics processing methods principles and processes of plastics product and tool design product design detailing implications of product design for tool design factors that affect decisions in the design process principles of design for manufacture and assembly capabilities and limitations of additive manufacturing technologies additive manufacturing file types, printing parameters, support requirements aspects of tool design; cooling, mounting risk management strategies quality procedures relevant Federal, State or Territory legislation and local government legislation, regulations and standards sustainability implications for tool design for plastics safe work practices RANGE STATEMENT The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. Plastic product Products produced from polymer materials across a broad range of processing applications, such as: injection moulding; blow moulding, and/or extrusion, within the plastics industry. Tool requirements The tools or part tools required to form plastics products which may include details of: gating methods, such as: standard gate valve gate edge gate fan gate submarine gate taper / draft angles cooling ejection / release methods
results to inform future practice Required Knowledge: behaviour and applications of polymer materials operating principles of plastics processing methods principles and processes of plastics product and tool design product design detailing implications of product design for tool design factors that affect decisions in the design process principles of design for manufacture and assembly capabilities and limitations of additive manufacturing technologies additive manufacturing file types, printing parameters, support requirements aspects of tool design; cooling, mounting risk management strategies quality procedures relevant Federal, State or Territory legislation and local government legislation, regulations and standards sustainability implications for tool design for plastics safe work practices RANGE STATEMENT The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. Plastic product Products produced from polymer materials across a broad range of processing applications, such as: injection moulding; blow moulding, and/or extrusion, within the plastics industry. Tool requirements The tools or part tools required to form plastics products which may include details of: gating methods, such as: standard gate valve gate edge gate fan gate submarine gate taper / draft angles cooling ejection / release methods
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