Following the successful completion of a Knowledge Test, candidates can now progress to the Practical Test.

The practical test covers both Condition Setting and Mould Tool Mounting and is made of two sections A & B. Candidates must successfully complete both sections to gain the award.

Test Objectives:

In successful completion of the full test, the candidate will have demonstrated competence in the following areas:

• Underpinning knowledge of the equipment, material, quality, processing and safe working practice
• Ability to solve production/process fault(s) on different products and with different materials
• Effectively and safely mount a mould tool for the production of components
• Set an injection moulding machine using a condition setting sheet
• Optimise machine parameters to produce products of the correct quality standard in optimum cycle time
• Carry out operation and inspection procedures of all safety devices as recommended by British Plastics Federation
• Shut down the injection moulding machine in a safe and economical manner

Duration:

1 Day

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