Domain - Production Composites

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Level 2

Produce a composite item by casting

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3189 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and produce a composite item by casting.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Level 3

Lift, support, and secure large composite components safely

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26559 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to lift, support and secure large composite components safely.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce resin items to finished product specifications for composites

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Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 3160, unit standard 3161, unit standard 3162, unit standard 3184, and unit standard 3185.

29234 Unit Standard 30 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to select and prepare materials, resources, equipment, and consumables to produce resin items; produce resin items; demould laminated items; and prepare for and finish items to specifications.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a laminated polyester resin item to a product specification for composites
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 7 This unit standard, unit standard 3161, unit standard, 3162, unit standard 3184, and unit standard 3185 have been replaced by unit standard 29234.

3160 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to produce a laminated polyester resin item against a product specification by preparing for production, producing the item to a process specification, and carrying out specified safety precautions.

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Produce an epoxy resin item to a product specification for composites
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 7 This unit standard, unit standard 3160, unit standard 3162, unit standard 3184, and unit standard 3185 have been replaced by unit standard 29234.

3161 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to produce an epoxy resin item against a product specification by preparing for production, producing the item to a process specification, and carrying out specified safety precautions.

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Produce a vinylester resin item to a product specification for composites
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 7 This unit standard, unit standard 3160, unit standard, 3161, unit standard 3184, and unit standard 3185 have been replaced by unit standard 29234.

3162 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to produce a vinylester resin item against a product specification by preparing for production, producing the item to a process specification, and carrying out specified safety precautions.

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Produce a phenolic resin item to a product specification

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3164 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and produce a phenolic resin item to a product specification.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Deposit a polyester gel coat by hand

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3168 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and deposit a polyester gel coat by hand.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a cored laminate item

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3171 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and produce a cored laminate item.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a laminate item using a pre-wet machine

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3179 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare materials, equipment, and machine; and produce a laminate item using a pre-wet machine.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Prepare pre-form lamination materials for composites products

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3183 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare pre-form lamination materials for composites products.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Demould laminated items for composites
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 6 This unit standard, unit standard 3160, unit standard 3161, unit standard 3162, and unit standard 3184 have been replaced by unit standard 29234.

3185 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demould laminated items against a product specification by preparing for demoulding, demoulding the item to a process specification, and carrying out specified safety precautions.

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Finish composite products to specification

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3186 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment for finishing composite products; and finish composite products.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Calculate material quantities for composite production

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3193 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and calculate materials quantities for composite production.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Level 4

Describe resin infusion and injection processes for composites

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23036 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the vacuum resin infusion process for composites; the resin injection moulding process for composites; and the resin film infusion process for composites.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Touch up and restore gelcoat

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23254 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to touch up, and restore, gelcoat.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of gelcoat application equipment

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26560 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of gelcoat application equipment.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a composite item by resin transfer moulding (RTM) light

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26563 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment and produce a composite item using RMT light.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a laminated item using resins that cure at elevated temperatures

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3165 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and produce a laminated item using resins that cure at elevated temperatures.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a composite item using resin pre-impregnated reinforcement

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3166 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and produce a composite item using resin pre-impregnated reinforcement.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Deposit composite matrix with a depositor or chopper gun

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3167 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and deposit composite matrix with a depositor or chopper gun.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Deposit a polyester gel coat by spray method

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3169 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials, equipment, and spray machine, and deposit a polyester gel coat by spray method.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a composite laminate by vacuum bagging

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3170 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment and produce a laminate item by vacuum bagging.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a composite item by resin infusion

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3173 Unit Standard 7 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and produce a composite item using resin infusion.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Cure an item in an autoclave for composites

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3177 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and cure an item in an autoclave machine for composites.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce a plug or pattern for composites

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3181 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and produce a plug or pattern for composites.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Produce an open mould from a plug or pattern

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3182 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and produce an open mould from a plug or pattern.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Prepare a mould for moulding for composites
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 7 This unit standard, unit standard 3160, unit standard 3161, unit standard 3162, and unit standard 3185 have been replaced by unit standard 29234.

3184 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare a mould for moulding against a product specification by preparing for production and carrying out specified safety precautions.

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Attach fixings and fastenings to composite products

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3192 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment; and attach fixings and fastenings to composite products.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Test a composite laminate

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3196 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare equipment for testing and test a composite laminate.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Blend resin components to alter resin rheology for composites

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3198 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare materials and equipment, and blend resin components to alter resin rheology for composites.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Level 5

Generate and apply corrective iterative strategies to prevent identified operational composite process faults

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33052 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and evaluate operational process faults, generate and explain corrective iterative strategies to address the operational process faults, apply corrective iterative strategies, evaluate and report new operational process changes, in composite manufacturing.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Demonstrate knowledge of reaction rates and mechanisms in composite manufacture

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33053 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of reaction rate and terms, reaction mechanism and rate law, and the effect of temperature on reaction rate; explain the catalyst or hardener and its relevance to composite manufacture; and perform calculations and draw conclusions from rate measurements and rate laws that applies to composite manufacture.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Generate and apply corrective iterative strategies to prevent identified composite manufacturing product defects

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33054 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to; identify and evaluate product defects, generate and explain corrective iterative strategies to address the manufacturing product defects, apply corrective iterative strategies, and evaluate and report new manufacturing changes, to prevent composite manufacturing product defects.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Evaluate and apply a self-reflection review in a composite manufacturing setting

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33055 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to explain the benefits and process of self-reflection, and evaluate and apply self-reflection in own role in a composite manufacturing setting.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Level 6

Engineer a laminate to design criteria for composites
This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025.

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3188 Unit Standard 40 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to engineer a laminate and determine prototype performance to design criteria, calculate mechanical properties required, and engineer the laminate.

Standard-setting body:

Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council

Apply a problem-solving model to familiar and unfamiliar complex composite problems

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33051 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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People credited with this standard are able to: evaluate problem-solving models for familiar and unfamiliar complex composite problems, identify and analyse possible solutions; and apply a problem-solving model, implement solutions and review and evaluate the results.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

Test volatile organic compounds in a composite workplace for safety and worker protection

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33057 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: measure the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a composite workplace; determine acceptable levels of VOCs in the specified areas for risk analysis; and evaluate specified areas and provide recommendations for workplace safety and worker protection.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 136 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation

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