Control cutting and creasing machinery
Overview
This standard is for print finishers who work on cutting and creasing machinery. They will be expected to control the equipment whilst running production jobs.
You must show that you can:
- make cutting and creasing machinery ready for production
run cutting and creasing machinery
This involves:- identifying the job requirements;
- checking that cutting and creasing machinery is working properly;
- checking that safety devices are working properly;
- running cutting and creasing machinery safely;
- adjusting settings, where necessary to maintain the required standards;
- checking work meets the required standards;
- identifying faults and taking action to deal with them;
- unloading and stacking finished products
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Make cutting and creasing machinery ready for production
- check you have all the details required for work
- confirm you have enough materials of the right type to meet specifications
- report issues where materials provided are not correct or sufficient to the appropriate person(s)
- confirm work areas are safe and ready for production
- load materials following standard operating procedures
- check cutting formes matches specifications
- set up cutting and creasing machinery to meet specifications
- check materials are fed squarely into machines following standard operating procedures
- check position of cuts and creases meet specifications
- confirm material is cut and creased squarely and delivered without damage
- check cut size is within variations allowed by your company
- check machinery runs at the intended speed
- produce samples and confirm they match specifications
- make adjustments when standards are not met
- report to the appropriate person(s) if the standards cannot be met
Run cutting and creasing machinery
- run cutting and creasing machinery at the required speed following safe working practices
- keep up the supply of materials throughout the run following standard operating procedures
- check quality standards are met following standard operating procedures
- identify production faults which result in unacceptable variation in cut size or position,ragged cuts, uneven or misaligned creases or marking, damage or distortion to the product
- make running repairs to formes and replace materials to meet specifications
- correct any faults within the limits of your responsibility
- report any faults outside your area of responsibility to the appropriate person(s)
- check machinery is safe to operate, once faults have been corrected
- record production and quality assurance details following standard operating procedures
- remove waste following standard operating procedures
- stack work using approved methods
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
Make cutting and creasing machinery ready for production
- details needed for work
- principles of cutting and creasing machinery
- sequence of set up tasks for cutting and creasing
- how to synchronise cutting and creasing standards
- types of material most at risk of marking
- the types of forme materials – cutting rules, creasing rules, rubbers, stripping aids
- risks associated with making ready cutting and creasing machinery and how to avoid them
- common cutting and creasing faults, what causes them and how to prevent them
- emergency shut down procedures
Run cutting and creasing machinery
10. your company's quality standards
11. principles of cutting and creasing
12. risks associated with running machines and how to avoid them
13. when to replace forme materials, including cutting rule, creasing rules, rubbers, stripping aids
14. common cutting and creasing faults, what causes them and how to correct them
15. other faults that can occur during cutting and creasing
16. how to recognise when you should correct faults yourself and when you should ask for help
17. who to report faults to
18. procedures for removal of waste from machinery
19. production and quality assurance records you are required to keep
Scope/range
Make cutting and creasing machinery ready for production
You must show that:
- you obtain the following types of material:
1.1 input materials (which may be output from the printing process)
1.2 processing materials - you can confirm that machinery is ready for production by:
2.1 visual examination
2.2 test run
2.3 checking the control settings - you check the quality of samples against your company's quality standards for:
3.1 the position of cuts and creases
3.2 the cleanness of cuts and creases
Run cutting and creasing machinery
You must show that: - you identify and report the following types of faults:
4.1 damage to output
4.2 output out of specification
4.3 recurring machine faults
4.4 machine faults which require others' expertise to rectify