This unit covers setting up and operating a range of mechanical cutting and holing equipment and applies to sawing, shearing, cropping and/or holing and includes setting up and operating a range of equipment. Examples of machines that could be covered include guillotines, croppers, cold saws, band saws, automatic saws etc. Typical applications of this unit may include cutting for manufacture, production cutting and cutting of materials selected from stores in a maintenance environment. The unit does not cover hand or hand held power tools used for cutting e.g. circular saws, nibblers and side grinder. These skills are covered by Unit MEM18001C (Use hand tools) and Unit MEM18002B (Use power tools/hand held operations). This unit does not include the skills required for operational maintenance of the equipment used. Topics include: Cutting Methods, Metal Turning, Drill Press, Metal Shears, Cold Saw & Band Saw.

this unit of competency you will have developed the knowledge and skills to select the correct and interpret a technical drawing. As a result, you will be able to apply these skills to interpret technical drawing.

This unit covers recognising common materials used in engineering, assisting in the selection of a material for a specific application, and using test results to evaluate the properties of materials. Topic covered include: Topic 1 - Properties of Materials: MEM30007-RQ-01 Topic 2 - Properties Data: MEM30007-RQ-02 Topic 3 - Materials Testing: MEM30007-RQ-03 Topic 4 - Structure and Properties: MEM30007-RQ-04 Topic 5 - Processing of Materials: MEM30007-RQ-05 Topic 6 - Selection of Materials: MEM30007-RQ-06 Topic 7 - Safety Parameters: MEM30007-RQ-07