ICPPRN4130 — Set up for complex flexographic printing

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• set up a flexographic printing machine for a complex job on two occasions according to manufacturer and job specifications and enterprise procedures.

Knowledge evidence

• enterprise procedures, manufacturer specifications and work health and safety (WHS) risks and requirements for mounting and proofing flexographic plates
• enterprise procedures, manufacturer specifications and work health and safety (WHS) risks and requirements for installing printing cylinders or sleeves
• enterprise procedures, manufacturer specifications and work health and safety (WHS) risks and requirements for webbing up the machine and setting up the machine and delivery system
• enterprise procedures, manufacturer specifications and work health and safety (WHS) risks and requirements for slitting on the machine
• enterprise procedures, manufacturer specifications and work health and safety (WHS) risks and requirements for preparing and handling inks and additives
• enterprise procedures, manufacturer specifications and work health and safety (WHS) risks and requirements for production problems arising from not reading or understanding job specifications
• features, functions, and common faults for photopolymer plates, including advantages of thinness in processing printing
• features, functions, and common faults for photopolymer plates, including faults on new plates
• features, functions, and common faults for photopolymer plates, including types of solvents required
• features, functions, and common faults for photopolymer plates, including plate mounting procedures
• key features, functions, procedures, and common faults of web-fed machines and their transportation and delivery systems
• flexographic printing procedures, key features and adjustment parameters for common issues
• inks used in the printing process, their key qualities, functions, and common issues
• labelling and storage procedures of inks and additives, and ink shelf lives
• the PIV unit, its function and adjustment procedures
• the purpose or function of plasticisers and additives in flexographic inks
• the purpose or function of air blast in sheet delivery
• the purpose or function of using water treatment additives in a central impression drum and chill roller coolant system
• the procedure for determining reel position
• the procedure for graduating drying speeds of each progressive colour
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: incorrect unwind and rewind tension
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: excessive lay-on roller or slitter pressure
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: using an over-reduced ink
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: excessive final drying temperatures when printing polypropylene film
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: excessive print area tension and print pressure
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: excessive use of slow solvents
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: telescopic roll
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: picking when printing multi-coloured work
• the issues arising from the following errors, and their causes: lateral streaks in uneven printing
• checks and precautions required for minimising waste when preparing ink
• checks and precautions required on plates, cylinders and gears, including before and after installation
• checks and precautions required for ink viscosity while using ink pumps
• the advantages of centring all machine controls
• the advantages of gauging up and dry register prior to printing a job
• benefits of optical mounting and cushion mounts
• cold seals, procedures for forming them and common issues
• method through which substrate is pulled into the machine
• special end-use requirements
• zahn cups, their function and measurements, and issues that may arise in their use
• the angle chamber blades should be set at
• anilox rollers, their function, features, setup procedures and common issues that may arise
• jobs printed using a hexagonal cell configuration
• factors affecting drying rate of liquid and aqueous inks
• UV lamps, their operating range and precautions required
• hole punching procedures, their functions and key precautions
• instruments for identifying retained solvent trapped in print
• manufacturer manuals, enterprise procedure and work health and safety documentation, including their location and purpose

Foundation skills

• Writing: Completes records according to workplace requirements
• Numeracy: Interprets and analyses a range of mathematical information used in familiar and routine tasks
• Self-management: Complies with enterprise procedures relevant to own role; Implements actions according to instructions, making adjustments if necessary
• Teamwork: Collaborates with others to complete tasks according to requirements; Follows accepted communication practices and protocols when seeking approval
• Planning and organising: Takes responsibility for planning and organising own workload using analytical processes to decide on a course of action, and assembles resources required
• Problem solving: Identifies and takes responsibility for addressing predictable, and some less predictable, problems in familiar work contexts
• Technology: Reads data from electronic monitoring and control systems

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