Mechanical Maintenance Block (AUEC2-006)
This unit identifies the training and development required in order that the learner can demonstrate that they are competent in being able to Prepare for the maintenance activities by obtaining all necessary information, documentation, tools and equipment required, and to plan how they intend to carry out the required maintenance activities and the sequence of operations they intend to use.
Description
Course Content
The learner will be required to select the appropriate equipment to use, based on the maintenance operations to be carried out and the type of mechanical equipment being maintained. This will include equipment such as gearboxes, pumps, machine tools, conveyor systems, work holding arrangements, engines, processing plant and equipment, and other organisation-specific equipment. They will be expected to use a variety of maintenance diagnostic techniques and procedures, such as gathering information from fault reports, using recognised fault finding techniques and diagnostic aids, measuring, inspecting and operating the equipment.
They will then be expected to dismantle, remove and replace/refit or repair any faulty units or components, on a variety of mechanical assemblies and sub-assemblies. This will include components such as shafts, bearings, couplings, gears, pulleys, clutches, brakes, levers and linkages, cams and followers, and other specific mechanical components. They will be expected to cover a range of maintenance activities, such as draining and removing fluids, releasing stored energy, labelling/proof marking to aid reassembly, dismantling components to the required level, dismantling components requiring pressure or expansion/contraction techniques, checking components for serviceability, replacing faulty components and `lifed’ items, setting, aligning and adjusting components, tightening fasteners to the required torque and making `off-load’ checks of the maintained equipment.
Prerequisites
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.