Engineering Diploma

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Engineering Diploma Level 2 Unit 4 Producing
Engineering Solutions
This unit will give you the opportunity to
undertake your own project, producing an
engineered product or carrying out an engineering
service such as maintenance, installation or
commissioning.
As part of your duties, you will have to identify
what you need to do and plan the process. You
will need to take into account the machinery or
tools needed and select the materials required.
When you have finished, you will have to carry
out an inspection.
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L2 U4 Learning Outcomes

• Understand health and safety procedures,
  standards and risk assessment in engineering
  activities
• Be able to plan for an engineering product or
  services
• Be able to select suitable materials, parts or
  components for an engineered product or service
• Be able to use processes, tools and equipment to
  make an engineered product or carry out a
  service
• Be able to apply inspection techniques to the
  engineered product or service

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Engineering theme

• The engineering theme for this module will be
  based around pneumatics technology
• Pneumatics is the use of pressurised air to
  operate machines
• You will also gain an insight into mechanical and
  electronics systems
• You will asked to set up an electro-pneumatic
  sorting system
• You may also be asked to make a safety guard or a
  parts counting system
• A large part of this unit will involve looking at
  health and safety, risk assessments and planning

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Applications of pneumatics

• Automated Production machinery
• Food production and packaging
• Transportation systems
• Robotics
• Dentistry
• Mining

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The tasks for this unit are based around an
electro-pneumatic system for sorting parts.
Task 1 Carry out a health and safety analysis and
risk assessment for pneumatic system and write a
short report.

• Your report must cover the following
• What are the health and safety procedures and
  standards that are appropriate?
• Why could a risk assessment be necessary prior to
  the activity?
• Describe the responsibilities of yourself and
  others in relation to the engineering activity.
• What are the substances or processes where a risk
  assessment will be necessary for the engineering
  activity that you are about to carry out? State
  the reasons for this.
• Compare the health and safety responsibilities of
  yourself and others when working on the
  engineering activity that you have been given.
• Carry out a risk assessment identifying the
  hazards and risks, stating whether the risk is
  acceptable and how it can be controlled.

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Task 2 Produce a plan for the engineering
activity that you are required to carry out which
includes the following materials or components,
tools and equipment sequence of operations. Write
a short report.

• Your report must cover the following
• Explain the reason for using the sequence of
  operations and the choice of tools and equipment
  for your engineering activity plan.
• Once you have used your plan, identify and
  suggest possible improvements. Record and explain
  your suggestions and their intended results.
• Decide how you will inspect and test the system
  to decide if it is functioning correctly.

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Task 3 Use the plan to identify parts and
components for producing the system. Follow the
plan to build the system. Select and use
processes, tools and equipment in a safe manner.

• Your report must cover the following
• Explain and justify choices.
• Inspect the system to check it complies with
  plan.
• Record key measurements and compare results with
  the plan to assess compliance.
• Evaluate your use of inspection techniques and
  the results obtained.
• Explain what you have learnt during the process
  and what might be done differently.

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