Certificate III in Saw Technology - FWP31019
TAFE NSW
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E
This qualification reflects the job role of Saw Technicians who service, maintain and align saw blades, knives and guides for timber sawmilling machines and other applications. Saw Technicians may also inspect, test, maintain and troubleshoot mechanical components on sawing machine centres to achieve sawing production rates and product tolerances.The elective groups and units of competency within this qualification can provide Saw Technicians with two pathway options. Saw Technicians can use the qualification to develop skills in performing general saw servicing operations or develop skills in saw maintenance engineering roles. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Apply knowledge of wood technology principles to end use applications
- Use structured problem-solving tools
- Organise and communicate information
- Implement safety, health and environment policies and procedures
- Replace tungsten tips
- Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components
- Align sawing production systems
- Replace Stellite tips
- Work effectively in the forest and forest products industry
- Manufacture profile cutters
- Assess and maintain saw blade and sawing machine performance
- Assess and maintain band saw wheels
- Assess and maintain cutter performance
- Contribute to team effectiveness
- Operate CNC equipment for grinding, tensioning and levelling saw blades
- Plan work activities
- Assess and maintain wide band saw blades
- Sharpen band saw blades
- Recondition saw guides
- Sharpen cutters using a straight knife grinder
- Sharpen circular saw blades
- Apply knowledge of timber properties, sawmill operations and sawmilling equipment
- Communicate and interact effectively in the workplace
- Produce templates
- Swage and shape saw blades
- Prepare and interpret sketches and drawings
- Use power tools/hand held operations
- Perform brazing and/or silver soldering
- Identify levelling and tensioning requirements for saw blades
- Use hand tools
- Apply principles of blade design to sawing procedures
- Hand sharpen knives and blades for commercial and domestic cutting services
- Join band saw blades
- Sharpen cutters in head using a straight knife grinder
- Sharpen tipped circular saw blades
- Apply 5S procedures
- Assess and maintain saw technology tools
- Apply statistics to operational processes
- Sharpen cutters in head using a profile knife grinder
- Perform routine gas metal arc welding
- Perform computations
- Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
- File and set saw blades for hand saws and circular saws
- Sharpen and position blades or knives in chipper, canter and reducer
- Replace saw blades, knives and guides
- Undertake manual handling
- Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding
- Perform engineering measurements
- Operate and maintain a table saw
- Maintain and contribute to energy efficiency
- Interpret technical drawing
- Level and tension circular saw blades
- Apply principles of timber and process optimisation in sawmill operations
