Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering Level 2

Mandatory Units (All three units must be taken and are applicable to all pathways)

• Unit 1: Complying with Statutory Regulations and Organisational Safety Requirements
• Unit 2: Using and Interpreting Engineering Data and Documentation
• Unit 3: Working Efficiently and Effectively in Engineering

Pathways:

Machine Operating
Must complete one of the following units:

• Unit 4: Operating Capstan or Turret Lathes
• Unit 5: Operating Centre Lathes
• Unit 6: Operating Single Spindle Automatic Turning Machines
• Unit 7: Operating Multi-Spindle Automatic Turning Machines
• Unit 8: Operating Milling Machines
• Unit 9: Operating Single and Multi-Spindle Drilling Machines
• Unit 10: Operating Grinding Machines
• Unit 11: Operating Special-Purpose Machines
• Unit 12: Operating Gear Cutting Machines
• Unit 13: Operating Electro Discharge Machines
• Unit 14: Operating Honing and Lapping Machines
• Unit 15: Operating Broaching Machines
• Unit 16: Operating Shaping, Planing or Slotting Machines
• Unit 17: Operating Gear Grinding Machines
• Unit 18: Operating Power Presses

NC/CNC Machine Operating
Must complete one of the following units:

• Unit 19: Operating NC/CNC Turning Machines
• Unit 20: Operating CNC Milling Machines
• Unit 21: Operating NC/CNC Grinding Machines
• Unit 22: Operating NC/CNC Punching Machines
• Unit 23: Operating CNC Laser Profiling Machines
• Unit 24: Operating NC/CNC Electro Discharge Machines
• Unit 25: Operating NC/CNC Gear Cutting Machines
• Unit 26: Operating NC/CNC Machining Centres

Production Assembly
Must complete one of the following units:

• Unit 27: Producing Mechanical Sub-Assemblies/Assemblies
• Unit 28: Assembling Fluid Power Components to Mechanical Equipment
• Unit 29: Assembling Electrical or Electronic Components to Mechanical Equipment
• Unit 30: Assembling Pipework Components to Mechanical Equipment

Composite Manufacture
Must complete two of the following units:

• Unit 31: Producing Composite Mouldings using Wet Lay-Up Techniques
• Unit 32: Producing Composite Mouldings using Pre-Preg Laminating Techniques
• Unit 33: Producing Components by Acrylic Moulding
• Unit 34: Vacuum Forming Composite Materials
• Unit 35: Trimming Composite Mouldings using Hand Tools
• Unit 36: Identifying Defects in Composite Mouldings
• Unit 37: Carrying Out Repairs to Composite Mouldings
• Unit 38: Applying Surface Finishes to Composite Mouldings
• Unit 39: Bonding Composite Mouldings
• Unit 40: Producing Composite Assemblies

Optical Engineering
Must complete the following unit:

• Unit 41: Carrying Out Inspection Activities on Optical Components

Plus one more unit from the following:

• Unit 42: Operating Infra-Red / Special Material Lens Process Machines
• Unit 43: Operating Optical Glass Lens Process Machines
• Unit 44: Operating Optical Prism and Flat Process Machines
• Unit 45: Operating CNC Aspheric Optical and Diamond Turning Machines
• Unit 46: Operating NC/CNC Optical Grinding and Polishing Machines
• Unit 47: Operating Optical Cylinder and Dome Process Machines
• Unit 48: Operating Vacuum Coating Optical Process Machines
• Unit 49: Operating Optical Plastic Process Machines