BTEC International Level 3 Engineering

Unit 30: Mechanical Measurement and Inspection Technology — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 30 (Mechanical Measurement and Inspection Technology) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH15 criteria

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

7 criteria

A.P1Apply the principles of limits and fits and tolerances to design a range of limit gauges.

B.P2Measure, using three different types of mechanical measurement equipment, a range of component features.

B.P3Select two different types of comparator and gauges and inspect a range of component features.

C.P4Explain how the principles of statistics and graphical analysis are applied to represent and display variation found during inspection.

C.P5Design and use a statistical process control procedure involving variable control and attribute charts.

D.P6Design a process capability study.

D.P7Perform a process capability study to establish if a machine is capable of producing components to the required precision.

Merit

5 criteria

A.M1Analyse, including the use of slip gauges, how different limit gauges rely on the principles of limits and fits and tolerances.

B.M2Measure accurately and precisely, using three different types of mechanical measurement equipment, a range of component features.

B.M3Compare the capabilities and use of two different types of comparator against different types of gauges used to inspect a range of component features.

C.M4Analyse, an in-control process using a statistical process control procedure involving variable control and attribute charts in relation to effectiveness of variation control and the outcomes from their use.

D.M5Analyse as part of a process capability study the accuracy of a process and produce a modified control chart, explaining its use.

Distinction

3 criteria

A.D1Evaluate, using language that is technically correct and of a high standard, the design of limit gauges that are fit for purpose and rely on the principles of limits and fits, tolerances and the use of slip gauges as a reference to the standard.

B.D2Evaluate the resolution and measurement of uncertainty for comparators and/or gauges against the mechanical measurement equipment used to inspect a range of components.

CD.D3Evaluate how statistics have influenced the design and successful use of process control charts and a capability study to demonstrate where an improvement to the process can be achieved

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

ApplyMeasureSelectExplainDesignPerformAnalyseCompareEvaluate

Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

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