Cigarette Maker Suction Chamber Maintenance Procedures Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and describe the function of each component in a cigarette maker suction chamber.
• Apply correct lockout/tagout procedures before commencing maintenance work.
• Demonstrate step-by-step disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly of the suction chamber.
• Evaluate wear patterns and diagnose common suction chamber faults.
• Implement preventive maintenance schedules to extend equipment life.
• Document maintenance activities and report anomalies in line with company standards.

Target Audience

Maintenance technicians, mechanical fitters, and machine operators involved in the upkeep of cigarette maker suction chambers in tobacco manufacturing facilities.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners must be employed in a maintenance or technical role within a tobacco manufacturing environment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions allow learners to apply theoretical knowledge to real equipment. Under supervision, they perform inspection, cleaning, component replacement, calibration, and diagnostics on a cigarette maker suction chamber simulator or actual machine.

Practical Activities

• Safety and Component Identification — Learners perform lock-out/tag-out on a suction chamber, then identify and label all major components. (2h)
• Inspection and Cleaning — Learners conduct a full inspection using checklists, then clean filters, ducts, and chamber interior. (3h)
• Seal and Filter Replacement — Learners replace worn seals and filters, ensuring proper fit and torque specifications. (3h)
• Calibration and Diagnostics — Learners calibrate pressure sensors and control valves, then diagnose a simulated fault. (2h)
• System Optimization and Integration — Learners optimize suction settings to reduce waste and integrate maintenance with production schedule. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.