1.7 Digital design and manufacture (key terms)

Question 1

Computer aided design (CAD)

Answer 1

Using computers to draw in 2D or 3D and develop products

Question 2

Computer aided manufacture (CAM)

Answer 2

Using computer controlled equipment to machine materials

Question 3

Computer numerically controlled (CNC)

Answer 3

Using a program to convert CAD drawings to drive CAM equipment

Question 4

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Answer 4

Using software to virtually test products in liquid or gases

Question 5

Finite element analysis (FEA)

Answer 5

Using software to test components and products to identify potential stress or weak points

Question 6

Electronic point of sale (EPOS)

Answer 6

Shop tills or similar that use barcodes or computer entry to transmit customer orders to suppliers and manufactures

Question 7

Just in time (JiT) production

Answer 7

A production method that relies on material and components arriving at the point of manufacture, just in time for production

Question 8

Master production schedule (MPS)

Answer 8

A plan used to determine how many products will be made in a given time period

Question 9

Kanban

Answer 9

A system given to control the movement of materials and components form suppliers and through the factory

Question 10

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags

Answer 10

Small electronic devices that can be scanned and used to track items as they move through a factory and into dispatch

Question 11

Automatic guided vehicle (AGV)

Answer 11

Robots, similar to forklift trucks, used to carry materials and finished goods around a factory