general DT Flashcards

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What are the 4 types of intellectual property?

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  • patent
  • registered design
  • trade mark
  • copy right
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Which IP can be applied to new, previously undisclosed designs and how long does it last?

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  • Patent
  • lasts 20 years if annual fees are paid
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What IP protects the way a product looks and how long does it last?

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  • Registered design
  • lasts 3 years un-registered, 25 years registered (renewed every 5 years)
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What IP protects a distinctive design (name, logo, colours shapes etc) and how long does it last?

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  • Trademark (R)
  • registered for 10 years (renewed every 10 years)
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What IP protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself and how long does it last?

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  • Copyright (C)
  • automatic right lasting 70 years after the death of the author
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What are the 4 stages of the product life cycle and what are their characteristics?

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INTRODUCTION - Low profit, investing in advertising
GROWTH - Sales increase, costs still high but profits increase
MATURITY - Sales and profit at their highest, market is saturated
DECLINE - sales begin to decrease

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Define “incremental development”

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Extending the life of a product by making small changes to it in hopes of increasing profit again with another ‘growth’ period

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Define “project management”

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The process of leading a the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraint

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Define the term “critical path”

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The most important points in the products development that must be met in order to meet deadlines

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What are the 4 plastic processes?

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  • blow moulding
  • extrusion
  • injection moulding
  • vacuum forming
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Describe the process of blow moulding

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  • plastic pellets melted down
  • molten plastic extruded through DIE to create a PARISON
  • mould clamped around PARISON
  • compressed air pushes through BLOWPIN inserted into mould, presses plastic to the mould
  • mould cooled and product is released
  • product trimmed
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What products are blow moulding used for?

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plastic bottles (for drinks, cleaning supplies etc) and watering cans

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Describe the process of extrusion

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  • plastic pellets dropped from HOPPER into BARREL
  • the ARCHIMEDES SCREW (driven by screw motor) transports the plastic through the barrel where external heaters and friction melt the plastic
  • molten plastic forced through the DIE at the end of the barrel and cut into lengths
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Describe the process of vacuum forming

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  • plastic sheet heated to become flexible
  • air blown upward into plastic to stretch it
  • mould is pushed up into the plastic
  • the air is vacuumed from under the plastic, forcing it into the shape of the form
  • plastic is cooled, released and trimmed
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What are the 5 stages of a risk assessment?

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  • identify hazard
  • who might be harmed and how
  • evaluate potential for risk
  • record
  • review as details change
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Why do a risk assessment?

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  • safer work environment
  • employer doesn’t get sued
  • reduced staff absence
  • better moral at work therefor higher productivity
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What are 3 negatives of fossil fuels?

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  • produces greenhouse gas
  • non renewable
  • air pollution
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What are 3 positives of fossil fuels?

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  • reliable
  • relatively low cost
  • readily available
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What are 3 negatives of nuclear fuels?

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  • high initial cost to build
  • nuclear waste is damaging
  • can be dangerous (Chernobyl)
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What are 2 positives of nuclear fuels?

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  • no CO2 is produced
  • reliable
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What are 2 positives of solar energy?

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  • environmentally friendly (no CO2)
  • relatively inexpensive
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What are 2 negatives of solar energy?

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  • unreliable (especially where it is not always sunny)
  • takes up a lot of space
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What are 2 positives of hydro energy?

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  • environmentally friendly (renewable)
  • controllable
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What are 2 negatives of hydro energy?

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  • harmful to wildlife
  • expensive to build
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What are 2 positives of wind energy?
- environmentally friendly - renewable
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What are 2 negatives of wind energy?
- unreliable (not always strong winds) - many do not like the look
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Define a progressive bundle
production is progressed through a manufacturing line each person manufacturing a stage of the process
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what are the positives and negatives of a progressive bundle?
pro - each person becomes highly skilled at their task, becoming fast and accurate con - requires a large workforce - each person may not see the 'bigger picture'
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Define cell production
a group of people focus on one aspect of the manufacture of a product before passing it on to the next group
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What are the positives and negatives of cell production?
pro - people become skilled in their task - working as a team (cell) to improve quality con - must be highly accurate for final assembly of a product
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Define 'total quality manufacturing'
all members of the organization contribute towards ensuring a high-quality product and improvements in manufacturing techniques
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Define 'product champion'
individual with passion and belief in a product. They are prepared to 'champion' the product and ensure it is at the forefront of the minds of investors, business leaders financers and developers
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Define entrepreneur
someone with drive to take risks in order to solve business/consumer problems. they have foresight for a product and persuade others to finance it.
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What are the benefits of flat pack furniture?
- space saving (environmentally friendly) - easier to transport with minimal damage - reduced manufacturing costs
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What are the negatives of flat pack furniture?
- can weaken over time (bad for the environment) - some find assembly difficult - pieces can be easily lost
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What are the stages of making cellulose-based board?
- trees felled - debarked and chipped - broken down with ACETIC ACID (lignin bond broken down to make pulp) - pulp bleached - internal sizing agent/fillers (alters properties) - passed through rollers (smooths and dries) - external sizing agent (for surface quality)