Industrial manufacture Flashcards

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What do you look for in a quality control check?

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check materials when they arrive at factory: is it the right quantity, colour, look for faults, fabric width and dimensional stability

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How are quality control checks carried out?

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spot or randomly check in the production process according to the manufacturing specification- look at seam allowance, stitch length, correct components and check against end sample to make sure it looks right

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Define quality assurance

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quality is assured through designing and planning to make sure the product is consistently the same every time it is made- use of prototyping, sampling or modelling

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Mass production

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towels, socks, yarns

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Batch production

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highstreet clothing

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One off production

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wedding dress, costumes etc

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Pos and neg of Batch

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Pos= If something goes wrong, eg. doesn't sell well or stock is lost/damaged, isn't too much of a loss
Neg= Run out of stock very quickly
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pos and neg of mass

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pos= cheap, fast
neg= can be poor quality
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pos and neg of one off

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pos= unique, fits perfectly
neg= expensive and time consuming
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Sub assembly

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used to pre manufacture certain parts of a product and then join together - speeds up production process or because it requires specialist equipment like labels or machine embroidery

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Just In Time

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materials arrive at the factory just in time to save storage space which makes it cheaper, BUT can cause serious problems if late

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why do products have a lining

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makes it look luxurious, hides seams, adds texture/ warmth, prevent material from ‘sticking’ to tights for example

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Iron on interfacing

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Eg. Bondaweb- put in cuffs and collars to stiffen them and add stability, craft purposes like applique, makes sewing easier, make product look neater

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14
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examples of health and safety

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Hair ties back, chainmail gloves on cutting equipment

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Regular safeguards used in industry

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regular staff training, machine maintenance, correct safety clothing

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16
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How gay is nonny?

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100%

17
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Definition of Smart fabrics

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Smart CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO ITS ENVIRONMENT

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Examples of smart finishes

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thermochromic, photochromic and pressure (scratch and sniff) either sprayed on as a finish or added as a smart pigment to fabric paint or dye

19
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Microencapsulation

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Different micro-capsules embedded in the fibre or fabric
gives off an aromatic scent
can reduce body odour
can provide vitamins or reduce skin irritation

20
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Examples of modern fabrics and fibres

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Kevlar (bulletproof), Gpretex (rain and water proof), fastskin (mimics sharkskin)

21
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Nanotechnology

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ceramic fibres that a very strong (kevlar) and can be mixed together to make materials- so small they cannot be seen and therefore not woven

22
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Microfibres

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100X smaller than human hair and used for cleaning cloths and performance sportswear