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Question 1

name 2 hardwoods how are they sourced, their properties and uses?

Answer 1

OAK - quality furniture, cabinet making, boat building

BEECH - quality furniture, handles, chairs

more expensive than soft wood

Question 2

name 3 manufactured boards, describe and explain how they are sourced, their properties and uses.

Answer 2

plywood (laminated boards)
particle boards
fibre boards

all are man-made in factories and usually composed of natural woods and resin

Question 3

name 2 softwoods, describe and explain how they are sourced, their properties and uses.

Answer 3

RED CEDAR- decking, furniture, general construction, resists weather

PARANA PINE- furniture, used to manufacture plywood

Question 4

name 2 thermoFORMING plastics, describe and explain how they are sourced, their properties and uses.

Answer 4

ACRYLIC

POLYSTYRENE

these plastics can be re-heated and re-shaped in various ways

Question 5

name 2 thermoSETTING plastics, describe and explain how they are sourced, their properties and uses.

Answer 5

SILICONE

BAKELITE

these plastics cannot be heated and moulded once they have already been heated and moulded

Question 6

name 2 FERROUS metals, describe and explain how they are sourced, their properties and uses.

Answer 6

IRON- iron was formed by heating it to high temperatures and hammering into shape, used by romans

STAINLESS STEEL- used to make cutlery, resistant to rust

Question 6

name 2 NON-FERROUS metals, describe and explain how they are sourced, their properties and uses.

Answer 6

COPPER

ALUMINIUM

non ferrous metals are not magnetic

Question 7

what is a SMART material , give 2 examples

Answer 7

they change when you do something to them, and when you remove what is causing that change they return to their original form.

SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMA)

SELF-HEALING MATERIALS

Question 8

what is a MODERN material give examples

Answer 8

Concrete

aluminium

steel

graphene
are all commonly used modern materials,

Question 9

name 3 finishes for timber-based products

Answer 9

VARNISHING

WAX

WOOD STAIN

Question 10

product made from continuous flow production

Answer 10

paper

Question 10

products made from mass production

Answer 10

canned goods

Question 11

products made from batch production

Answer 11

baked goods

Question 12

products made from one-off production

Answer 12

a dress fitted specifically for the customer
OR
custom made guitar

Question 13

difference between mass and continuous flow production

Answer 13

continuous flow production means the machines run 24/7

mass production is when large quantities of a product are simultaneously / made at the same time.

Question 14

lean manufacturing

Answer 14

maximising productivity while simultaneously minimising waste

Question 15

planned OBSOLESCENCE

Answer 15

when a product is made so it works for a limited time then breaks down

Question 16

fairtrade

Answer 16

a symbol often seen on packaging, means the producer, eg the farmer is paid accordingly and fairly

Question 17

Just in Time (JIT)

Answer 17

ordering stock from suppliers when a product is needed

Question 18

quality assurance

Answer 18

part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled.

Question 19

pick and place assembly

Answer 19

use advanced vision systems to identify, grasp and move objects from one place to another