LECTURE 1 & 2 Flashcards
What does CNC stand for?
Computer Numerical Control
What does DFMA stand for?
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
What are metals with high melting points called?
REFRACTORY METALS (Tungsten)
Manufacturing originally meant
Made by Hand
Manufacturing now means
Made by machine
For a product to be manufactured, it must be
Made by a machine in quantity
Modern prototyping facilities are called
Makerspaces, because production quantity is low
A car is
Assembled from manufactured parts
A design should be manufacturable with
the least possible operations, simplest operations possible
Stock Material
created by refining and processing raw material into a more convenient form
Bar Stock or Barstock
rods of solid cross-section, such as round, half round, square, rectangular, hexagonal, octagonal, and triangular
Strip Stock
the special case where a rectangular cross-section is thin and wide
Pipe Stock
the special case where the hollow rod has a circular cross-section
Structural Stock
Solid rods of compound cross-sections, such as I-Section, T-section, Angle and Channel.
Used primarily for building structures, such as bridges, chassis or gantry, etc.
Rail Stock
a special case of structural stock intended as rails for wheels or rollers. Used for locomotive tracks and overhead cranes.
Wire Stock
wire-based material, such as rope, cable, and mesh. Used for nails, springs, chain, fencing, concrete reinforcing, etc.