Manufacturing Principles

Question 1

Name some Engineering departments within a factory (4)

Answer 1

Design
Quality
Sales
Planning

Question 2

What are some Manufacturing sectors or organisations (4)

Answer 2

Mechanical
Electrical
Aeronautical
Automotive

Question 3

What is General purpose equipment (1)

Answer 3

Tools or machines that can be used to produce a wide range of parts and components

Question 4

Name the Production methods (3)

Answer 4

Mass
Batch- a fixed number of pruducts normally a few hundred
Jobbing- one singular product or only a few

Question 5

Production requirments to manufacture components other than health and safety (4)

Answer 5

Material
Speeds and feeds
Tools and equipment
Processes

Question 6

Production drawing will contain… (5)

Answer 6

Material
Dinensions
Tolerance
Surface texture
Classes of fit

Question 7

Name some Non permanent fixings (4)

Answer 7

Screws
Bearings
Keys
Pins

Question 8

Name some Permanent fixings (3)

Answer 8

Soldering
Welding
Riviting

Question 9

What forms are non-ferrous material supplied in (4)

Answer 9

Sheet
Tube
Wire
Bar

Question 10

Name some Indirect costs (4)

Answer 10

Heating
Insurance
Rent and rates
Advertising

Question 11

Name some Direct costs (3)

Answer 11

Labour
Material
Tools/ equipment

Question 12

Flow chart of stages of the lathe

Answer 12

Cut material
De-bur
Quality check
Secure in chuck
Centre work peice
Quality check 
Machine component 
Quality check
If fail scrap if not then It goes to customer

Question 13

What is ductility and what is hardness (2)

Answer 13

Ductility- the ability to be drawn out into a thin wire without breaking

Hardness- the ability to resist wear and indentation