Materials And ScaleOffProduction

Question 1

What are the 3 types of materials we mostly use?

Answer 1

Wood, Metal & Plastic

Question 2

How many subsections of wood are there? Name Them.

Answer 2

3
Hardwood
Soft Wood
Man Made Board

Question 3

How many subsections of metal are there? Name Them.

Answer 3

2
Ferrous
Non Ferrous

Question 4

How many subsections of plastic are there? Name Them.

Answer 4

2
Thermo Plastics
Thermosetting Plastics

Question 5

Describe the sub sections of Wood. And give examples

Describe wood and give e.g.

Answer 5

Hard Woods lose their leafs in the winter and they take a long time to grow.
They are more dense
They are more expensive due to amoun tof time needed to grow.
Oak, Beech, Mahogany

Soft Woods
Less Dense
Never loose there leafs(Evergreen)
Grow much faster
Pine, Cedar

MMB
Made of scrap wood(dust, shavings & chips) that are compressed and stuck together.
Plywood, Mahogany, Fibre board.

Question 6

Describe the sub sections of Metal.

Describe metal and give e.g.

Answer 6

Ferrous metal are made from iron and are magnetic and they can rust if not protected.
Iron, Mild Steel, Carbon steel

Non-Ferrous metals are not made from iron and they are non-magnetic and don’t rust but they can oxidize(Copper) or tarnish(brass)
Copper, brass, aluminium

Question 7

Describe the sub sections of Plastic.

Describe plastic and give e.g.

Answer 7

• Thermosetting Plastics
  Once initially heated up and shaped it stays like that. No extra heating can make it change shape. Has great heat, electrical, chemical resistance.
  Urea Formaldehyde
• Termoplastics
  Can be heated up and shaped as many times as desired.
  Polypropelyne, polyystyrene

Question 8

I

Urea Formaldehyde Process

am

bored

Answer 8

Vid

Question 9

How many types of production are there and name them.

Answer 9

4
One Off
Batch
Mass
Continuous

Question 10

Desicribe One Off production

Answer 10

Unit Cost​

High​

Tools & Equipment​

General Tools​

Initial Investment​

Low​

Production Efficiency​

Low​

Labour Type​

High Skill Work Force​

Labour Cost​

High​

Question 11

Desicribe Batch production

Answer 11

Unit Cost
Medium​

Tools & Equipment
Specialised​

Initial Investment
Medium​

Production Efficiency
High & Medium​

Labour Type
Skilled/Semi-Skilled​

Labour Cost
Medium​

Question 12

Desicribe Mass production

Answer 12

Unit Cost​
Low

Tools & Equipment​
Specialised & Dedicated​

Initial Investment​
High

Production Efficiency​
High

Labour Type​
Semi-Skilled/Unskilled

Labour Cost​
Low

Question 13

Desicribe Continuous production

Answer 13

Unit Cost​
Low

Tools & Equipment​
Specialised & Dedicated​

Initial Investment​
High

Production Efficiency​
Very High

Labour Type​
Unskilled

Labour Cost​
Low