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mass production

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the production of large quantities of a standardised article by an automated mechanical process

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continuous production

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highly automated production of large quantities 24/7 to maximise productivity

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why might you use continuous production

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-if you know the product is always going to be in high demand e.g nappies
-has to be simplistic with limited components

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advantages of continuous production

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+cheaper for the user
+cheap labour due to minimal workers required

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disadvantages of continuous production

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-initial set up costs high
-quality control issues

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batch production

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made in specific quantities e.g 12 or 1000
labour intensive

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advantages of batch production

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+can be altered to meet demands

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disadvantages of batch production

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-initial set up costs high

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one off production

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one product made at a time, very labour intensive

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advantages of one off production

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+unique
+have to answer client brief exactly

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disadvantages of one off production

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-requires skilled worker
-more expensive
-labour costs expensive

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fabrication

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components joined together by nuts and bolts, welding, riveting

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moulding

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plastics moulded into different forms
casing can be injection moulding
PET bottles can be blow moulded

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sintering

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making objects from powder, by heating the material until particles adhere to each other

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laminating

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bonded layers of materials with bonding agent to form intricate shapes and forms that are much stronger than original

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stamping

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pressing or stamping shapes under high pressure into a former sheet material

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milling

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shaping product from solid block of material

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turning

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rotating materials in a lathe to achieve cylindrical shapes

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injection moulding

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injecting molten material under high pressure into a mould or die to achieve certain form

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extrusion

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pulling or pushing softened material through a specially shaped die to achieve different material properties

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bonding

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gluing or joining different materials together under high pressure to produce sheet form of materials

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casting

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material in liquid form poured into a prepared mould
no waste

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cutting/wasting

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material removed to create desired shape

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shaping and forming

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bending material or laminating wood to form a shape

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assembly line disadvantages
-work can be repetitive and boring -no job satisfaction
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assembly line advantages
low level skill and training
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cell production advantages
better quality products
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just in time manufacturing
only buy enough stock for immediate use, saves on manufacturing costs
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advantages of just in time manufacturing
+no large warehouses filled with stock +not tied up in material ands stock standing +if change in product the manufacturing can be changed quickly
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using standardised parts and components
used to reduce costs e.g nuts and bolts, screws springs or circuit boards
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advantages of using standardised parts and components
+don't have to specialise in creating own product +concentrate time on product +no space required to manufacture them +save costs
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disadvantages of using standardised parts and components
-quality not guaranteed -dependant on other company for delivery -dependant on external factors like if the company go on strike
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primary processing
1.buying raw material, forward ordering 2.processing of material
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secondary processing
3.assembly of components 4.finishing 5.packaging
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what are the tools used in batch production
jigs, former, template, pattern and mould
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blow moulding
-used to manufacture bottles or any hollow containers -heated plastic granules injection moulded into mould where air forces the plastic to the sides to create the shape, cooled then extracted
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rotational moulding
-used to manufacture hollow plastic products -moulds loaded with thermoplastic powder rotated in a heated chamber until it covers all the insides of the mould, cooled then extracted
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thermoforming
-sheet plastic is heated then enclosed by the moulds it sits between and a vacuum is applied through the lower mould -mostly used for rigid food packaging
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vacuum forming
-sheet plastic is stretched into a single-surface mould and held against the mould by applying a vacuum
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calendaring
-thermoplastic fed into heated rollers a set distance apart to create the right thickness, chilled on the final roller -creates sheet, film and coating materials
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press forming/ deep drawing
-pressing sheet metal into 3D shapes e.g sinks
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3D printing
making three-dimensional solid object of any shape from a virtual model using plastic filament
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laser cutting
form of cutting and decorating material using a fine beam of light controlled by a CNC machine
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plasma cutting
stream of ionised gas that becomes so hot it vaporises the metal being cut
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blanking and piercing
blanking- when a part to be used is punched out of a sheet of metal piercing- sheet of metal having a hole punched through it
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dip moulding
simple and cheap method of manufacturing shapes where a shape is dipped into a melted plastic
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sand casting
low cost method of casting metal in sand moulds, used for one-off or low volume products
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steam bending
the moistening of certain woods to make it more pliable (flexible)
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me when I hate cutting
die cutting -process for cutting, perforating and creasing thin sheets of material to create things like stickers
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brazing
forming permanent joints in metal by melting a brazing rod at 880°C between two parts
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TIG welding
precise and high quality form of electric arc welding that uses non-consumable tungsten electrode

A-Level Product Design (8 decks)

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