Product Design Theory Flashcards
What is the definition of anthropometrics?
The measurement of the size and proportions of the human body
What is the definition of ergonomics?
-The scientific study of people
What are some examples of ergonomics?
-sounds eg. Fire alarm
-smell eg. Smell of gas
-sight eg. Visual distortion of road writing
What is bespoke/ one-off production?
-one-off products that are tailor-made specific to users needs.
-give an example of a product made in bespoke/ one off manufacture?
-suits
-ceramics
-jewellery
What is batch production?
-Batch production is used when a greater numbers of products are required, but doesn’t need continuous production
What is an example of a product made in batch production
-seasonal goods eg. Christmas decorations/ Easter eggs
What is mass/line production?
-continuous production, when a high number of products is needed to be made quickly and consistently
-What products are made in line/mass production?
-pens
What is quick response manufacture?
-when production is triggered by consumer demand and not through traditional methods.
-What is the BSI?
-British standards institution, has a bunch of standards that any product sold in England must adhere to.
-Has the kite mark as the logo
What is iso?
-International organisation for standards
- SO has worldwide standards, which the member countries can test for, allowing companies to extend markets and trade in other countries.
What is the CE?
-confirmative European
-This is not a tested standard. However, the letter CE appear on electronic devices show how they’ve been tested and are safe.
What is the UKCA?
-shows that a product meets the UK standards for safety
What is the WEEE directive?
-waste from electrical and electronic equipment
What is the FSC?
-Forest stewardship Council
-The label is given to ethnically produced wood
What dose COSHH stand for?
-Control of substances, hazardous to health
What is a hardwood?
-hard woods come from delicious trees, which lose their leaves in winter
-give an example of three hardwoods?
-Oak
-Teak
-Beech
-What is a softwood?
-softwoods come from coniferous trees
-Give an example of three softwoods
-pine
-Spruce
-Cedar
What is tracked Farming?
-using a feller brancher to harvest of strip of trees in a set area.
-What is a polymer?
-a long chain of monomers that make up a Thermoplastic or a Thermo setting plastic
What is vacuum forming?
-vacuum forming is when is sheets of plastic (usually HIPS) is heated up, then vacuumed over a mold with a tapered edge, so that it forms the shape of a mold.
-What is thermoforming?
-when a sheet of plastic is heated up and then mould is pressed onto the surface of the polymer whilst the plastic is vacuumed into shape at the same time
-what is line bending
-A strip of heat used to bend sheet polymers
-What is extrusion?
-extrusion is when plastic is pushed through a die to form tubes, piping, etc. the flow of plastic is continuous and comes through a hopper into a screw like contraction, after it then goes through a cooling tube to set it.
-What is injection moulding?
-injection moulding is when a polymer is melted, and then is injected into mould at high speeds so that it forms the shape of the mould.
-what is blowmolding?
-When an extruded piece of plastic runs into a mould, air is then blown into this, the pressure from the air causes the extruded plastic to form the shape of the mould
What is compression moulding?
-plastic is placed into a heated mould, a hydraulic press, then compresses the plastic so that it melts and forms the shape of the mould
-what products are made through vacuum forming?
-yoghurt, pots
-Packaging
-What products are made for thermoforming?
-plastic containers
-what products are made through extrusion?
-hollow tubes,
-pipes
-T sections
-what products are made through injection moulding?
-Lego
-computer mouses
-what products are made from blowmolding?
-drinks bottles
-laundry detergent containers
-cleaning product bottles
-what is made through compression moulding?
-electrical sockets
-What is sandcasting?
-when the mould is made from sand,
Sand takes the shape of an existing product and is then filled with molten metal.
-what products are made from Sand casting?
-carriage wheels, woodworking, clamps, drain covers
-what is high-pressure die casting?
-When molten metal is stored in a chamber, a pneumatic hydraulic plunger, then forces a shot of molten metal into a mould at a high pressure
-what products are made from high-pressure die-casting?
-locks, gears
-toy cars
-what is gravity diecasting?
-When molten metal is poured into mould and gravity is relied on to fill the mould properly
-What products are made from gravity diecasting?
-machinery
-What is press forming?
-when sheet metal is pressed into 3-D shapes using metal presses (hydraulic press) and moulds.
-what products are made from press Forming?
-car body panels
-metal seats
-What is drop forging?
-when you shape hot metal into the shape, the metal isn’t molten however can still be worked with easily
-what products are made from drop forging
-spanner, pliers, screwdriver
-What is spinning?
-spinning a metal at high speeds and pushed over a former to form the shape of the metal
-What products are made from spinning?
-kettles, saucepans
-what is wrought iron forging?
-when metal is shaped using hammers
-The metal is hit and bent in to shape
-what products are made through wrought iron forging?
-horse shoes
-fences
-what is Bending?
-when sheet metal is bent into shape using a hydraulic press
-what is rolling?
-when stock metal is passed through rollers to reduce the thickness
-What is MiG welding?
-when inert gas is used to heat up a filler rod to join two metal metals.
-what is TIG welding?
-tungstead inert gas is used to heat a localised area to join metals. This is through the use of a non combustable electrode
-what is brazing?
-when a brazing torch is used to heat two dissimilar metals in order to join them.
What are the characteristics of low carbon steel?
- iron with 0.3 percent carbon
- stiff and strong
- uses: nuts, bolts, washes
What are the characteristics of medium carbon steel?
-iron with an addition of 0.6% carbon
-strong and extremely hard
-uses: Guardening tools, drain covers
-what are the characteristics of cast iron?
-iron with an add of 2 percent carbon
-hard and rigid
-uses: machine parts, brake disks