Product Design Yr09 Sum1

Question 1

1.1 one off production

Answer 1

When only one product is made at a time.

Question 2

1.2 batch production

Answer 2

A specific quantity (batch) of identical products are produced at a time.

Question 3

1.3 mass production

Answer 3

Products are manufactured in very large quantities.

Question 4

1.4 quality assurance

Answer 4

The guarantee, given by manufacturers, that their products meet standards of quality.

Question 5

1.5 quality control

Answer 5

The checks the manufacturer does during production to make sure products are up to standard.

Question 6

1.6 computer aided design

Answer 6

Using a computer to design a product.

Question 7

1.7 computer aided manufacture

Answer 7

Using a computer to control a machine to make a product.

Question 8

1.8 components

Answer 8

Parts that make up a product.

Question 9

1.9 jig

Answer 9

Used to hold a piece of material in place to indicate where to drill, cut or bend the material.

Question 10

1.1 template

Answer 10

A shape that can be drawn round repeatedly to produce identical shapes.

Question 11

1.11 mould

Answer 11

A hollow container used to form soft or molten material into a solid 3d form.

Question 12

1.12 former

Answer 12

A device used to help form the shape of a piece of material.

Question 13

1.13 tolerance

Answer 13

The maximum variations allowed form a standard size, plus or minus.

Question 14

2.1 property

Answer 14

Anything that describes the appearance or structure of a material or how it reacts to forces or elements.

Question 15

2.2 mechanical property

Answer 15

Properties associated with how a material reacts to external forces.

Question 16

2.3 physical properties

Answer 16

Properties associated with the appearance & structure of a material.

Question 17

2.4 tensile strength

Answer 17

The ability of a material to withstand a pulling/stretching force.

Question 18

2.5 compressive strength

Answer 18

The ability of a material to withstand a ‘squashing’ force.

Question 19

2.6 toughness

Answer 19

The ability to withstand sudden shock, without cracking or breaking.

Question 20

2.7 hardness

Answer 20

The ability of withstand scratching, cutting or denting.

Question 21

2.8 elasticity

Answer 21

The ability of a material to return to its original shape after it has been deformed.