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Topic 2 - New And Emerging Technologies Flashcards

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What happens in the late 1700’s in the industrial revolution

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The emerging technology of steam power led to the industrial revelation which transformed industry.

1) Steam power
2) changes the way things were made
3) innovation in manufacturing equipment
4) products produced in factories
5) products made faster and more economically

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What are some advantages of robots

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  • quick
  • low product cost
  • accurate
  • produces products of high quality
  • can produce large numbers of products
  • CNC machines are adaptable
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What are some disadvantages of robots

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  • expensive to set up
  • break easily
  • maintenance is high
  • requires a specialist workforce
  • can be costly if the system breaks down
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What does automation use

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Automation uses machines and robots to replace human operators to carry out repetitions tasks

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What is enterprise based on

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Enterprise is based on effective innovation

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What is innovation made possible by

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Innovation is offer made possible by new and emerging technologies

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What does crowd funding do

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Crowd funding raises money for a project by using the internet to get logs of people to contribute small amounts of money. This method of funding has been made possible by the development of the internet and social media

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How does virtual marketing work

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Virtual marketing uses social networks and websites to increase brand awareness by getting websites or users to pass in marketing messages to other websites and users. This increases the messages visibility and effect

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What is show rooming

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Where shoppers visit shops to look at a product before buying it online at a lower price

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What are retailers trying to do

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To adapt to trends such as showrooming, retailers are looking to give shoppers a retail world to explore in virtual reality by using developing technologies

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What is a cooperative

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A business owned and self managed by its workers

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What is the role of worker owners in cooperatives

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  • work in the business
  • govern it
  • manage it
  • set productive schedules
  • determine working conditions
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What do tech cooperatives provide

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They provide technical support and consulting to other companies with communications and computer technology goods and services

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What is fair trade and what does it aim to achieve

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A movement created to help producers in developing countries. It aims to achieve fair and better trading conditions and opportunities that promote sustainability

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How has social media helped fair trade

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Social media has enabled the fair trade movement to connect with people directly, including those excluded from traditional marketing and adverting. It has encourage support

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How is small scale car production being developed

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Small scale car production is now being developed where all exterior body parts are 3D printed and assembled

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What is technology push

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Where new technology or materials are developed and designers take this as an opportunity to design new products. An example is the Apple iPad, mobile phones cameras

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What is market pull

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Where users want a product to be improved or redeveloped to meet their needs. An example is recycling bins, reusable carrier bags, hybrid cars and low energy light bulbs

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What job roles have been changed due to technology

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  • designers
  • office workers
  • bank clerks
  • factory workers
20
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What new roles have been created by technology

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  • robotic designers
  • programmers
  • system analytics
  • computer technicians
  • logistics
21
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What is culture

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The values, beliefs, customs and behaviour used by groups and societies to interact with each other and the world. It may include:

  • ethnic groups
  • political groups
  • religious groups
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What do designers need to do when considering culture

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designers need to learn and respect the views and beliefs of their own culture and to consider these views and beliefs when designing

23
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Who should designers think about when designing in terms of everyone in society

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  • those with a disability
  • the elderly
  • people within different religious groups
24
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What does fashion do when designing products

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Fashion drives styles, colour and materials.
Fashion styles can be dependant in particular groups if people for example celebrities.
New products are developed based on fashions and trends.

25
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What are some advantages of cad

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Accurate
Easy to make small adjustments
Quicker and easier to change designs
Crate repeating pattern

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What are some disadvantages of cad

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Can lose cad
Harder to draw specific shapes or lines
Expensive
Requires training/ teaching

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What are some advantages of cam

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Quick
More efficient way of manufacturing
More accurate high quality

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What are some disadvantages of cam

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Costly
Sometimes limited
Maintenance and repair
Still require human error

29
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What does flexible manufacturing systems consist of

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FMS consist of a set of different machines which carry out the different stage of productions. These computers controlled automated systems transport material through the different processes and eventually store the finished product

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Why is fms highly flexible

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Because they can…

  • produce different products at the same time
  • be set up to produce new products, quickly and easily saving time and effort
31
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What is JID production

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A method of organising a factory so that materials and components are offered to arrive at the product assemble plant just in time for production. The Nissan factory in Sunderland operates JIT

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What is lean manufacturing

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An approach to manufacturing that aims to minimise the resources used and waste produced

33
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What is planned obsolescence

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When a manufacturer plans or designs a product to have a short useful life. It could mean that after a period of time the product becomes unfashionable or will no longer function

34
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What is a sustainable process or material

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One that can be used without causing permanent damage to the environment or using up finite resources

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What is a finite resource

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A resource that will run out eventually e.g. oil, coal. Metal orders and minerals. Also called a non renewable resource

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What is a non finite resource

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A resource that can be replace by natural processes as fast as it’s consumed my humans e.g wind power, water, plant life and solar power. Also called a renewable resource

37
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What are 5 ways designers can reduce their ecological footprint

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  • using low impact materials
  • conserving resources by using recycled materials
  • reducing material life
  • using renewable energy when producing products
  • ensuring a prolonged lifetime
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What should designers think about when REDUCE

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consider the number of products you need and the number of products manufactured

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What should designers think about when REUSE

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use all or some parts of the product again to save materials

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What should designers think about when REPAIR

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don’t buy a new item when a product break down or no longer works properly

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What should designers think about when RETHINK

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use fewer raw materials and less energy

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What should designers think about when RECYCLE

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Reprocess a material or item to do the same or a different job

43
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What should designers think about when REFUSE

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don’t buy products or materials from companies you think may be harming the environment

44
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Why is landfill bad for the environments (5 things)

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It pollutes
It emits methane gas
It smells
It has a negative impact on wildlife
It causes noise pollution
45
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What is resource recovery

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Recovering disposed of materials for specific uses for example recycling or composting

46
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What is energy recovery

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Recovering disposed of materials for energy generation

47
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What does design for maintenance mean

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Means designing it in such a way that makes maintenance easy

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