Unit 01 Flashcards
What is power bed fusion
A technique that uses a laser to melt and fuse material into a 3D part
What is vat photopolymerisation
Using a light source to make resin form an object layer by layer
What is sheet lamination
Building a 3D object by stacking and laminating thin sheets of material
What is directed energy deposit(DED)
3D objects formed by melting material with focused thermal energy
What is an example of one-off production?
An f1 car
What is an example of batch production
Baked bread
What is an example of mass production
Phone components
Example of continuous production
Plastic bottles
What is dfm
Design for manufacturing which is how parts are made
Advantages of dfm
Efficiency improvement
Easier to make
Lower cost
What is dfa
Design for assembly which is how parts are joined together
Advantages of dfa
Take less time
Save money
What are the 6r’s of design
Reduce
Refuse
Reuse
Repair
Rethink
Recycle
What is preventive maintenance
Repeatedly maintaining machines to avoid issues
What is reactive maintenance
Fixing a machine when it breaks
What is shutdown
A time for production to be shut off
What is scheduled maintenance
Setting a time for machines to be maintained
What is servicing
Checking every so often
What is cbm
Condition based maintenance which is monitoring parameters of the machine
What is 3 examples of cbm
Vibration
Temperature
Motion
What is a machine operators roles
Carry out safety checks and efficiency checks
Fix broken machines
Maintaining equipment
What is a maintenance engineers roles
Design maintenance strategies
Diagnose breakdown problems
Quality inspections
Emergency repairs
Write commissioning guidelines
What is a maintenance managers roles
Monitor expenses and control budget
Oversee teams and maintenance
Monitor inventory
Stay on call for emergencies
What is a punch
A hand tool used to knock pins out or create an indentation
