DP DT Topic 4.5

Craft production is best defined as ...

• A single person using machinery and robots to make large quantities of products.

• A group of people trying to make a single product to use as a mould for more products.

• A single person or a group making one-ff products or small batches of products.

• A small group of people slowly making a small batch of products using sophisticated machinery.

Which list is the most accurate for disadvantages of Mechanised production?

• Redundancy, Repetitive strain injury, costs increased.

• Improved quality of product, costs increased, health and safety issues.

• Repetitive strain injury, boredom of workers, economy of scale.

• Increased wages, boredom of workers, redundancy.

Automated production can ...

• reduce training costs

• increase unemployment

• eliminate human error

• decrease job satisfaction

Assembly line production was first introduced by the Ford motor company. Why?

• To reduce the number of machined required.

• To increase the workers knowledge of how to make a car.

• To increase profits by lowering price of cars.

• To decrease the value of the workers.

CAD/CAM uses computer to design then make a product. They communicate by using CNC. What does it stand for?

• Computer Numerated Construction

• Computer Notified Cooperation

• Computer Nano-Completion

• Computer Numerical Control

Design for Manufacture means that the design of a product makes it easier for ...

• usability

• recycling

• making

• distribution

The four main parts of Design for Manufacture include...

• design for materials, assembly, process and disassembly.

• design for process, aesthetics, usability, control.

Reducing part numbers is a good way to help design for manufacturing.

• True

• False

Use of modular design is a good way to design for manufacturing.

• true

• false

Use of various different components in one product is a good way to design for manufacturing.

• true

• false