DT 25th January

The four stages to timber production are;

Felling, debarking, conversion and..................

• Rapid drying

• Airing

• Seasoning

• Rotating

When converting timber into sections the simplest cut removing mainly bark to create a square section of mainly trunk is known as......

• Edging

• Splicing

• Blocking

• Baulking

Cedar is an example of....

(Tick all of the correct answers)

• Coniferous tree

• Deciduous tree

• Evergreen

• Softwood

Select any trees that are from the deciduous family of trees

• Oak

• Birch

• Cedar

• Fir

• Teak

Automation;

Tick all of the correct statements relating to automation.

• Robots can produce work of high accuracy

• Robots are inexpensive

• Robots are able to work in dangerous environments

• Automation avoids using machines to do a job automatically

Just in time manufacturing.

• Reduces the amount of space needed for materials

• Requires more money to be tied up in stocks of materials

• Production can continue if parts are late

• JIT results in higher business rates being paid

CNC stands for computerised numerical.......