processes

What is the production process centred on manual skills?

• Mass production

• Cellular manufacture

• Craft production

• Batch production

Which manufacturing method uses computers to integrate production, business, and manufacturing processes?

• Computer-integrated manufacture (CIM)

• Just-in-time (JIT)

• Design for manufacture (DfM)

• Numerical control (NC)

What is the process of producing large amounts of standardized products on production lines?

• Mechanization

• Extrusion

• Mass customization

• Mass production

Which metal manufacturing process involves forcing metal through a shaped die to create complex cross-sectional shapes?

• Machining

• Extrusion

• Presswork

• Forging

What is the plastic manufacturing process that produces hollow shapes using a similar method to injection moulding?

• Extrusion

• Vacuum forming

• Rotational casting

• Injection moulding

Which metal manufacturing process imparts more strength to the metal by aligning the 'grain' in the direction of forming?

• Machining

• Forging

• Fabrication

• Extrusion

What is the process of joining metal together to create a shape, which can be manual or CNC?

• Extrusion

• Welding

• Compression moulding

• GRP lay-up

Which metal manufacturing process involves shaping large or small areas of sheet metal in dies to produce hundreds or thousands of the same piece?

• Presswork

• Extrusion

• Fabrication

• Machining

What is the process of producing very tough, hard, impact-resistant mouldings using resin and patterns made from wood?

• GRP lay-up

• Compression moulding

• Reinforced injection moulding (RIM)

• Reaction reinforced injection moulding (RRIM)

Which metal manufacturing process involves removing material to produce dimensionally exact shapes, but is quite wasteful and slow?

• Welding

• Extrusion

• Machining

• Fabrication