1.1 Engineering and Manufacturing: Principles and Methodologies

What is a manufacturing process?

• A method to create products

• A type of marketing strategy

• A financial plan

• A customer service technique

Fill in the blank: The key types of manufacturing _______ include batch production, mass production, and continuous production.

• A) categories

• B) scales

• C) options

• D) levels

What is the fundamental goal of a manufacturing process?

• To reduce costs

• To produce a product with a useful form

• To increase speed

• To minimize labor costs

Fill in the blank: One of the stages in the manufacturing process is to change the _______ and size of the workpiece.

• color

• shape

• temperature

• weight

What is the process called where a mechanical process is used in manufacturing?

• Shaping

• Forming

• Finishing

• Casting

Which manufacturing process is used to change the size and shape of a workpiece?

• Forming

• Shaping

• Finishing

• Casting

Altering the surface of a manufactured part is known as ______.

• Forming

• Shaping

• Finishing

• Casting

In which process is molten material poured into a mould that contains a hollow cavity of the exact required shape?

• Forming

• Shaping

• Finishing

• Casting

Which manufacturing process involves creating an object by building it one layer at a time?

• Joining

• Wasting

• Additive

• Subtractive

In the _______ manufacturing process, material is either cut away or drilled out/removed.

• Additive

• Joining

• Wasting

• Forming