manufactoring methods

Question 1

describe production cell

Answer 1

• each cell is reosoinaple for a spepfici component of the pordcut

Question 2

advangntages for cell prodcution in workforce

Answer 2

• working in small teams
• sharing responsneabiitlies
• non as monotonous as an assembly line
• skills are utilised

Question 3

advantages of cell production for manufacturer

Answer 3

• teams take responsnaiblty for all aspects of production incudling quality controll
• devleoping workforce skills

Question 4

what is laser cutting

Answer 4

• uses a laser to cut materials
• used for industrial manfuacutirng applications
• works by directing the output of a high power laser by by CAM/ computer at the material to be cut
• things such as metals, plastics and textiles

Question 5

pros and cons of laser cutting

Answer 5

• pros - the edge burns, melts , vaporised or is blown away leaving the edges with a high quality service finish
• cons- set ups cost lost and there is a size and scale limitations

Question 6

injection moulding

Answer 6

• a process for producing parts from both thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic materials
• material is fed into a heated barrels, mixed and forced into a mould cavity where it cool and hardens into that shape
• manufactures components for products such as car parts

Question 7

pros and cons of injection mouldingg

Answer 7

• pros produced in high volume, finishes surface finished and produces complex parts
• cons - large set up cost and is for specialised production

Question 8

fabrication

Answer 8

• applies to the building of structures and other equipment by cutting, shaping and assembling components made form certain materials
• steel fabrication on the metal preparation, wielding and asieblmy of products
• its the joint of parts by mechanivaal methods, could use heat or adhesives

Question 9

pros and cons of fabrication

Answer 9

• pros - large scale ordocution possible, not expensive to set up on small scale
• cons - basic surfuisce finish on some matierals

Question 10

laminating

Answer 10

• applies to products in the protection of documents

- lightweight polyester knit fabric to a film of poyuerthane in order to create a water barrier

Question 11

casting

Answer 11

• molten material is purge or forced into as peorpaared mould to create a specific shape

maybe cold such as plaster or resin or hot such as pewter sand bronze

Question 12

pros and cons of casting

Answer 12

• pros - large scale and volume cost possible

- cons - high running costs and requires addition work

Question 13

finished applied by manufacturer

Answer 13

• heat treatment
• galvinsing
• andosing
• textured suruaface
• applied because its to epxsneive of dnagirus for consumer to do

Question 14

what is galvanising

Answer 14

• a process of coating iron or steel with a lyre of zinc to prevent form hard enviments and prevent corrosion

Question 15

fifnshes applied by the consumer

Answer 15

• vanish
• stain/ steller
• pained
• dye
• moves aseshthics
• akkes itl last longer
• point provides colour

Question 16

define high volume production system

Answer 16

• is a ocntoibs, never stops
• ordcuts produced in quantity
• can be supported by sub asseleblmy systems
• components added along the assembly line
• workers have a specific task

Question 17

benfitits for high volume production

Answer 17

• increased sales of products
• selling prices is less
• use of unskiled workforce
• speed off prodcution