the process of making products from raw materials using machines or labour

handheld or portable tools that use electricity or batteries to work

fixed-in-place equipment or tools, powered by energy, that help make products

Personal Protective Equipment is worn for protection from injury when using tools and machinery

wood cut from trees to use in manufacturing

Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: saving space

Design and technology

Explore the context and avoid fixation

Disassemble flat pack furniture

Standardised components

Life cycle assessment of flat pack furniture

Define a brief from design opportunities: saving space

Sketch modelling: saving space

Iterate with modelling: saving space

Design development with CAD: saving space

Iterate with CAD: saving space

Design for manufacture: saving space

Laser cutting

Specialist tools and equipment for manufacture: saving space

Quality assurance when manufacturing: saving space

Surface treatments and finishes: saving space

Commercial viability: saving space

Evaluation of market and user testing: saving space

Digital Media Presentation: saving space

Pupils will use disassembly to investigate an existing piece of flat-pack furniture, including material sources. They will use this information to inform designs. Pupils will focus on user-centred design to create and develop ideas and then plan the manufacturer for a product.

Iterative design: Student Living

Which tools are usually handheld and portable and powered by batteries or electricity?

Power tools and machinery work much __________ than people.

Which machine has a fine blade that moves up and down (reciprocating) quickly?

Which machine rotates material, while cutting/shaping tools (chisels) remove excess material to shape it?

Manufacturing is the process of making products from __________ materials using machines or labour.

What is a 3D printed prototype an example of?

When the same product is made in large numbers quickly and efficiently, usually using machines and production lines, this is called?

products are tailored to individual user needs

fast and efficient for large-scale production

Which of these are benefits to one-off manufacture?

Starter Quiz