coatings or treatments applied to a material or product

wood cut from trees to use in manufacturing

smoothing or shaping a surface by rubbing it with sandpaper or an abrasive material

Surface treatments and finishes: 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

Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: saving space

Quality assurance when manufacturing: 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

What are coatings or treatments applied to a material or product called?

What is is the natural pattern of lines and textures in timber called?

Which of these surface finishes hides the wood grain of natural timber?

The checking of the planning and processes in manufacture is called?

to reduce the number of workers needed on the production line

to ensure products are made to a high standard

to speed up the delivery of products to customers

Why are quality assurance and quality control used in the manufacturing of products?

Which of the below can quality control include?

Manufacturing from an accurate working drawing is an example of quality assurance or quality control?

Which quality assurance method does this image show?

the time taken to complete a manufacturing process

the temperature range a material can withstand

the allowed amount a measurement can vary from the exact size

Starter Quiz