a process that adds surface treatment to improve how a material looks, feels, or performs

how the product looks, including colour, texture and style or theme

getting a material ready for a surface treatment

Finishing processes for polymers

Design and technology

In this unit pupils will develop technical principles knowledge with an explicit focus on exam technique.

A process that adds surface treatment to improve how a material looks, feels, or performs is called {{}}.

What does the term 'aesthetics' mean when talking about a product?

What is the main purpose of a finishing process?

Stabilisers, pigments and plasticisers are all examples of {{}}.

cuts adhesive sheets for stickers or decals

heat transfers ink into polymer surface coating

burns designs into polymer surface permanently

moulding one polymer layer over another base part

transfers inked image onto curved polymer surfaces

transfers printed film pattern onto polymer shapes

Match the polymer finish to the description.

soft silicone pad presses onto the plate to pick up the ink

pad presses onto the object transferring the image

Put the following steps in the correct order for the finishing process, pad printing:

Which of these materials is most likely to need a protective outer layer?

Which of these products is designed to look or feel a certain way on the outside?

Materials are chosen based on their physical and working {{}}.

A ready-made part used across different products to make manufacturing easier is called a {{}}.