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- Year 10
Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: communal areas
I can manufacture safely using equipment and machinery.
- Year 10
Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: communal areas
I can manufacture safely using equipment and machinery.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Thermoforming processes can be used to deform and shape polymers.
- The manufacturing processes where materials are joined are called fabrication.
- The two methods of fabrication are adhesives or mechanical fixings.
- Deciding which fabrication technique to use depends on the materials, shape and function of the product.
Keywords
Adhesive - joining materials together using sticky substances
Mechanical fixing - a component which joins materials together
Thermopolymer - a polymer material which can be heated, formed, reheated and reformed repeatedly
Friction - the force that resists motion when two surfaces come into contact with one another
Common misconception
Using machinery to manufacture requires little skill when compared to using hand tools.
Using machinery to manufacture products takes skill and effort to achieve a high quaility finish, much like using hand tools.
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Equipment
Material off cuts, adhesives such as epoxy resin, tensol cement, glue gun and pva.
Licence
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