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Quality control: textiles

I can use quality control checks to ensure the manufacture of my design is successful.

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Quality control: textiles

I can use quality control checks to ensure the manufacture of my design is successful.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Accuracy when manufacturing ensures quality.
  2. Quality checks can be made using visual inspection.
  3. Quality control checks can be made using measurements which can be automated or manual.
  4. Quality control is planned in advance of manufacture.

Keywords

  • Quality control - checks made on a product before, during and after its manufacture so it meets quality and safety standards

  • Accuracy - being correct and precise

  • Tolerance - the acceptable range of variation in a product's dimensions

Common misconception

Quality control checks are performed on products after they are made to ensure they meet the required quality standards for sale or use.

Quality control checks are performed throughout the process to ensure quality remains constant.


To help you plan your year 10 design and technology lesson on: Quality control: textiles, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Highlight to students the mantra: "Measure twice, cut once," and "If you lose the line, you lose the design," to encourage this practice.
Teacher tip

Equipment

A range of jigs and measuring implements are recommended. Material for the manufacturing of the students' prototypes.

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which unit of measurement do designers usually use?
inches
centimetres
meters
Correct answer: millimetres
miles
Q2.
When planning manufacture designers can use a chart.
Correct Answer: Gantt
Q3.
Name this sewing machine part.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: bobbin, bobbin case
Q4.
What are the advantages of using a sewing machine over hand sewing?
Correct answer: speed
stitches are not equal length
Correct answer: accuracy
Q5.
Joining material can be described as a manufacturing process.
Correct Answer: fabrication, fabricating
Q6.
Which are fabrication methods?
Correct answer: adhesives
Correct answer: mechanical fixings
Correct answer: machine stitching
vacuum forming
injection moulding

4 Questions

Q1.
What do quality control checks help to ensure?
correct design developments have been undertaken
Correct answer: accuracy of manufacture
the prototype meets the clients needs
Q2.
What word means a range of acceptable measurements?
Correct answer: tolerance
calibration
precision
Q3.
What is this piece of measuring equipment called?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: Vernier digital caliper, digital, Vernier gauge, caliper
Q4.
What can be used in manufacturing to hold and guide a piece of material or part in place whilst working?
Correct Answer: jig, a jig