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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. A situation where the firm does not allocate space to the storage of components or completed items - but instead orders them (or manufactures them) when required. large storage areas are not needed and items that are not ordered are not made






2. The creation of new - modified or updated products aimed mainly at a company's existing customers.






3. An individual working outside or inside an organisation who is committed to the invention of a novel product and often becomes isolated because he or she is engrossed with ideas that imply change and are resisted by others






4. Coordination - based code that also includes feed speed and stop/start






5. The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces.






6. A type of fastening that is not supposed to be removed. it is only possible to remove such joins by drilling - cutting or grinding the join away






7. The cost required to maintain or repair a product or system.






8. Tool path cuts straight X and Y paths






9. Water that contains animal - human or food waste and would not be reused for other purposes






10. Two or more atoms that are normally bonded together covalently






11. A device that is able to laser cut and engrave 2D shapes






12. Tool path is circular - which is useful for round and curved objects






13. A conscious act either to ensure a continuing market or to ensure that safety factors and new technologies can be incorporated into later versions of the product






14. A system of manufacturing that uses computers to integrate the processing of production - business and manufacturing in order to create more efficient production lines






15. X -Y -Z plus additional rotary motion e.g. Lathe with milling head






16. The production of large amounts of standardized products on production lines - permitting very high rates of production per worker






17. A style or trend






18. Morphologic synthesis is an elaboration of attribute listing. after completing the list of attributes - list them along two sides of a 2D grid. think creatively about how the attributes can be developed through new ideas in each of the cells to impro






19. Designing in a way that takes account of the environmental impact of the product throughout its life






20. The opposition that a substance offers to the flow of electric current.






21. Increasing sales to existing customers or finding new customers for an existing product






22. The synergistic merging of nanotechnology - biotechnology - information and communication technologies and cognitive science






23. The ability of a material to resist the propagation of cracks.






24. The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers






25. A measure of the degree of increase in dimensions when an object is heated. This can be measured by an increase in length - area or volume. The expansivity can be measured as the fractional increase in dimension per kelvin increase in temperature.






26. A brand is a product from a known source (organization). the name of the organization can also serve as a brand






27. Finding new applications for different products - thereby opening up new markets






28. Obtaining users' responses.






29. Tool path is determined by individual Z coordinates across the product






30. An influential individual - usually working within an organization - who develops an enthusiasm for a particular idea or invention and 'champions' it within that organization.






31. The initial impetus for the development of a new product is generated from a demand from the market






32. A series of flat views of an object showing it exactly as it is in shape and size






33. This covers all activities from design to documentation. It also includes the regulation of quality of raw materials - assemblies - products and components - services related to production - and management and inspection processes.






34. Food becoming unfit for consumption - for example - due to chemical or biological contamination






35. Where a completely new product is devised by going back to the roots of a problem and thinking about a solution in a different way.






36. Limited volume production (a set number of items to be produced)






37. An organic compound that contains aliphatic hydrocarbons - essential for the structure and function of living cells. examples include fats - waxes and steroids






38. The completeness and accuracy of a data set that is being used to inform a design decision






39. The process of discovering a principle. a technical advance in a particular field often resulting in a novel product






40. A compound that cannot be made in the body but has to be provided ready- made in the diet - for example - vitamins - essential fatty acids - and essential amino acids






41. The most negative voltage the operational amplifier can output






42. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources






43. The exterior surface of a building's construction: the walls - windows - roof and floor. also referred to as 'building shell'






44. The reduction of weight and ise of materials






45. Designers design specifically for optimum use of existing manufacturing capability






46. A flexible computer- operated machine that is able to perform a range of tasks in an efficient and accurate manner






47. Fatty acids that are required in the human diet. this means that it cannot be synthesized by the body from other fatty acids and must be obtained from food.






48. The permanent deformation of a solid subjected to stress






49. An emerging technology that interfaces the user via the sense of touch






50. The use of consumer reports and newspaper items to follow historical development. useful sources of information could include CD-Roms - such as encyclopedias and newspapers - or more specific discs - subject specific magazines - and manufacturers' in