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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. The width of the electromagnetic spectrum that a signal occupies






2. A situation where a company keeps a small stock of components (or complete items) or ones that take a long time to make - just in case of a rush order






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






4. A small- scale production process centred on manual skill






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






6. 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






7. The direct introduction to molten plastic under pressure into a die - which then cools rapidly - allowing the formed object to be released from the mould






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






9. A sugar (a carbohydrate) composed of two monosaccharide molecules






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






11. An isometric drawing of an object with more than one component that depicts how the parts of assemblies fit together






12. A schematic representation of a process






13. The psychological condition resulting from inadequacy or imbalance in food intake or from poor absorption of food consumed






14. A sophisticated CIM system that manufactured products to individual customer orders. the benefits of economy of scale are gained whether the order is for a single item or thousands






15. All aspects of the processing - preparation - storage - cooking - and serving of food to make sure that it is safe to eat






16. The manufacture of 3D parts by removing (cutting) unwanted material from a block






17. The calculation and simulation of unknown factors in products using CAD systems. for example simulating the stresses within a welded car part






18. Sliced CAD data and cuts each layer from a roll of material using a laser or plotter cutter. Sliced layers are glued together to create model.






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






20. The quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons and is measured in coulombs






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






22. The range of users for a particular product or system.






23. Mechanical efficiency is the effectiveness of a simple machine






24. The reduction of weight and ise of materials






25. Involving the use of sense organs






26. The ability of a material to be drawn or extruded into a wire or other extended shapes






27. Markets divided up into smaller groups where the purchasers have similar characteristics and tastes






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






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






30. Reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context.






31. The process of recovering the information contained - for example - in the human voice - which had been previously added to a suitable electromagnetic carrier






32. 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.






33. The observation of people using a product and collection of comments from people who have used a product.






34. The angle of taper - expressed in degrees (usually 5






35. Pleasure derived from people's mental and emotional reactions to a product.






36. This is a measure of a material's ability to conduct electricity. a material with low electrical resistivity will conduct electricity well.






37. Employs inkjet technology. Linear array of nozzles deposit molten wax on a platform layer by layer to build a 3D model.






38. The exposure of protein to heat or acid - which results in irreversible changes that reduce solubility and change optical characteristics






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






40. Tool path cuts straight X and Y paths






41. Involved in development systems to ensure that products or services are designed and produced to meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations.






42. The manufacture of 3D parts by depositing molten material in a series of layers






43. Designing taking account of assembly at various levels - for example - component to component - components into sub- assemblies and sub- assemblies into complete products






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






45. The most efficient way of designing and producing a product from the manufacturer's point of view






46. The use of computers to aid the design process






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






48. The assessment of the effect a product has on the environment from the initial concept to disposal






49. A technique that uses break- away supports. Break- away structure can be difficult to remove from detailed areas.






50. An individual (often craft- produced) article or a prototype for a larger- scale production