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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. Increasing sales to existing customers or finding new customers for an existing product






2. A broad way of categorizing the kinds of market the company is aiming for






3. A specific manufacturing term - sometimes relating to one material group only






4. The technique of heating and cooling a building naturally without the use of mechanical equipment






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






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






7. A material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres formed by knitting - weaving or pressing into felt






8. CO2 laser is used to sinter a thin layer of heat- fusible powder that gradually builds up the 3D model.






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






10. Involving the use of sense organs






11. A test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used






12. Z axis for depth - X and Y for direction of cut e.g. milling - routing - engraving






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






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






15. A model using mathematical symbols that can be manipulated numerically






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. 3D printing process using a vat of photosensitive resin and a vertically moving platform. Laser beam directed onto surface of resin to print patter of current model's layer by hardening resin. Platform then moves down by a layer thickness so the next






21. The use of the suns energy to heat up water and air directly






22. The costs that must be paid out before production starts - for example machinery. these costs do not change with the level of productions






23. Designing to enable the product to be manufactured using a specific manufacturing process - for example - injection moulding






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






25. The application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology






26. The process of adding the information contained - for example - in the human voice to a suitable electromagnetic carrier






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






28. A form of group think. a group with a recommended size of 10-12 people first devises wild ideas - all of which are written down. no criticism or evaluation is allowed until this is finished - as it is impossible to be creative and critical at the sam






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






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






33. A schematic representation of a process






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






35. Tool path cuts straight X and Y paths






36. A realistic picture of the final model - offering some machining data - but containing no data about the interior of the part.






37. The resistance of an elastic body to deflection by an applied force.






38. Resources that are naturally replenished in a short time.






39. A mixture that contains at least one metal. this can be a mixture of metals or a mixture of metals and non - metals






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






41. The mass production of a product via a flow line based on the interchangeability of parts - pre- processing of materials - standardization and work division






42. 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






43. Applies to 3D profiling. it is the amount of tool that passes over work already cut and determines the quality of the finished surface. it is expressed as a percentage - the higher the quality the higher the percentage






44. Lack of essential vitamins and minerals resulting from unbalanced food intake and specific problems of food absorption






45. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device.






46. An adhesive is a substance that is applied between two surfaces in order to bond them together






47. A 2D physical anthropometric model based on a specific percentile - which is used with drawings of the same scale as the model to consider the relationship between the size of an object and people






48. The smallest part of an element that can exist chemically






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






50. The use of computers to aid the design process