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What is Computer Aided Design?
CAD is Using 2 or 3 Dimensional
Software on Computer to Produce
Drawings that Would Normaly be
Drawn By Hand
Software on Computer to Produce
Drawings that Would Normaly be
Drawn By Hand
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Why is CAD Good For Designers & Manufactures?
• Use of Parts Libraries to Help Draw Shapes
• Easy to Share Ideas with Other Designers
• Easy Work Collaboratively with Other Designers
• Use of Simulation Software to Test Products
• To Produce Virtual Images of Products
• Easy to Present Design Ideas to Customers
• Easy to Transfer Production Data Directly to CAM Machines
• Easy to Share Ideas with Other Designers
• Easy Work Collaboratively with Other Designers
• Use of Simulation Software to Test Products
• To Produce Virtual Images of Products
• Easy to Present Design Ideas to Customers
• Easy to Transfer Production Data Directly to CAM Machines
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What is CAM?
Computer Aided Manufacture Use of Software to Control Machines & Tools During Manufacture.
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List 3 CAM Machines that Manufacture Products.
- Laser cutting
- Cutter/plotter
- 3D Printing
- Cutter/plotter
- 3D Printing
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Why is CAM Good for
Designers or Manufactures?
Designers or Manufactures?
• Easy to Print 3D Models.
• Produce Accurate Work.
• Make Changes Easily.
• Safe When Manufacturing.
• Less Waste of Materials
• Manufacture Products Cheaper.
• Manufacture Product Quicker
• Produce Accurate Work.
• Make Changes Easily.
• Safe When Manufacturing.
• Less Waste of Materials
• Manufacture Products Cheaper.
• Manufacture Product Quicker
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What are the Benefits of 3D Printing?
• Email Design Ideas For Printing
• Can be Designed for an Individuals
Need.
• Much Quicker than Making a Prototype
• Can be Designed for an Individuals
Need.
• Much Quicker than Making a Prototype
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What is CAT?
Computer Aided Testing
Application of Computers to Control
Digital Test Techniques in Order to Evaluate
Quality of Components & Products
Application of Computers to Control
Digital Test Techniques in Order to Evaluate
Quality of Components & Products
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How Does Computer Aided Testing Help
Designers & Manufactures?
Designers & Manufactures?
• Record Information Electronically
• Complete Safety Checks
• Create Standardized Tests
• Complete Safety Checks
• Create Standardized Tests
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How does Prototyping Help Designers & Manufactures?
• Handled for Size & Scale
• Test that Moving Parts Work
• Test that Moving Parts Work
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What is Virtual Marketing?
Uses websites, Social Media, Email &, Digital Media to Promote a Product Service
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What does Search Engine Optimisation Allows?
Allows Companies to Boost their Website Higher Up Internet Search Results.
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What are the Benefits of Search Engine
Optimisation?
Optimisation?
Consumers are More Likely to Find
your Product or Website
your Product or Website
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What are the Benefits of Crowd Founding to the Designer?
• Generation of Money to Support Development of Project Without
Taking a Loan at a Bank
• Word of Mouth Marketing
Taking a Loan at a Bank
• Word of Mouth Marketing
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What is a Cooperative?
An Enterprise that is Commonly Owned by its Members Who May Comprise of its Workforce or Its's Customers.
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What is Fair Trade?
About Better Prices, Decent
Working Conditions & Fair Terms for
Farmers & Workers in Less Economically
Developed Countries.
Working Conditions & Fair Terms for
Farmers & Workers in Less Economically
Developed Countries.
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Write Down the Pros & Cons of a
Cooperative Business
Cooperative Business
Pros
-Can Increase Purchasing & Marketing Power
- Easy to Form Without Liability
Cone
-Often Have a Limited Resources or Funding
-Can be Hard to Manage Efficiently, which can Reduce Motivation
-Can Increase Purchasing & Marketing Power
- Easy to Form Without Liability
Cone
-Often Have a Limited Resources or Funding
-Can be Hard to Manage Efficiently, which can Reduce Motivation
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Write down 3 facts about Fairtrade
• Better Pay & Conditions for Workers
• Protect Rights of Farmers
• Fair price for Product
• Customer Will Pay a Premium for
Fairtrade Product
• Protect Rights of Farmers
• Fair price for Product
• Customer Will Pay a Premium for
Fairtrade Product
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What is a Global Market?
Activity of Buying or Selling Goods &
Services in All the Countries of World.
Services in All the Countries of World.
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Can you think of 3 Products that would Sell Well In One Country, but Not Another?
- Chinese Brides Traditionally ware Red
because it is Thought to be Lucky
- Halloween is Celebrated in America & the UK
- Some Cultures, Wearing Revealing Clothes is Frowned Upon.
because it is Thought to be Lucky
- Halloween is Celebrated in America & the UK
- Some Cultures, Wearing Revealing Clothes is Frowned Upon.
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Does anyone Know Why the new £5 note was Refused by some Cultures?
Hindu & Sikh people follow a vegetarian diet. They Were Not Happy Handling
Money Made from Animal Fat.
Money Made from Animal Fat.
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Describe the Positive and Negative Factors of a Global market for the The Manufacture
Postives
Sell More Products in a Wider Marketplace.
Negative
Higher Transportation Costs.
Sell More Products in a Wider Marketplace.
Negative
Higher Transportation Costs.
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Describe the Positive and Negative Factors of a Global Market for the The Consumer
Posotives
- Bigger Range of Products.
- Prices Kept Low Because of Wider Competition.
Negative
Shipping Cost, Impact on Environment.
- Bigger Range of Products.
- Prices Kept Low Because of Wider Competition.
Negative
Shipping Cost, Impact on Environment.
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Define Research & Development
When a New Technology Comes on Market, it's Very Expensive Due to the High R&D Costs.
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Can you think of a New Technology that Wasn’t around 20 year ago?
Touch Screen Technology & AI
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Define Technology Push
When Driving Force Behind a
Product is a New Development In Technology
Product is a New Development In Technology
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Write down some Examples of Technology Push
- Biometrics (fingerprint)
- Velcro
- Electric Cars
- Velcro
- Electric Cars
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Define Market Pull
Describes the Consumer Demand
as a Driving Force Behind New Products.
as a Driving Force Behind New Products.
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What are the Driving Forces Behind Market Pull?
- Demand From Consumers For New or Improved Products.
- Competing Product is Launched by Another Manufacturer.
- Manufacturer Wants to Increase their Share of Market.
- Competing Product is Launched by Another Manufacturer.
- Manufacturer Wants to Increase their Share of Market.
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Define Planned Obsolescence
When a Product is Designed & Made with Parts that Known to Fail After a Specific Time.
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Can you think of Any Products would be Classed at Planned Obsolescence?
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Define Design for Maintenance
Are Designed to be Easily Repaired.
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Why is it Frequently Cheaper to Buy A New Product than to Get an Existing One Repaired?
• Cost of Labour to Repair.
• Product is Difficult to Take Apart to Repair.
• Parts for Product are Not Available.
• Product is Difficult to Take Apart to Repair.
• Parts for Product are Not Available.
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What are the Potential Benefits to the Environment of ‘Service
Contracts’ & ‘Repair Before Replace Approach’?
Contracts’ & ‘Repair Before Replace Approach’?
• Less Products Being Put into Landfill
• Less Materials Being Used.
• Less Leakage from Decomposition.
• Less Materials Being Used.
• Less Leakage from Decomposition.