product design specific vocab words

• automation


  the use of control systems for operating equipment such as machinery and processes in factories, reduces human input
• client 


  the person whos needs are being meet
• commercial processes


  manufacturing method used to produce things in quantity
• conceptual stages


  uses of models , sketches and cad to show the development of a design
• continuous improvement 


  identification of evolution of products
• co-operative


  people united to meet in social , economic or cultural need through buisness
• crowd funding 


  a large number of people who raise money for a project
• ecological


  consideration of the environment and the impact of your design
• ethics


  moral decisions when designing and manufacturing
• fabricate


  using processes such as cutting , bending ,joining and assembly to produce products
• finite 


  a material or source which will run out
• functionality


  how well the product works
• fusibility


  how well a material is converted by heat into a molten or liquid state
• iterative design


  design based on a cyclical process analysing , prototyping and testing , each change starts the cycle again
• lean manufacturing 


  reducing waste in the manufacturing process
• life cycle assessment 


  a technique that assesses the environmental impacts of a product during manufacturing
• market pull


  products developed to meet the needs of society or a section of the market
• mechanical device 


  a mechanism which produces movement
• nesting


  tesselation of shapes to minimise waste in the manufacturing process
• planned obsolescence


  designing a product to have a short life span
• primary source


  research collected first hand
• schematic design


  graphic symbols or diagrams used to convey a system
• social footprint 


  impact of a product on society
• social responsibility


  designer needs to recognise the impact of their product on society and take action to make it better
• stock form


  standard shape and size a material is bought in
• technology push


  technological discoveries used to drive the development of a product
• tolerance


  the minimum and maximum measurements accepted during manufacturing
• user 


  the person that makes use of the product
• user centered design 


  design development with the user the centre focus
• working properties


  how a material reacts to external forces