DT and our world

• Define mass produced

  hundreds or thousands of identical products manufactured on a production line.
• Define Assembly lines

  A line of equipment/machinery manned by workers who gradually assemble a product as it passes along the line
• Define Market pull

  a new product is developed in response to a demand in the market or users
• Define Technology push

  Products developed as a result of new technology
• What are the four stages of the product life cycle?

  Introduction, growth, maturity, decline.
• define a FAD product

  a product that is highly popular for only a very limited amount of time
• What does the consumer rights act 2015 do

  protects consumers against faulty or counterfeit goods, and poor service or problems with builders, this includes rogue traders.
• Define sustainability

  meeting today's needs without compromising the needs of future generations
• What are 2 production techniques?

  CAD, CAM
• What are the advantages of CAD models?

  changes can be made easily, manufacturers can simulate how a product would look and perform in different situations, cloud-based tech makes it easier for collaboration, generative design
• Define Generative design

  A computer-based iterative design process that generates a number of possibilities that meet certain constraints, including potential designs that would not previously have been thought of
• What are disadvantages of CAD?

  High initial set-up costs, including training employees, possibility of losing work through computer failure or virus
• What are the advantages of CAM

  CAM machinery can manufacture products and components directly from CAD drawings, initial set-up costs can be high but more efficient in the long term as they can run for long periods of time
• What are disadvantages of CAM models?

  loss of employment, technological fairure and on-going maintenance costs
• What are examples of CAM equipment?

  CNC embroidery machine, 3D printer, Laser cutter, vinyl cutters
• What is a linear economy?

  Raw materials are used to make a product and waste is thrown away, products are made as cheaply as possible
• What is a circular economy?

  A system that aims to minimise waste and extract the maximum possible use from resources.
• Define Cradle-to-Cradle production

  considering the product's complete life cycle, including reuse/recycle
• Define Cradle-to-Grave production

  considering the disposal of the product
• What are the 6 R's?

  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink, Refuse, Repair
• What is life cycle analysis?

  environmental impact of a product throughout its entire life
• What is Fairtrade?

  Ethical trading initiative, where the conditions for the workers must be of a satisfactory standard and no one is exploited
• What is the carbon footprint?

  Measure of the total greenhouse gases produced as a result of human activity
• What is the ecological deficit?


  A measure which shows that more natural resources are being used than nature can replace
• What is the ecological footprint?


  Ecological footprint is a measure of the impact human activity has on the environment