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• industry


  the way we manufacture
• factories


  making materials into products, usually consisting of assembly lines and are split into sections known as shops
• what do factories need?

  access for transport
• automation


  repetitive tasks on an assembly line carried out by machines or robots
• what benefits are there of automation/robots

  they produce high quality produce

  low costs because they can be made quickly

  no space for human error
• what are the disadvantages of using automation/robots


  expensive to set up and repair
• robots


  machines which can carry out many different tasks provided with different tools
• enterprise


  a skill where organisations are prepared to show initiative and take risks to make things happen
• innovation


  bringing new ideas to the market

  developing things in a completely new or improved way
• crowdfunding


  raising money for a project by obtaining many small amounts of money from many people

  people may donate because they like the idea or think they may get use out of the product
• virtual marketing and retailing

  using websites and social media to raise brand awareness
• a cooperative


  a business owned and self managed by its workers

  all shares are held by the workforce
• fairtrade


  A movement which aims to give all people a fair price for the goods they produce and safe working conditions and promotes sustainability
• social footprint


  the effect a company has on people and communities
• sustainability


  meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
• resource recovery


  a process that recovers certain disposed materials for specific use

  reduces the need and use of newly created materials
• technology push


  where new technology is developed and designers take this as an opportunity to design new products
• market pull


  where users want a product to be improved to redeveloped to meet their needs
• changing job roles


  as technology develops the jobs either no longer exist or are changed

  new tech can perform the tasks
• culture


  Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

  designers need to take into account not to offend a culture
• fashions and trends


  keeping up with the latest technology

  often affected by celebrities as part of a culture changing their fashion or tech
• designing for society


  designers need to meet the needs of everyone in society
• designing and its effect on the environment

  designers need to understand the effect that their product will have on the environment
• CAD


  Computer Aided Design

  drawing, designing and modelling on screen if connected to a compatible machine
• CAM


  Computer Aided Manufacturing

  it allows CAD designs to be made by machine

  things can be designed at one factory and made somewhere really far away
• FMS


  flexible manufacturing system

  a system where production is organised into cells of machines performing different tasks
• CNC


  Computer Numerical Control

  machine tools which are controlled by a computer
• JIT manufacturing


  Just-in-time manufacturing

  a method where the materials are ordered to arrive at the assembly line when they are needed
• lean manufacturing


  focusing on giving customers value for money by reducing waste
• planned obsolescence


  designing a product to have a limited life span so they will become obsolete after a certain period of time
• Design for maintenance


  designing a product so that it needs functions performing on it to keep it working
• ethics during design


  cutting costs during design by reducing jobs or making the product in a country where labour costs are lower
• End of life disposal

  materials are better recyclable
• coal power


  Fossil Fuel

  Energy produced by burning coal

  causes atmospheric pollution

  CO2 released, contributes to climate change

  
• natural gas power


  Fossil Fuel

  used for heating and cooking
• oil power


  Fossil Fuel

  does need to be precessed by refining from crude oil

  powers ships and large vehicles
• nuclear power


  energy from splitting Uranium atoms (fission)

  very hazardous

  Difficult to safely dispose waste

  No CO2 emissions
• wind energy


  Energy generated from the kinetic energy of moving air

  Renewable
• solar energy


  energy from the sun

  Renewable
• tidal power


  Electricity generated by the movement of sea water caused by the tides

  Renewable