UNIT 2: THE ENGINEERING WORLD

UNIT 2: THE ENGINEERING WORLD

1. the four R's

   • reduce
     • minimise the amount of material and energy use
   • reuse
     • take waste from a product and reprocess the materials to use in a new product
   • recycle
     • convert waste into reusable material
   • recover
     • finding ways to create energy from the waste

2. engineering sectors

   • automotive
     • ground based vehicles
     • manufacture
     • research and development
     • design
     • production
   • aerospace
     • air craft
     • space craft
     • maths work
     • it work
   • communication
     • technical knowledge
     • technical quidance
     • standards and quality

3. CNC machinery

   • accuracy
   • expensive
   • programmed
   • commands
   • ejenction systems
   • prototypes

4. forming rocess

   • forging
   • moulding
   • casting
   • iron
   • waste

5. scales of production

   • one off / jobbing
   • batch production
   • mass production
   • continious production

6. robotics

   • house old jobs
   • search and rescue
   • mecanichal