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1Computer Aided Design (CAD)The use of computer programs to design products and components with greater efficiency and accuracy
2Non-Renewable Energy SourcesEnergy sources like coal or oil that will eventually run out.
3Modern MaterialsMaterials that have been developed through the use of new or improved technologies, rather than naturally occurring changes.
4‘Throwaway’ CultureA culture with an attitude to using things (consumption) that pays little attention to the need to conserve resources.
5ComponentsThe parts of a product that go to make up the whole
6Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM)The use of computer controlled machinery and equipment to manufacture products and components with greater efficiency and accuracy
7MultinationalA company which does business in many countries.
8Tensile StrengthA materials ability to resist stretching, compressing or pulling forces.
9TranslucentPartially transparent, like frosted glass.
10Mass ProductionThe manufacture of a product on a large scale using an assembly line, or another efficient means of production.
11DeforestationThe chopping down and removal of trees to clear an area of forest.
12ReforestationWhen companies replace the trees that they use during production
13Offset LithographyA widespread commercial printing process where ink is ‘offset’ from a printing plate to a rubber roller and then to paper.
14Vacuum FormingA thermoforming process in which a softened polymer sheet is ‘sucked’ over a mould to make shell structures/casing.
15Target Market Group (TMG)The customers who a manufacturer wants to aim it’s products at
16Planned ObsolescenceBusiness practice of deliberating outdating a product before the end of its useful life and introducing a newer model or version.
17Desktop Publishing (DTP)The use of a computer program to design the arrangement of text, images and graphics on a printed page.
18One Off ProductionThe manufacture of a single high quality product. (Bespoke)
19SweatshopA factory or workshop where manual workers are employed in poor conditions for low wages.
20Injection MouldingA highly automated manufacturing process in which a polymer is injected into a mould under high pressure. This process is particularly suited to producing complex shapes.
21ErgonomicDesigning products according to human needs, such as being comfortable and avoiding strain or injury
22SustainabilityThe ability to keep our quality of life at the same rate or level. From this stems that idea that the current generation of people should not damage the environment in ways that will threaten future generations’ environment and quality of life.
23—Technical drawing, drawn at full size or to scale and contains factual information relating to a product’s appearance and dimensions. It should include all the necessary information for you or anyone else to make the product.
24Blow MouldingThe process of using air, under pressure, to give form to hollow products using polymers e.g. PET fizzy drinks bottle.
25—Exploded Drawing
Shows a product pulled apart, laid out in an ordered and linear form.
26PrototypeA detailed 3-dimensional model made from inexpensive modelling materials to test a product during the development process. A prototype can also be the first functioning product produced that many will follow form
27Solar EnergyThe light and heat generated by the sun.
28BiomassOrganic matter such as timber and crops grown specifically to be burnt in order to generate heat and power or made into biofuels used in transport.
29Finite ResourceNatural resources of which there is a limited supply, like coal or gas.
30—A system applied to every stage of design and manufacture ensuring conformity to specifications to make identical products with zero faults.
31Smart MaterialsCan change in response to differences in temperature or light.
32—Fuel sources derived from agricultural crops.
33FormThe shape and style of a product, its aesthetic properties.
34Quality Control (QC)Checking and testing at critical control points in the manufacture of a product. Part of the overall quality assurance process.
35Renewable Sources of EnergySources of energy that can be re-grown or used again. They include wind and solar energy, biomass and sustainable/managed forests.
36—Those gases in the atmosphere that absorb outgoing radiation, hence increasing the temperature of the atmosphere e.g. CO2
37Batch ProductionManufacturing process in which components or products are produced in groups (batches) and not in a continuous stream.
38FunctionThe means by which a product fulfils its purpose. (It's job)
39Rapid Prototyping (RPT)A CAD/CAM process that quickly creates 3D prototype products for testing during the development process.
40Global WarmingA trend whereby global temperatures rise over time, linked in modern times, with human production of greenhouse gases.
41—The sensory responses that people make to stimuli such as colour, shape, smell and touch. Visual aesthetics refers specifically to those that are concerned with appearance i.e. the look of a product.