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Edexcel A-Level Product Design Manufacturing processes overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which scale of production runs non-stop, often 24 hours a day, for very high volumes of one product?

  2. As production volume rises for a moulded part, what happens to the unit cost?

  3. Which process makes an open, shallow shell such as a vending-machine housing from a heated sheet?

  4. Which process is best for a large, seamless hollow item such as a water tank?

  5. A mould costs 20000 pounds and each part then costs 0.60 pounds. What is the unit cost including tooling at 50000 parts?

  6. Which is a permanent method of joining?

  7. Anodising is a surface treatment used mainly on which material?

  8. What is the main role of CAM in manufacture?

  9. Why is 3D printing well suited to rapid prototyping?

  10. Forging a metal component rather than casting it gives which advantage?

  11. Which process produces a continuous constant-section length such as plastic pipe or curtain track?

  12. Which finish is created by spraying charged dry polymer powder onto earthed metal and curing it in an oven?