Manufacturing Technology Week 1: What is Manufacturing?

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What is the primary focus of secondary industries?

Providing services to consumers

Converting primary industry outputs into consumer goods (correct)

Cultivating and exploiting natural resources

Adding value to materials through assembly operations

What is the key point of manufacturing economically?

Converting raw materials into consumer goods

Improving the appearance of the final product

Using machinery and tools to make products

Adding value to materials by changing their shape or properties (correct)

What is an example of adding value to a material through manufacturing?

Drilling for petroleum

Refining oil into gasoline

Converting sand into glass (correct)

Converting steel into a car

What is the difference between manufacturing and production?

Manufacturing and production are interchangeable terms Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary intention of a manufacturing process?

To increase the value of the material Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of an assembly operation?

The creation of a new entity by joining two or more components Signup and view all the answers

What is the technological definition of manufacturing?

The application of physical and chemical processes to alter materials Signup and view all the answers

What type of industry is steel making an example of?

Secondary industry Signup and view all the answers

Which type of manufacturing process transforms a work material from one state to a more advanced state?

Processing operations Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)?

Considering all relevant factors at the product design stage Signup and view all the answers

What is a manufacturing process typically carried out as?

A single unit operation Signup and view all the answers

What can manufacturing processes be divided into?

Two types: Processing operations and Assembly operations Signup and view all the answers

What type of industry is characterized by services such as insurance, car repairs, and banking?

Tertiary industry Signup and view all the answers

What do the three building blocks of modern manufacturing consist of?

Materials, Processes, and Systems Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a limitation of a manufacturing plant's technological processing capabilities?

A steel rolling factory cannot build automobiles Signup and view all the answers

What is a factor that determines a plant's physical product limitations?

The size and weight of products that can be accommodated Signup and view all the answers

What is the common term used for processing plastics in solidification processes?

Molding Signup and view all the answers

What do the three dimensions of manufacturing capabilities refer to?

Technological processing capabilities, physical product limitations, and production capacity Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of shaping operations in manufacturing?

To alter the geometry of the work material Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum rate of production that a plant can achieve under assumed operating conditions?

Production capacity Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following processes involves forcing or pouring a molten material into a mold to form the required shape?

Solidification process Signup and view all the answers

What is the criteria for a material to be processed through solidification processes?

Low melting point Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of shaping operation?

Welding Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Design for Manufacture (DFM) at a single part level?

To ensure that a pin can be easily assembled into a hole Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a general principle of DFM?

Use standard commercially available components Signup and view all the answers

What type of energy is used in a processing operation to alter a work part's shape or properties?

Mechanical Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a processing operation?

To add value to the materials Signup and view all the answers

Which category of processing operation involves changing the surface characteristics of a work part?

Surface processing operation Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of designing parts with tolerances that are within process capability?

To ensure easier part fabrication Signup and view all the answers