Design for Manufactur 3.1.11

Question 1

What are ways to Ease Manufacture?

Answer 1

Use of standardised components
- easy to monitor sub systems

Question 2

What are wasy to reduce the number of manufacturing processes?

Answer 2

Use a single redistribution process such as injection moulding rather than multiple additions and wastage processes.
- use self finishing polymer
- use adhesives rather than mechanical fasterners

Question 3

What are the six R’s?

Answer 3

Recycle
reuse
refuse
reduce
repair
rethink

Question 4

what is reducing in the six R’s of sustainability?

Answer 4

Minimising wastage of materials
- using less packaging

Question 5

what is Refusing in the six R’s of sustainability?

Answer 5

Avoiding designs that use toxic materials, that are bad for the environment and hard to recycle.

Question 6

what is Repairing in the six R’s of sustainability?

Answer 6

Designing Products that can be repaired rather that those that have to be thrown out when damaged

Question 7

what is Rethink in the six R’s of sustainability?

Answer 7

Considering more sustainable alternatives

Question 8

what is Reuse in the six R’s of sustainability?

Answer 8

Re using product instead of disposal

Question 9

What is Upcycling?

Answer 9

Form of reuse
- Creative Reuse of unwanted products and materials into another product.
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Question 10

What is takt time ?(Feasibility Studies)

Answer 10

Maximum amount of time to manufacture a product to meet the consumer demand.