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| A man-made, wood-based composite material | Manufactured board |
| Associated with how a material reacts to an external force | Mechanical properties |
| Associated wit the actual make-up or structure of the material | Physical properties |
| The ability to withstand being crushed to shortened by pushing forces | Compressive strength |
| The ability to resist stretching or pulling forces | Tensile strength |
| A aerial containing mostly iron and carbon | Ferrous metal |
| A metal which does not contain iron | Non-ferrous metal |
| A metal made of two or more metals, or combing two or more elements, one of which much be a metal | Alloy |
| Wood has only one edge that is planed accurately, the rest are rough sawn. PSE is about 3mm smaller in width from he original nominal size | Planed squared edge PSE |
| (for polymers) the temperature deemed safe for processing without possible degradation of the polymer properties | Safe working temp |
| Improved tensile strength and hardness in the localised area when a metal is cold worked | Work hardening |
| Heating medium or high carbon steels to a given temperature, rapidly coming via quenching and then heating to a set temperature to remove excess hardness | Hardening and tempering |
| The colour seen on metal that indicated the temperature at which brittleness is removed | Tempering colour |
| The temperature at which the atoms of carbon and steel mix freely before bonding together to become a solid | Critical point |
| Shaping materials by melting them and forming them in a mould that resembles the finishes product or component | Redistribution |
| Shaping materials by adding additional pieces to them, either using the same or different materials | Addition |
| A printing process in which ink is forced onto the surface of a material through a mesh screen to create a picture or pattern | Screen printing |
| Using a metal to coat a (usually cheaper) base metal | Electro plating |
| The consideration of the number of products to be made, using particular manufacturing methods to suit a particular market | Scale of production |
| The efficient organisation of a workforce so that individuals specialise in particular manufacturing tasks | Division of labour |
| The manufacture of large numbers of products in factories that are usually highly mechanised | Mass production |
| The use of overhead transporters for competent transfer between workers to improve factory efficiency | Unit production systems UPS |
| The use of mainly computer based technology to facilitate efficient competitive production of low-volume, customised products | Quick response manufacturing QRM |
| The organisation of manufacture to reduce dependance on externally sourced parts and sub-assemblies | Vertical integration/ vertical in-house production |
| The design and manufacture of products to individual specifications | Bespoke/One off production |
| The use of groups of CNC machines robots and AGVs to facilitate efficient, flexible manufacturing | Modular/cell production |
| Parts such as screws and light bulbs that are made to a common standard to ensure interchangabilities | Standardised components |
| Products parts that are sources form external suppliers rather than being manufacture in house | Bought-in components |
| A self-contained element of a product that is made separately and incorporated into the final assembly stage | Sub-assembly |
| Using computers to draw in 2D or 3D and develop products | Computer aided design CAD |
| Using computer controlled equipment to machine materials | Computer aided manufacture CAM |
| Using software to virtually test products in liquids or gases | Computational fluid dynamics CFD |
| Using software to test components and products to identify potential stress or weak points | Finite element analysis FEA |
| Shop tills or similar that use barcodes or computer entry to transmit customer orders to suppliers and manufacturers | Electronic point of sale EPOS |
| A plan used to determine now many products will be made in a given time period | Master production schedule MPS |
| Small electric devices that can be scanned and used to track items as they move though a factory and into dispatch | Radio frequency identification RFID tags |
| Robots, similar to forklift trucks, used to cary materials and finished goods around a factory | Automatic guided vehicle AGV |
| The use of scientific measurements of the human body in the design and construction of products | Anthropometrics |
| The study of individual tasks performed by consumers to allow for successful product develpment | Task analysis |
| The concert of designing products that will allow the maximum number of possible users to successfully use the product without discomfort | Inclusive design |
| The process of simulating conditions experiences by potential users of products, to assist with the development of successful products | Empathic design |
| The main piece of legislation for British health and safety law | Health and safety at work act 1974 |
| Any action carries out in advance that protects against a possible danger or injury | Safety precaution |
| Consideration of what might cause hard to people and if reasonable steps are being prevent that harm | Risk assessment |
| A novel, physical creation that is entitled to protection for its organator in the form of copyright, design rights, patent, registered design or trademark | Intellectual property IP |
| The legal protection of IP | Intellectual properties rights IPR |
| Rights that give automatic protection to prevent copying the appearance of a product | Unregistered design rights |
| The official UK government body responsible for IP | Intellectual property office IPO |
| A product whose appearance or decoration has been legally protected to counter copying | Registered design |
| A design that has not been protected by IPR, so that it can be freely used and developed by others | Open design |