Natural Resources & Raw Materials
Resources like trees and crops that can be replaced naturally are called these.
What are renewable resources?
Metals that contain iron, such as steel, belong to this category.
What are ferrous metals?
This type of process removes material to change the shape of an object.
What is a separating process?
This manufacturing stage joins parts together to create a product.
What is an assembling process?
This is the correct order of manufacturing from start to finish.
What is raw materials → processing → assembly → finishing?
Coal, oil, and iron ore are examples of this type of natural resource.
What are non-renewable resources?
Copper and aluminum are examples of this type of metal.
What are non-ferrous metals?
Sawing, drilling, and sanding are examples of this process.
What is separating?
Bolting, welding, and riveting are examples of this type of process.
What is joining?
This type of manufacturing uses machines to perform tasks automatically.
What is automation?
This natural resource is commonly used to produce steel.
What is iron ore?
Brass is an example of this type of material made by mixing metals together.
What is an alloy?
This forming process pours molten metal into a mold.
What is casting?
A jig is mainly used to do this during assembly.
What is guide a tool to an exact location?
CAM stands for this manufacturing technology.
What is Computer Aided Manufacturing?
This is one reason manufacturers prefer renewable resources when possible.
What is sustainability / reduced environmental impact?
This plastic softens when heated and can be reshaped multiple times.
What is thermoplastic?
This forming process forces heated material through a shaped opening.
What is extrusion?
Painting, plating, and coating are examples of this final manufacturing step.
What is a finishing process?
CNC machines are controlled using this type of data.
What are computer-generated numerical instructions?
This compares renewable and non-renewable resources in terms of long-term availability.
What is renewable resources can be replenished while non-renewable resources can run out?
Fiberglass, plywood, and carbon fiber belong to this material category.
What are composites?
This process permanently shapes metal using compressive force, often with heat.
What is forging?
This finishing process improves corrosion resistance and appearance of aluminum.
What is anodizing?
One advantage and one disadvantage of automated manufacturing.
What are increased speed/accuracy and high cost or reduced labor needs?