Design AS Unit 2

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	2.1 Materials and components. Sources, classification, formation and structure of materials and components. Paper, card and boards Week 1 Power Point Copier paper Card Corrugated board Common carton board	P17-18 P66-68
	Woods Week 2 Sources, classification and structure and manufacture of woods. Softwoods Hardwoods Week 3 Cellular structure, fibres and grain direction Wood growth & structure	P19-20 P68-72 P70-71
	Polymers plastics 1 plastics 2 Sources, classification and structure and manufacture of thermoplastics. Week 4 Acrylic PET HDPE PVC LDPE PP PS Week 5 (see plastics 1 & 2 presentation) Sources, classification and structure and manufacture of thermosetting plastics. Polyester resins Monomers, polymerisation and cross-linking. Week 6 Manufacturing processes Injection moulding Blow moulding Vacuum forming joining, preparation for finishing (wood, metal, plastic)	P18-19 P72-74 P28-29 P92-93 P31 P93-95
	Metals and alloys Sources, classification, structure and production of ferrous metals. Metals Week 7 & 8 Steel Sources, classification, structure and production of non-ferrous metals. Copper Aluminium Zinc Tin Brass Specialist alloys for specific tasks. Steel Alluminium alloys	P20-21 P74-76
	Composites and laminates Week 9 Manufacture of composite materials. Carbon fibre Glass reinforced fibreboard (GRP) Medium density fibreboard (MDF) Laminates Plywood	P76-78
	Components Graphic media Week 10 Pencils Graphite Coloured Pens and marker pens Water Spirit based	P78-79
	2.1 Working properties of materials. Working properties, of materials and components, relating to the composition and structure of materials. Week 11, 12 & 13 Aesthetic properties, for example colour, style, texture. Functional properties, for example strength, durability, flammability. Mechanical properties, for example plasticity, ductility, hardness and malleability Hand and commercial methods of preparing, processing, manipulating and combining materials and components to enhance their properties including associated tools, machinery and equipment including CAD/CAM in relation to: Drawing - pictorial, information and accurate working drawings computer graphics (desktop publishing (DTP), 2-dimensional design to create and modify designs and layouts) 3-dimensional modelling for creating photo realistic images and 'virtual' products typography - theory and practice including typeface design and application	P80-81 P81-83 P84-85 P85-87
	Finishing processes Week 14 Applied finishes to improve quality and provide enhanced aesthetic or functional properties: Surface coating (anodising, painting, varnishing) Self-finishing (plastics) Surface decoration (CNC engraving, vinyl cutting)	P95-97
	Printing processes Week 15 Understanding how one-off/batch/mass product manufacture is achieved using printing processes: Computer printers (ink jet, laser) Black and white printing and full colour printing Computers in pre-press and quality control Offset lithography, screen printing, letterpress Finishing and binding ready for distribution	P97-102
	Commercial methods of preparing, processing, manipulating and combining materials and components to enhance their properties including associated tools, machinery and equipment including CAD/CAM in relation to: Week 16 2D/3D modelling and prototyping Rapid prototyping using CAD/CAM Block modelling CNC machining Milling machine Lathe Production of nets Constructing nets Structural packaging design Commercial production of packaging nets Cutting, wasting, abrading, shaping, bending, casting, moulding	P87-88 P163-166 P30 P89-92
	Systems and control CAD/MAT Week 17 Computer integrated manufacture (CIM) Information handling Stock control and just in time (JIT) Planning Quick response manufacturing CAD/CAM	P24
	Quality control in production Week 18 Using quality assurance (QA) , quality control (QC) and total quality management (TQM) systems. Quality control during final print run (colour density on colour bars, registration marks, crop marks, grey scale) Meeting specifications and tolerances	P32-34 P104