Revision
17th March 2013
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Use these lists only as a guide to topics for revision.
Use the A-Z section and the main topic areas of the site for detailed revision.
Use the A-
Distinguish between and identify uses in production.
Implications for successful products and satisfied
customers. Relationship of the original specification to
the final product.
Health & Safety
Solvents, Glues & processes. Use information to assess
unfamiliar risks. Environmental management & COSHH
Letterpress, gravure, lithography, sheet-fed offset,
web-fed offset. Printing plate production. Understand
the terms: process camera, colour separation, register,
CMYK, process colours. Printing principles
ICT Flow Charts -
Order of working, ( Importance to maximising use of time and
resources. ) ( e.g Microsoft ‘Project’ guide )
Extension > Break even analysis
Testing &
Trialing
Trialing
Evaluation, customer testing, proposals for modifications.
Testing for quality assurance, Evaluate against ‘fitness
for purpose’ , the design need, need of intended users.
Sustainable resources, recycling, redundant products, safe disposal. Pollution. Analysis of manufacturing techniques including use of jigs, templates, patterns.
Materials
Use of paper, card and boards, grid paper, isometric
paper, layout paper, cartridge paper. Corrugated card,
coated boards, oiled (stencil) card. Foamboard,
Polymers
Joining
materials
materials
sticks, adhesive tapes, Velcro, pads, press fit fasteners.
Basic Systems
& Control
& Control
Basics of movement types, mechanical systems. Electrical
systems. Simple circuit diagrams.
Environment
Environmental effects. Personal safety. Recycling.
Cost implications for products. ‘Green’ issues.
Syllabus Coverage
- Re-check the headings of the topics you are expected to
have covered during the course
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