1. BTEC Level 2 Engineering
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BTEC Level 2 Engineering
Sunday, 28 April 2019

2. Mass Production

3. Learning Objectives
To understand the scale of engineering production: mass production.

4. Learning Outcomes Progress – Identify what mass production is.
Good Progress
–Identify some advantages and disadvantages of mass production.
Exceptional Progress
–Describe mass production to enable future comparisons.

5. Methods of Production
One-off
Batch
Different methods
Continuous
Mass

6. Mass production •Mass products are produced in HIGH volume
•Mass production makes use of efficient automated manufacturing processes and a largely unskilled workforce.
•Mass produced products are designed to follow mass market trends, so the product appeals to a wide national and international target market.
•Production planning and quality control (QC) enables the manufacture of identical products.
•Production costs are kept as low as possible so that the product will provide value for money.
•Mass products will include things like, pens, pencils, electronic products, and many more every day items.
• It is a cheap method of production because materials can be bought in large numbers and a large number can be made quickly.

7. Mass production
Advantages
Disadvantages

8. Key words Characteristic Description Unit cost
How much each item will cost.
Tools and equipment
What is used to make the item.
Initial investment
How much it costs to set up to make the item.
Production efficiency
How quickly and cheaply overall the product is to make.
Labour type
How much training do the people making the item need.
Labour costs
How much do the people making the item have to be paid.

9. Key words Characteristic Description Examples Unit cost
How much each item will cost.
High cost item - expensive
Medium cost item
Low cost item - cheap
Tools and equipment
What is used to make the item.
General tools - can be used to make other items
Specialised tools - can only be used to make a few items
Dedicated tools - can only be used to make one item
Initial investment
How much it costs to set up to make the item.
High investment - expensive
Medium investment
Low investment - cheap
Production efficiency
How quickly and cheaply overall the product is to make.
Low efficiency - is slow and expensive
Medium efficiency
High efficiency - is quick and cheap
Labour type
How much training do the people making the item need.
Skilled - workers who have had lots of training
Semi-skilled - workers who have had some training
Unskilled - workers who have had no training
Labour costs
How much do the people making the item have to be paid.
High wages - expensive
Medium wages
Low wages - cheap

10. Textbook page: 12

11. Mass Production
Working as a class you are going to set up a production line to mass produce charity keyrings.
Everyone will need a role in the production line, the aim is to produce more keyrings than were produced when batch producing keyrings.

12. Mass Production Process Raw Material Prepare surface for marking
Mark surface from template
Quality Control Check
Cut 1
Cut 2
Cut 3
File 1
File 2
File 3
Rough Sand
Smooth Sand
Dry wet/dry
Wet wet/dry
Drill
Key ring

13. Progress
– Identify what mass production is.
Good Progress
–Identify some advantages and disadvantages of mass production.
Exceptional Progress
–Describe mass production to enable future comparisons.

14. PLTS
1. Creative thinkers
2. Reflective learners