1. Mechanical Drafting Unit 1
Terms & Definitions
Mechanical Drafting
Unit 1

2. Designer
An engineer or technician who is creative, inventive, and has a technical specialty

3. Level of technology
Classification according to an industry’s level of engineering
Examples:
Low tech--lawnmower manufacturer, medium tech--ditch digging manufacturer, and high tech--aircraft manufacturer

4. Manufacturing design
Design of tools, fixtures, and machines for manufacturing a product
Examples:
Tool designer, machine designer

5. Mechanical CAD drafting
The drafting of mechanical parts and assemblies using CAD and/or a drafting board so that a manufacturing process can efficiently produce a product

6. Mechanical designer
A technician or engineering specialist who works in either product design and/or manufacturing design

7. Technological team
Craftworkers, technicians, technologists, engineers, and scientists organized as a group to solve complex technical problems in a manufacturing environment

8. Technologist
A specialist in details of technically solving an engineering problem; works as a liaison between engineers and technicians
Example:
Normally called an applications engineer