BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award Engineering Student Book
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2018
240 pages
978-1-292-24585-0 (ISBN)
Description
Written by an expert author team of BTEC teachers and professionals, this Student Book includes:full coverage of all three components, structured to match the speccontent broken down into 1 hour lessons to help with your planning and deliveryplenty of case studies and examples that students can relate toadditional features including key terms, 'did you know' sections and plenty of assessment practice
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Content
- Front Cover
- Contents
- About this book
- How to use this book
- Component 1: Exploring Engineering Sectors and Design Applications
- What is engineering?
- Engineering disciplines
- Engineering achievements
- The need for engineers
- Types of engineer
- Engineering interconnections
- Why are more engineers needed?
- The safe application of technical and practical knowledge
- Designing for safety
- Safety in practical working areas
- Responsibilities for safety
- Engineering sectors
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Communications
- Electrical/electronics
- Mechanical
- Environmental
- Transport
- Rail
- Marine
- Engineered products
- Engineered products from different sectors
- Engineered products from combinations of sectors
- Engineering organisations: large
- Large global enterprises
- Engineering organisations: SMEs and small jobbing companies
- Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Small jobbing companies
- Large company vs SME
- Engineering organisations: specialist functions
- Research and development (R&D) organisations
- Manufacturing organisations
- Service organisations
- Specialist organisations in sectors
- Aircraft manufacturers
- Manufacturers of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Functions in engineering organisations
- Research and development (R&D)
- Design
- Planning
- Making
- Functions in engineering organisations
- Quality
- Marketing
- Selling
- Customer service
- Installation
- Engineering job roles 1
- Maintenance technician
- Machine operator
- Aircraft fi tter
- Design engineer
- Engineering job roles 2
- Manufacturing engineer
- Installation engineer
- Process engineer
- Telecommunications engineer
- Career progression opportunities
- Apprentice
- Operator
- Technician
- Technical
- Professional
- Management
- Role definitions
- Learning aim A: assessment practice
- How you will be assessed
- The engineering design and make process
- 1. Define the problem
- 2. Develop possible solutions
- 3. Choose a solution
- 4. Design and model the solution
- 5. Evaluate the outcome
- Work in a team
- The engineering brief
- What is an engineering brief?
- Interpreting customer requirements
- Criteria for an engineering brief
- Physical requirements
- Aesthetics
- Size
- Function
- Performance requirements
- Interpreting an engineering brief
- Understanding the engineering brief
- Organising your design folder
- Keep all information in a design folder
- Initial design using existing products
- Researching existing products
- Researching your initial design proposal
- Researching materials for the product
- Researching manufacturing processes to be used
- Researching manufacturing skills needed
- Producing initial design sketches in 2D and 3D
- Engineering drawing standards
- Design sketches in 2D and 3D
- Creative thinking and evaluation techniques
- Using creative thinking and evaluation techniques
- Design is a process of constant evaluation
- Computer-aided design (CAD) drawings
- CAD packages
- Final design solutions using 2D drawing techniques
- 2D design drawings
- Generating final design drawings
- Sketches
- Component drawings
- Assembly drawings
- Parts lists/drawings
- Circuit diagrams
- Final design solutions using 3D printing
- Additive manufacturing
- Final design solutions using physical modelling
- Physical modelling
- Making final design solution decisions on materials
- Selection of materials
- Making final design solution decisions on making techniques
- Selection of making techniques
- Considering quality requirements
- Meeting customer requirements
- Quality assurance
- Working in a team and peer review
- Teamwork
- Peer review
- Using generic work skills
- Generic skills
- Learning aim B: assessment practice
- How you will be assessed
- Component 2: Investigating an Engineering Project
- Engineering materials: ferrous metals
- Ferrous metals
- Engineering materials: non-ferrous metals
- Non-ferrous metals
- Engineering materials: thermosetting polymers
- Thermosetting polymers
- Engineering materials: thermoforming polymers
- Thermoforming polymers
- Properties of engineering materials
- General properties of engineering materials
- Characteristics of engineering materials
- Characteristics of metals
- Characteristics of polymers
- Components: types and characteristics
- Engineering processes: shaping
- Shaping
- Engineering processes: cutting
- Cutting
- Engineering processes: joining
- Joining
- Engineering processes: forming polymers
- Forming
- Engineering processes: forming metals
- Learning aim A: assessment practice
- How you will be assessed
- Practical engineering skills 1
- Observing and recording skills
- Practical engineering skills 2
- Example: consider a bolt
- Practical engineering skills 3
- Disassembly techniques
- Safe use of disassembly techniques
- Disassembly tools
- The different types of tools for disassembly
- Safe use of tools and equipment - disassembly/reassembly tools with settings
- Product design specification (PDS)
- Things you need to consider
- Size and mass
- Product life and reliability
- Performance, function and service requirements
- Economic and making considerations
- Implications of standards and legislation
- Safe working
- Legislation
- Learning aim B: assessment practice
- How you will be assessed
- Engineering make process 1
- Define the problem
- Develop possible solutions
- Choose a solution
- Engineering make process 2
- Making using engineering processes
- Engineering make process 3
- Inspect and test chosen solution
- Evaluate the outcome of a project
- Developing a production plan
- Developing a typical production plan
- Awareness of risks and hazards for making processes
- Risks and hazards
- Safe preparation, good housekeeping and close down of the work area
- Making skills associated with the product to be produced
- Appropriate set-up of the work area/machine
- Adaptation according to inspected outcomes
- Choosing suitable tools
- Tools for drilling
- Lathe tools
- Tools for milling
- Skills in observing and recording techniques
- Process measurement
- Comparisons
- Learning aim C: assessment practice
- How you will be assessed
- Component 3: Responding to an Engineering Brief
- Carry out a process
- Engineering processes
- Work instructions
- Following planned procedures
- Improving a production plan
- Prototypes and models
- Why prototype?
- Testing of prototypes
- Understanding how a product is assembled
- Reverse engineering
- Handling and using materials, equipment and machinery
- Using materials
- Using equipment and machinery
- Recording the process
- Measuring and recording data
- Displaying data using charts and graphs
- Types of chart
- Types of graph
- Displaying data using lines of best fi t
- Scatter graphs
- Lines and curves of best fit
- Interpretation of data
- Comparison of trends and patterns
- Identifying anomalous results and sources of error
- Evaluating processes, drawing conclusions and making recommendations
- Measuring equipment
- Learning aim A: assessment practice
- How you will be assessed
- Interpretation of a given brief for an engineered product
- Analysing the existing product with reference to the design brief
- Features of engineered products
- Dimensions
- Surface fi nishes
- Physical form
- Selecting engineering materials
- Categories of material
- Manufacturing processes
- Cutting processes
- Shaping processes
- Forming processes
- Joining and fabrication processes
- Redesign
- Identifying issues with existing designs
- Concept 2D sketching
- 3D sketching
- Using 3D sketching
- Exploded diagrams
- Electronic circuit diagrams
- Design for manufacture
- Design approaches
- Variations in form to solve a problem
- Variations in approach to solve a problem
- Using di° erent componentry
- Evaluation
- Reviewing the credibility of design ideas
- Selecting and justifying the most appropriate design solution
- Justification of the design solution
- Justification of the processes to be used
- Types of process
- Learning aim B: assessment practice
- How you will be assessed
- Analysing engineering information associated with the problem
- Types of engineering information
- Types of engineering working drawing
- Component drawings
- Assembly drawings
- Repair and modification drawings
- Installation diagrams
- Wiring diagrams
- Drawings and information
- Materials and components
- Dimensions
- Identifying issues and causes associated with a problem
- Identifying problems
- Typical causes of faults
- Interpreting patterns and trends related to engineering information
- Selecting a solution
- Approaches that can be taken
- Components
- Materials and manufacturing processes
- Possible engineering solutions
- Wider factors that need to be considered
- One-off production
- Batch production
- Environmental impacts
- Ways to improve the solution
- Evaluating an existing design
- Producing an alternative design solution
- Reflecting on your design solution
- Material properties
- Material cost and availability
- Processes to be used
- The environment
- Making recommendations for improvements to the best solution
- Resources required and their use
- Materials
- Tools and tooling
- Components
- Equipment and apparatus
- Presenting your solution
- Drawings
- Annotations
- Make processes to create a prototype solution
- Processes to follow and use
- 3D printing - additive manufacture (AM)
- Physical modelling
- Following correct processes
- Collecting and analysing data
- Collecting data
- Analysing data
- Safety considerations
- Risk assessments
- Considering timescales
- Learning aim C: assessment practice
- How you will be assessed
- Glossary
- Index
- Back Cover
