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Tech Bowl: Manufacturing
Tech Bowl Questions for Manufacturing
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03/03/2012

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Term
What is using a computer to control machines making an object known as?
Definition
CAM
Term
A corporation's name and how it will be financed is found in the ____________.
Definition
charter
Term
____________ is the replacing of human supervision by machine supervision.
Definition
automation
Term
What type of part can be used to hold a part on a shaft?
Definition
set screw
Term
In a manufacturing environment, what does CNC stand for?
Definition
Computer Numerical Control
Term
What order can the federal government use to cause striking workers to return to work?
Definition
injunction
Term
What type of research is used to gather information?
Definition
applied research
Term
____________ is when metal is melted to a liquid state and then poured into a mold to cool.
Definition
casting
Term
What are the hard substances used for rubbing off material from softer workplaces called?
Definition
abrasives
Term
What type of process forms materials above their recrystallization point?
Definition
hot forming
Term
____________ is doing research by reading books and magazines to find out about what has already been done.
Definition
retrieving
Term
What type of process requires the metal to be heated until it becomes malleable?
Definition
forging
Term
What is the basis for modern mass production methods and enables large quantities to be produced at a low cost?
Definition
assembly line production
Term
Who is responsible for running a company or business?
Definition
management personnel
Term
____________ is finding out what people want to buy, how much, and at what cost.
Definition
market research
Term
What economic system does the United States have?
Definition
capitalism
Term
Gauges are important tools for what aspect of production?
Definition
quality control
Term
What type of business is owned by one person?
Definition
sole proprietorship
Term
Vegetable, mineral, and oil are types of ____________.
Definition
tanning
Term
In the early 1800s, one of the first devices controlled by punched cards was the ____________.
Definition
jaquard loom
Term
A jointer will machine a surface so that it is ____________.
Definition
smooth and flat
Term
____________ set the goals and policies of a company.
Definition
board of directors
Term
A steam turbine is an example of a ____________.
Definition
heat engine
Term
The first plastic developed was ____________; it was designed to replace ivory in billiard balls.
Definition
celluloid
Term
Retooling is the changing of ____________.
Definition
machines
Term
Who is the person that recommends a possible solution in a labor dispute?
Definition
mediator
Term
A combination of iron and carbon with the result being more than 2% carbon is ____________.
Definition
pig iron
Term
Who was the first person to use mass production in manufacturing automobiles?
Definition
Henry Ford
Term
What is the time needed between ordering supplies and needing them?
Definition
lead time
Term
What is the process in which workers, through their union, meet with company management to work out a contract dispute?
Definition
collective bargaining
Term
What is the amount of money used to start a business?
Definition
venture capital
Term
Who is credited with the concept of inter-changeable parts?
Definition
Eli Whitney
Term
Conveyers, hoists, and cranes are three basic types of ____________.
Definition
material handling equipment
Term
A ____________ is a description of a business's financial activities for the preceding year, as well as information about the company and its products.
Definition
annual report
Term
UNF and UNC are types of ____________.
Definition
screw thread
Term
What is the period when the use of stone tools changed to the use of the first metal tools?
Definition
bronze age
Term
____________ are used in quality control to insure that the product meets specified tolerances.
Definition
gauges
Term
Land, labor, and ____________ are the basic inputs to a business.
Definition
capital
Term
A ____________ is used to prevent motion between two parts such as a rotating collar on a shaft.
Definition
set screw
Term
Which of the following is the first machine tool?
hammer
lathe
drill press
planer
Definition
lathe
Term
____________ production makes one product at a time.
Definition
custom
Term
What part of a company is used to hire new employees?
Definition
personnel department
Term
What is a rod threaded on both ends and is to be screwed into a part with mating internal threads?
Definition
stud
Term
What is a person who organizes, manages, and assumes risks of starting a business?
Definition
entrepreneur
Term
The amount paid to stockholders of a corporation is the ____________.
Definition
dividend
Term
What is done when the surface around a hole needs to be cleaned up or leveled to provide a bearing for a bolt head or nut?
Definition
spotface
Term
A new product designed with new technology and characteristics is ____________.
Definition
innovation
Term
____________ generally are a better performing and cheaper material formed by combining two or more unlike materials.
Definition
composites
Term
What is a protection granted by the government that ensures an inventor's idea cannot be legally copied?
Definition
patent
Term
New products generally come about because of ____________.
Definition
consumer demand
Term
Which of the following is a process used to harden ceramic materials?
tempering
annealing
firing
stoking
Definition
firing
Term
What method of production assigns each person a specific task in making a product?
Definition
division of labor
Term
In a labor dispute, the person who makes a decision between the union and the management is the ____________.
Definition
arbitrator
Term
An exchange of goods without money is called this.
Definition
bartering
Term
What is the placement of machines and equipment to enable an easy flow of people and materials?
Definition
plant layout
Term
____________ is stamping and stretching a material over a pattern called a die.
Definition
drawing
Term
When workers refuse to work, they are on ____________.
Definition
strike
Term
What is the reuse of materials?
Definition
recycling
Term
A ____________ is a programmable, multifunctional manipulator designed to perform a variety of tasks repeatedly.
Definition
robot
Term
The bed, tailstock, and headstock are the three main parts of ____________.
Definition
lathe
Term
Sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation are the ____________.
Definition
three types of businesses
Term
The name of a product is its ____________.
Definition
brand name
Term
With carbon being less than 2% of the total product, a combination of carbon and iron would produce ____________.
Definition
steel
Term
What is the point at which metal can be formed without creating internal stress within the crystal structure of the metal?
Definition
recrystallization point
Term
A ____________ is a complaint by a worker about a manager's violation of a union contract.
Definition
grievance
Term
An estimate of the revenues and expenses for a period of time for a business is its ____________.
Definition
budget
Term
What is the main ingredient of glass?
Definition
sand
Term
A ____________ is a common shaping device used in many forming operations on plastic and metal.
Definition
die
Term
What are labor organizations that bargain with employers to set wages and work practices for its members?
Definition
union
Term
The way a product is presented to a user is the ____________.
Definition
packaging
Term
The number of ___________ of freedom for a robot is given by the number of directions of movement.
Definition
degrees
Term
Making products for personal use is ___________.
Definition
usufacturing
Term
What are those items that a company provides for beyond the basic salary or wage?
Definition
fringe benefits
Term
What is the pivot point on a lever called?
Definition
fulcrum
Term
A ___________ is used to prevent rotation between a shaft and a machine part such as a gear, pulley, or rocker arm.
Definition
key
Term
Joining two parts by melting them together is ___________. Example: welding
Definition
fusion bonding
Term
The process of closing down a business is ___________.
Definition
dissolution
Term
What are the costs from the normal degradation of components of a system?
Definition
depreciation
Term
To ___________ is to coat a metal surface with zinc as a protective layer from corrosion.
Definition
galvanize
Term
Forming done below the crystallization point is ___________.
Definition
cold forming
Term
The legal name of a company is its ___________.
Definition
trade name
Term
The ___________ of a company are all the debts owed by that company..
Definition
liabilities
Term
What is the area marked off around a machine to insure no one distracts the operator?
Definition
safety zone
Term
The abilities to create ideas, to express ideas, and to be open minded to other ideas are important characteristics of ___________.
Definition
a R&D group
Term
What is the total value of all items owned by a company?
Definition
assets
Term
A ___________ is done when a new product is modified from an existing one.
Definition
adaptation
Term
___________ is changing materials into something useful.
Definition
Processing
Term
The main purpose of a pilot run is ___________.
Definition
debugging
Term
Metallic ores are ___________ to remove impurities.
Definition
refined
Term
What is the legal document showing the selling of a property?
Definition
deed
Term
What removes the impurities from molten pig iron by forcing a blast of hot air through the pig iron?
Definition
Bessemer Converter
Term
From what ore is aluminum extracted?
Definition
bauxite
Term
___________ is applying the research knowledge acquired to a product or process.
Definition
development
Term
___________ research is used to learn new things.
Definition
basic
Term
___________ is the practice of buying equipment, supplies, materials, and utilities needed to provide a product or service.
Definition
purchasing
Term
A common way to move materials in an assembly line is by ___________.
Definition
conveyor
Term
___________ is electrolytic treatment of a metal to produce a protective surface layer on the metal which is usually an oxide of the base metal.
Definition
anodizing
Term
A business owned by stockholders and is considered a separate legal entity is a ___________.
Definition
corporation
Term
Which of the following is the most important group of unions in the United States today?
AFL-CIO
UAW
IBM
IEEE
Definition
AFL-CIO
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