DP Design Technology Questionbank

Describe how the EVA rubber sole of the Greenfeet Climeate shoe could be moulded.

Designers often strive to design products that enable the principles of the circular economy to be met. However, products are designed so that they cannot be easily disassembled.

Explain why some products are designed so they cannot be easily disassembled.

Which of the following is a recognized strategy to achieve Design for Manufacture (DfM)?

A. Developing products in multifunctional teams

B. Contracting external concept design

C. Research for capturing user needs

D. Undertaking Life cycle analysis (LCA)

Outline how design for disassembly can help extend the lifespan of products with multiple parts.

The choice of production systems can be based on criteria such as time, cost and impact on the environment.

Explain one reason why designers would consider impact on the environment as a criterion for selecting manufacturing processes.

List two reasons why temporary joining techniques are used when a drone is assembled.