1.1.26 Specialist Techniques & Processes

D&T 2026 — 1.1(c) Product Design Pathway

Sections

Wastage and addition: cutting, marking out, holding, shaping, drilling and forming
Jigs and formers for accuracy in manufacture
Pilot, clearance, tapping, countersunk and counterbored holes
Deforming and reforming: soldering, nuts and bolts, screws, riveting, lathe turning
Wooden joints — frame: mitre and dowel; box and carcass: butt and lap
CAM machines: laser cutters and 3D printers
Joining plastics permanently and temporarily
Adhesives and the materials they suit: PVA, contact adhesive, epoxy resin
Industrial manufacturing processes for metals, woods and plastics

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