Deck 1: Modern Manufacturing

Question 1

Material handling is usually associated with activities that occur inside a facility and not with transportation between facilities involving rail, truck, air, or waterway delivery of goods.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A programmable logic controller (PLC) normally replaces which one of the following in control applications:

A) computer numerical control
B) distributed process control
C) humans
D) industrial robots
E) relay control panel

Answer 2

relay control panel

Question 3

Which of the three methods of producing carbon nanotubes has the advantage that it can be operated continuously, which makes it attractive for mass production:

A) carbon arc technique
B) chemical vapor deposition
C) laser evaporation method

Answer 3

chemical vapor deposition

Question 4

Dip-pen nanolithography uses which one of the following techniques and/or devices:

A) atomic force microscope
B) chemical vapor deposition
C) electron beam lithography
D) nano-imprint lithography
E) self-assembly

Question 5

Typical thickness of the copper layer in a printed circuit board is which one of the following:

A) 4 mm (0.160 in)
B) 0.4 mm (0.016 in)
C) 0.04 mm (0.0016 in)
D) 0.004 mm (0.00016 in)

Question 6

Best clearances between surfaces in brazing are which one of the following ranges:

A) 0.0025-0.025 mm (0.0001-0.001 in.)
B) 0.025-0.250 mm (0.001-0.010 in.)
C) 0.250-2.50 mm (0.010-0.100 in.)
D) 2.5-5.0 mm (0.10-0.20 in.)

Question 7

Tempered glass is used for all but which one of the following products:

A) all-glass doors
B) automobile windshields
C) safety glasses
D) windows for tall buildings

Question 8

Which one of the following properties do not apply to metals:

A) good thermal conductivity
B) high strength
C) high electrical resistivity
D) high stiffness

Question 9

Which one of the following metals has the lowest density:

A) aluminum
B) magnesium
C) manganese
D) tin
E) titanium,
F) zinc

Question 10

Properties and characteristics of glass-ceramics include which of the following (two best answers):

A) efficiency in processing
B) electrical conductor
C) high thermal expansion
D) strong, relative to other glasses

Question 11

Which one of the following metals has the lowest density:

A) aluminum
B) copper
C) iron
D) magnesium
E) tin