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Design and Technology (Product Design) (9DT0)
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Free Design and Technology (Product Design) (9DT0) study notes for Pearson Edexcel A Level students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.
Component 1: Principles of Design and Technology
Materials and their properties
Woods, metals and alloys
Polymers, elastomers and composites
Papers, boards and textiles
Smart and modern materials
Performance characteristics of materials
Processes, techniques and specialist tools
Heat treatments and alloying
Casting, moulding and machining
Printing, lamination and paper/board finishing
Marking out, measuring tools and precision
Joining: adhesives, mechanical, heat and wood joints
Finishes, preservation and preventing degradation
Digital technologies and graphical communication
Computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D modelling
CAM, CNC machines and rapid prototyping
Pictorial drawing: isometric and 2-point perspective
Working drawings, 3rd angle projection and nets
Design influences and design theory
User centred design and fitness for purpose
Anthropometrics and ergonomics
Aesthetics: form over function, form follows function
Design movements and key figures
Effects of technological developments
Manufacturing industries and quality
Scales of production: one-off, batch, high-volume
Quality control, quality assurance and TQM
Modern manufacturing systems: FMS, JIT, robotics
Production scheduling, logistics and data integration
Safety, legislation and standards
Safe working practices, hazards and risk assessment
Health and safety legislation: HASAWA and COSHH
Consumer rights legislation
Standards and marks: BSI, CEN/CE, ISO
Intellectual property: patents, copyright, design rights, trademarks
Sustainability and the product life cycle
Cleaner design across the product life cycle
Designing for maintenance, repair and disassembly
End of life, recycling and energy recovery
Circular economy and systems thinking
Managing design, cost and production
Information handling, marketing analysis and feasibility
Budgets, costing and planning for production
Project management: critical path analysis, scrum, Six Sigma
Product life cycle stages and market implications
Maths and science skills in design calculations
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