Chapter 11.

Related Topics in Brief

Quiz: Related Topics
With all those very informative topics related to manufacturing, you will now be able to answer this
quiz below.

Chapter 11. Related Topics in Brief

1.Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
A. Pick up the right answer:
1.DFM is a critical part of the------------- stage

a) Product manufacturing stage

b) Product development stage
c) Product launching stage
2.To achieve the DFM goal of reducing part cost, following aspect(s) to be considered at design
stage,
a) Minimum number of operations
b) Unnecessary tight tolerance should not be provided
c) Design should consist of standard parts
d) All of the above
3.The following is the source(s) for developing new or improved product
a) Research and Development department of the enterprise
b) Consumer suggestions and Complaints
c) Other competitive products in the market
d) All of the above
4-The following aspect of product is concerned with the ease and efficiency of the product
performance.

a) Functional aspect
b) Operational aspect
c) Durability aspect
d) Aesthetic aspect
5. Which is/are benefits of Design for manufacturing and assembly?
a) It simplifies the design
b) It improves product quality and reliability
c) It decreases the assembly time
d) All of these
6. Which design consideration deals with the appearance of the product?

a) Ergonomics
b) Aesthetics
c) System design
d) Creative design
7. Which factor should not be considered while selecting the material for a machine component?
a) Availability
b) Efficiency
c) Cost
d) Mechanical Properties
 2. Quality
A. Pick up the right answer:
1. Quality standards is meant for the --------- of the product.
a) Attributes of the product
b) Variables of the product
c) both variables and attributes
2. Process control is carried out a) before production
b) during production
c) after production
d) All of the above
3. The chart used to monitor variable is a) Range chart
b) p-chart
c) c-chart
d) All of the above
4. The chart used to monitor attributes is Range chart
a. Mean chart
b. p-chart
c. All of the above
5. The process capability is calculated as (USL-LSL)/3σ
a. (USL+LSL)/3σ
b. (USL-LSL)/6σ
c. (USL+LSL)/6σ
6. Acceptance level of a six-sigma process isa) 93.32%
b) 99.38%
c) 99.977%
d) 99.99966%
7. ISO is an abbreviation for –a) Indian standard organization
b) International standard organization
c) International organization for standardization
d) Internet standard organization
8. The sequence of steps followed in PDCA cycle is a) Plan, Do, Check and Act
b) Do, Check, plan and Act
c) Check, act, Plan and Do.
9. PDCA cycle is used for _________a) Continuous improvement
b) Discontinuous improvement
c) Intermittent improvement
d) Seldom improvement
10. which phase of PDCA cycle is a part to define the problem and to determine the quality
objectives? a) Plan
b) Do
c) Check
d) Act

3. Jigs and Fixtures

1.A device, in which a component is held and located for a specific operation and bushes are
integrated that guide the tool, is called asa. jig
b. fixture
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
2. Fixtures are used in connection with a. drilling operation
b. reaming operation
c. both a & b
d. milling operation
3. The use of jigs and fixturesa. Facilitates deployment of less skilled labour for production
b. Eliminates pre-machining operations like marking, measuring, laying out etc.
c. reduced manual handling operations
d. All of the above
4. The device which place the workpiece in the same position, in jig and fixture, cycle after cycle is
called as
a. placing device
b. fixing device
c. locating device
d. positioning device
5.The device which is used to remove workpiece from close-fitting locators, after the workpiece has
been removed is called as
a. remover
b. ejector
c. escaper
d. blocker
6. A diamond locating pin is used in jigs and fixtures because,
a) Diamond is very hard and wear resistant
b) It occupies very little space
c) It helps to accommodate allowable tolerance variation on centre distance
d) It has a long life
7. 3-2-1 Principle in design of jigs and fixtures aims in,

a) Restricting all six degrees of movement,

b) Ease of location,
c) Ease of loading and clamping
d) None of the above
8.The purpose of mistake proof arrangement is,

a) To ease of loading Component in any direction

b) To ensure the component is loaded in the intended position only
c) None of the above
9. The following type of jig is used to drill a series of equidistant hole along a circlea. Index jig
b. Plate type jig
c. Open type jig
d. Pot type jig
10. The following type of jig is used for machining in more than one planea. Template jig
b. Plate type jig
c. Open type jig
d. Box type jig

4. Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

1. In a shaft basis system, the upper deviation of the size of the shaft is ______. a) 1
b) Not related to size
c) less than 0
d) 0
2. In the hole and shaft pair designation of 40 H7/d9, the numbers 7 and 9 indicate ______.
a) tolerance grade
b) accuracy of manufacture
c) ease of assembly
d) none of the above
3. MMC corresponds to the _______. a) higher limit of a hole and lower limit of the shaft
b) lower limit of a hole and lower limit of the shaft
c) higher limit of a hole and higher limit of the shaft
d) lower limit of a hole and higher limit of the shaft
4. The relationship that results between the two mating parts before assembly is called ______.
(Ans d: fit)
a) Tolerance
b) allowance
c) limit
d)fit
5. What is equal to the differences between the two limits of size of the part?
a) Tolerance
b) Low limit
c) High limit
d) Design size
6. The surface texture depends to a large extent on ______.
a) material composition
b) type of manufacturing operation
c) the skill of the operator
d) accuracy of measurement
7. What is bilateral tolerance? a) Total tolerance is in one direction only
b) Total tolerance is in both the directions
c) May or may not be in one direction
d) Tolerance provided all over the component body
8. What does ‘50’ represents in 50H8/g7?a) Basic size
b) Actual size
c) Maximum limit of size
d) Minimum limit of size

9. According to Indian standard specification, 100 H6/g5 means that _______.

a) tolerance grade for the hole is 6 and for the shaft is 5
b) tolerance grade for the shaft is 6 and for the hole is 5
c) None of the above

5. Metrology

1. What is reproducibility?
a) Variability due to different operators using the gauge or different time periods, or environments
b) Variability due to error in process
c) Variability reflecting the basic inherent precision of the gauge itself
d) Variability reflecting the basic inherent precision of the process

2. The aim of calibration is to ----

a) Meet customer requirement
b) Deduct deterioration of accuracy of the instrument
c) Comply with ISO standards
d) Practice measurement procedure

3.Accuracy is defined as -----

a) A measure of how often an experimental value can be repeated
b) The closeness of a measured value to the real value
c) The number of significant figures used in a measurement
d) None of the above

4. GO and NOGO gauges is a type of -------

a) Limit gauge
b) Dial gauge
c) Feeler gauge
d) None of the above

5. 10% Rule in gauge manufacturing indicates -----

a) 10% of the product tolerance is divided between the GO- and NO-GO gauges.
b) 10% of the product tolerance is used for GO gauges
c) 10% of the product tolerance is used for NO-GO gauges

6. Concurrent engineering
1. Difference between Traditional and Concurrent engineering lies in.
a) Considering customer requirement
b) Application of CAD / CAM
c) Integration of all processes in the initial stages

2. Concurrent engineering is a method of designing and developing products in which,

 
a) The different development tasks run simultaneously with multidisciplinary teams 
b) The different development tasks run consecutively with multidisciplinary teams 
c) Some tasks run simultaneously and some tasks run consecutively with multidisciplinary teams 

3. Concurrent engineering is carried out _______________.

a) during the DFM step, to narrow the choices
b) just before the DFM, to obtain possible choices
c) to convert the customer requirements into quantitative terms
d) minimize the number of parts and assembly time

4. What does FMEA stand for?

a) Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

b) Failure Modes and Effective Analysis
c) Failure Modes and Efficiency Analysis
d) Failure Modes and Efficient Analysis

5. QFD has a complete focus on the ________.

a) Voice of the customer
b) Voice of the production manager
c) Voice of the designer
d) Voice of the organization

7. Tribology
1. Tribology covers the study of ---
a) friction, wear, lubrication
b) Friction, motion, wear
c) lubrication, wear, motion
2. Co efficient of friction for copper sliding among themselves is
a) 2.5
b)1.5
c) 3.0
3. Lubricant converts

a) Solid friction into liquid friction

b) Liquid friction into solid friction
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d) None of the above
4. The fire point of a fuel is ----------- at which the vapour of that fuel will continue to fire for
at least five seconds after ignition by an open flame

a) the lowest temperature

b) the highest temperature
c) none of the above
5. The fire point of lubricant must be _______ the working temperature.

a. well below
b. well above
c. equal to
d. None of the above