Name: Business English Vocabulary: VV 48 - Manufacturing Process (2) | Advanced English Vocabulary
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You're watching video vocab by businessenglishpod.com in this lesson, we'll look at vocabulary related to the manufacturing process.

Sentences with advanced comparative

This includes research and development or R and D, as well as making prototypes.

Next, we'll look at different approaches to manufacturing, including lean manufacturing, total quality management, or tqm, and

And most manufacturers follow a set of standards called ISO, especially ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

Finally, we'll look at a variety of manufacturing processes such as machining, molding and extruding.

Research and Development R and D New designs are made by a company's research and development or R and D department.

R and D departments employ scientists and engineers who research new products and processes.

Researchers in our R&D department are working on a new drug that can reduce pain without damaging the liver.

Prototype Prototype A prototype is an early example of a new product.

Companies create and test prototypes before manufacturing goods on a large scale.

After showing our prototype drone to several investors, we've received the money we need to go into full scale production.

Lean Manufacturing Just in Time Lean manufacturing is a system of reducing the waste of resources and time with a just in time strategy.

A company orders just enough materials only when they are needed.

Since we implemented our new lean manufacturing program, we've reduced wastage by 12% and reduced labor costs by 7%.

Total Quality Management TQM Total quality Management is when a company tries to make continuous improvements to its products.

This involves both effective quality control and improvements to processes.

An important feature of our TQM system is that every employee in the company is responsible for increasing customer satisfaction.

Six Sigma Six Sigma Six Sigma is a specific set of techniques used to improve a product or process.

This involves careful measurement and management to reduce mistakes and inconsistencies.

Motorola claims that implementing Six Sigma techniques has helped to save it over $15 billion.

ISO, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 ISO is a set of standards to help companies operate effectively and responsibly.

We hired a consultant to figure out what changes we needed to make to meet the standard set out in ISO 9000.

Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing Process we use many different manufacturing processes to transform raw materials.

With these processes, we combine change and form materials into finished products.

Parts are first milled and machined from steel and then sent to the assembly line for joining and finishing.

Milling Milling is the process of using a spinning cutter to shape a material such as metal.

Machining is a process of removing material by drilling, cutting or grinding.

Stamping Stamping or pressing involves shaping metal using a press and a special form called a die.

Molding in molding, we form liquid material into a specific shape using a hollow form called a mold.

Casting Casting involves pouring liquid metal into a hollow shape or cast.

Extruding Extruding is the process of shaping material by squeezing it through a specially shaped hole or die.

Joining Joining is the process of connecting two pieces of material by welding or fastening them together.

Now it's your turn to practice some of the words we've looked at in this lesson.

In a moment, you'll hear a series of sentences with a word replaced with a beep.

Repeat each sentence, including the missing word.

For example, if you we carefully inspect all finished before shipping them to retailers.

You can say we carefully inspect all finished goods before shipping them to retailers.

We'll provide the correct answer after each question.

To keep up with the competition, we are investing more money into research and.

To keep up with the competition, we are investing more money into research and development.

Our engineers have made a small of the new bridge out of wood and plastic.

Our engineers have made a small prototype of the new bridge out of wood and plastic.

Rolo Ink specialises in two related manufacturing, casting and molding.

Rollo Ink specialises in two related manufacturing processes, casting and molding.

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