Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0
Specification 2.7.3, 4.7.3, 5.7.3, 6.7.3, 7.7.3 · Paper 1
Producing a shape by removing material from stock, for example by cutting or drilling.
Revise: Fabricating and ConstructingWastage means creating a shape by removing material from stock. Cutting a sheet to make a dustpan blank is a wastage process: the surrounding offcuts are not part of the finished product. Drilling holes, punching and trimming edges also remove material.
- Revise: Fabrication and Assembly Methods
A manufacturing process that removes material to produce the required shape or feature.