ZIMSEC · Form 6 · Upper 6
Design and Technology
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- Manufacturing processes One-off, batch, mass and continuous production; just-in-time; flexible manufacturing systems.
- Structures and mechanisms Frame and shell structures; forces: tension, compression, shear, bending, torsion. Triangulation; reactions at supports; simple beam calculations using moments; factor of safety = ultimate stress ÷ working stress.
- Electronics and control systems Input → process → output, with feedback in closed-loop systems.
- Industrial production, sustainability and enterprise Product life cycle; planned obsolescence; the role of design in marketing; product liability and standards (SAZ, ISO); intellectual property (patents, registered designs, copyright, trademarks – administered through the Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Office).