# Engineering & Manufacturing Advanced

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- CEFR: C1 (Advanced)
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Advanced engineering vocabulary for design and production, including tensile strength, corrosion, an actuator and the fatigue testing and kaizen behind lean…

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## Word list

* **tensile** /ˈtɛnsəl/: Relating to the ability of a material to withstand being stretched without breaking. — “Steel cable has a very high **tensile** strength.”
* **corrosion** /kərˈoʊʒən/: The gradual damage caused to metal by chemical reactions, such as rust. — “Salt water speeds up **corrosion** on ship hulls.”
* **actuator** /ˈæktjuˌeɪtər/: A device that converts energy into movement to operate a mechanical part. — “An electric **actuator** opens the valve automatically.”
* **schematic** /skɪˈmætɪk/: A simplified diagram showing how a system's parts are connected, especially electrical or mechanical ones. — “The technician followed the **schematic** to rewire the panel.”
* **commissioning** /kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ/: The process of testing and preparing new equipment or a new system before it starts regular use. — “**Commissioning** the new plant took several weeks.”
* **decommissioning** /dikəˈmɪʃənɪŋ/: The process of safely taking equipment or a facility permanently out of use. — “**Decommissioning** the old power station will take years.”
* **fabrication** /ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən/: The process of making or assembling metal parts or structures from raw materials. — “The workshop handles the **fabrication** of custom steel frames.”
* **extrusion** /ɪkˈstruʒən/: Shaping material by pushing it through an opening of a certain shape. — “Aluminium window frames are made through **extrusion**.”
* **heat treatment**: Heating and cooling metal in controlled ways to change its strength or hardness. — “The blades undergo **heat treatment** to make them harder and sharper.”
* **fatigue** /fəˈtiɡ/: The gradual weakening of a material caused by repeated stress over time. — “Metal **fatigue** eventually caused a crack in the wing spar.”
* **finite element analysis**: A computer method for predicting how a structure will behave. — “**Finite element analysis** showed the failure before the rig did.”
* **root cause analysis**: A method for finding the underlying reason for a failure. — “**Root cause analysis** took three weeks and named a washer.”
* **statistical process control**: Monitoring a process with statistics to keep it stable. — “**Statistical process control** caught the drift before any part failed.”
* **lean manufacturing**: An approach that removes anything not adding value. — “**Lean manufacturing** removed the buffer stock and then the buffer.”
* **annealing** /əˈnilɪŋ/: Heating and slowly cooling metal to make it less brittle. — “**Annealing** the strip stopped the cracking at the fold.”
* **quenching** /ˈkwɛntʃɪŋ/: Cooling hot metal rapidly to harden it. — “**Quenching** in oil rather than water halved the distortion.”
* **surface finish**: How smooth or rough a machined surface is. — “The **surface finish** was specified in microns and measured by eye.”
* **takt time**: The rate at which units must be finished to meet demand. — “**Takt time** was fifty-one seconds and the slowest station took ninety.”
* **kaizen**: Continuous improvement through many small changes. — “A year of **kaizen** produced more than the last three projects.”
* **preventive maintenance**: Servicing equipment before it fails rather than after. — “**Preventive maintenance** was the first budget cut and the first regret.”

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