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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Production Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Tonya Dean, Production Manager at the Lehigh Valley Syrup Plant for Coca-Cola. She is responsible for ensuring that the operations run smoothly and that all the customer's orders get completed. Her best advice...
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Technology Student

Technology Student: Computer Numerical Control (Cnc)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes how Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines work and how they are used in computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
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Other

D&t Online: Packaging

For Students 9th - 10th
Packaging a product is an important part of any manufacturing process. This site explains how to design and create packaging for a variety of shapes.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Manufacturing Technologies: Making a Picture Frame

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The goal of this activity is to demonstrate the basic processes involved in a manufacturing system while producing your own picture frame.
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Other

D&t Online: Pneumatics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the basic concepts of pneumatics, which is often used in manufacturing.
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Other

Open University: Manufacturing

For Students 9th - 10th
How are designs turned into products?How are designs turned into products? This unit will introduce manufacturing as a system and will describe some of the many different ways of making products.
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Stanford University

Stanford University: How Everyday Things Are Made

For Students 9th - 10th
If you've ever wondered how things are made - products like candy, cars, airplanes, or bottles - or if you've been interested in manufacturing processes, like forging, casting, or injection molding, then you've come to the right place....