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Design and Technology at Warren
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The DT Department

• There are eight full time teachers and two
  technicians.
• We have four workshops with another about to be
  built.
• There are three graphics rooms, a sixth form
  study room as well as a separate CAD/CAM room.
• There are eighty PCs and every room has an LCD
  projector.

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Courses Offered at GCSE

• Resistant Materials
• Product Design (Graphics)
• Industrial Technology
• Systems and Control

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• At school level this has meant the introduction
  of a double GCSE for 22 pupils in three schools.
  In addition to OCR Industrial Technology
  (Engineering) they also take OCR Systems and
  Control. This has been agreed with the exam
  board.

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• At Warren we have created a separate area for
  CADCAM with improved ICT facilities including
  flat screen displays.
• Major equipment purchased for this area includes
  a Unimatics 3D router with a 4D machining head
  and a 25 watt laser cutter from Technology
  supplies. This has enabled our students to make
  products and components using a range of software
  such as 2D Design, Minicam, 3D Geocam and Galaad,
  as well as Prodesktop.

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The Future

• Pupils opting for Systems and Control are usually
  of average and above average ability.
• This year another group has started the double
  award GCSE course. This will continue to
  generate a large number of candidates for the
  AVCE Engineering course which is now in its
  second year.

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Prodesktop

• Last year all of our Resistant Materials
  Engineering and Systems and Control students used
  Prodesktop to produce orthographic as well as
  presentation drawings of their products.

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CD Drawer Unit
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Triangular Cupboard
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Shape sorter
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CD Storage Unit
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Toy Storage Unit
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Industrial Technology

• Engineering -
• Pupils develop workshop skills using metals and
  plastics.
• They also develop designing skills and make
  effective use of CAD CAM.
• We have CNC Mills, CNC lathes and a Laser cutter.

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• Pupils learn to use traditional metal working
  tools such as the centre lathe.

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• They also have to use hand files accurately.

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Working precisely to get a good fit and ensure a
mechanism works is vital.
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• Plastic parts can be manufactured using the Laser
  cutter directly from a parts drawing the cam
  and handle shown below are a good example of this
  work in progress..

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Engineering - using CAD CAM to Design

• The pupils have used Prodesktop to model their
  designs.
• Once they have been checked to ensure they work
  orthographic drawings are printed off and
  manufacturing started.

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Embossing tools

• First a design can be modelled using a linkages
  kit.
• Then animated to see the action.

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The design as a real model
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Detailed drawings
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Embossing Tools Pupils Work

• An embossing tool by Glenn Barrett - a highly
  polished aluminium handle with steel side plates
  and an aluminium base, The plunger is made using
  a CNC Boxford lathe. There is also a spring
  return.

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A toggle clamp by Jane Wyard - made from
aluminium, polypropylene and acrylic. The base is
laser cut.
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An embossing tool by Lee Konig. Highly polished
aluminium parts with a laser cut acrylic front
piece.
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A simple design making effective use of a range
of engineering plastics
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A toggle clamp by Rikki Baker - Red acrylic base,
aluminium spacer block, polypropylene handle.
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An embossing tool by James Staerck - made from
acrylic, aluminium and brass. A spring return is
used on the linkage.
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A clamp by Terry Marsh - this toggle clamp has an
acrylic base, an adjustable brass plunger, an
aluminium handle and mild steel linkages. Mig
welding was used to join the sub bases together.
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An embossing tool by Jack Garforth - laser cut
side plates, an aluminium base and an acrylic
handle. A spring returns the horizontal lever.
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Systems and Control

• Students design their own buggies using some pre
  drawn components.
• Assemble and convert to orthographic and
  presentation drawings.

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Assembled buggy
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More Advanced Buggy
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Robot Ideas
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http//www.The-Warren.org

• The department and its students are supported by
  a Website which is under continuous development.
  
• The website includes galleries of students work,
  revision notes, quizzes, and links to other
  useful sites.