The aim of the project is to enable you to investigate and

Question

Aim

The aim of the project is to enable you to investigate and critically assess an existing tool design or processand develop ways in which improvements could be made.

Task 1 Selection of tool or process

Consider your own engineering discipline and the typical tools or processes utilised by those involved in the industry.The following are a small selection of tools or processes to get you thinking:

Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Ratchet socket set Measuring devices Tyre iron/lever Trolley Vice Welder Electrical/Electronics measurement equipment Electrical insulation gloves Blowtorch Pipe freezing kit Pipe cutter Temporary clamping equipment Adhesive delivery gun Flow sensing equipment Soldering iron   Power Tools Drill Plane Saw (circular saw, jigsaw, reciprocating saw, etc) Router Sander Nail gun

Civil Engineering Plant Cranes Transport Concrete pump Backhoe excavators Jackhammer Vibrating probe Paving machine   Process Water treatment Reactor pot process Coating process Protection systems Separation processes Nuclear processes Coating stone with asphalt Cement manufacture Gas liquefaction

In relation to your engineering discipline choose an existing tool or process and state why you have made this choice.

Give a critical evaluation of the various aspects of your chosen tool or process and what aspects of it you consider inadequate.