Manufacture and Materials

Question 1: - Why automotive manufactures are seeking to employ new manufacturing techniques in component manufacture - you should give additional examples. [10]
Manufacturing Process Comparison Table:
Manufacturing ProcessRaw Material Utilisation (%)Energy Requirement per kg of finished part (MJ)
Casting9030-38
PM - Sintering9729
Cold or Warm Extrusion8541
Hot Drop Forging75-8046-49
Machining Processes40-5066-82
-To produce the highest quality part at the lowest possible cost, to produce a 'WIN WIN' situation where the customer gets a low cost high quality part that is economical and p…