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Chapter 13 Designing the World through Engineering
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Manufacturing technologies.
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Construction technologies.
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Transportation technologies.
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Energy and power technologies.
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Information and communication technologies.
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Medical technologies.
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Biotechnology and agricultural technologies.
Manufacturing Technologies
Manufacturing technologies cover a wide range
of processes, systems, and procedures to create the
products people need or want. Consider products
that you encountered on your way to school today.
Each product, including your toothbrush, backpack,
textbook, and car or bus, was created through manu-
facturing technologies. See Figure 13-7.7 7
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Figure 13-6. The goals of engineering design vary among
industries, but the technologies are often interrelated.
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Figure 13-7. Each product you encounter on a daily basis is a result of manufacturing technologies and processes.
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