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 Process         Raw Material Utilisation (%)         Energy Requirement per kg of finished part (MJ) Casting         90         30-38 PM - Sintering         97         29 Cold or Warm Extrusion         85         41 Hot Drop Forging         75-80         46-49 Machining Processes         40-50         66-82 -         To produce the highest quality part at the lowest possible cost, to produce a 'WIN WIN' situation where …showed first 75 words of 5423 total…

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