This tree lists various manufacturing processes arranged by similarity of function.
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Casting
edit- Data from Fundamentals of modern manufacturing[2]
Labeling and painting
editMoulding
editForming
edit- End tube forming
- Forging
- Rolling (Thick plate and sheet metal)
- Extrusion
- Pressing
- Embossing
- Stretch forming
- Blanking (see drawing below)
- Drawing (manufacturing) (pulling sheet metal, wire, bar, or tube
- Deep drawing (sinks, auto body)
- Bending
- Shearing
- Other
Machining
edit- Mills
- Milling
- Turning
- Drilling
- Reaming
- Countersinking
- Tapping
- Sawing
- Broaching
- Shaping
- Planing
- Honing (Sharpening)
- Finishing & industrial finishing
- Routing
- Hobbing
- Ultrasonic machining
- Electrical discharge
- Electrical discharge machining (EDM)
- Electron beam machining
- Electrochemical machining
- Chemical
- Photochemical
- Laser cutting
- Grinding
- Gashing
- Biomachining
- Skiving (metalworking)
Joining
edit- Welding
- Arc
- Oxyfuel gas
- Resistance
- Projection welding
- Seam
- Upset welding
- Percussion (manufacturing)
- Solid state welding
- Electron beam welding
- Laser welding
- Thermite
- Induction
- Low frequency (50–450 Hz)
- High frequency (induction resistance; 200–450 kHz)
- Others
- Brazing
- Soldering
- Sintering
- Adhesive bonding (incomplete)
- Thermo-setting and thermoplastic
- Epoxy
- Modified epoxy
- Phenolics
- Polyurethane
- Adhesive alloys
- Miscellaneous other powders, liquids, solids, and tapes
- Fastening wood and metal
- Press fitting
Additive manufacturing
edit- 3D printing[3]
- Direct metal laser sintering[4]
- Filament winding, produces composite pipes, tanks, etc.[3]
- Fused deposition modeling[3]
- Inkjet Printing[5]
- Laminated object manufacturing[3]
- Laser engineered net shaping[3]
- Layered manufacturing[3]
- Rapid Induction Printing
- Selective laser sintering[3]
- Spark plasma sintering
- Stereolithography[3]
Other
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hitchiner's Countergravity Casting Services". Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Groover, Mikell P. (2010). Fundamentals of modern manufacturing (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 225–245. ISBN 978-0470-467008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Burns, Marshall (1993). Automated fabrication : improving productivity in manufacturing. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: PTR Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-119462-3. OCLC 27810960.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (2014-06-09). "SpaceX unveils its "21st century spaceship"". NewSpace Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^ Chemistry and technology of printing and imaging systems. P. Gregory. London: Blackie Academic & Professional. 1996. ISBN 0-7514-0238-9. OCLC 34513398.
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