Processes that shape metal and plastic parts by melting and pouring, hammering, molding or cutting. A member belongs here when the cited article describes it as a casting, forging, molding, welding or machining process. The group is one of the groupings under this field in the Technology Atlas, and each member keeps its own entry with its own cited sources and its own place in the field. Its members appear in the Browse By view for the field, so a reader can move from this group to each member entry and to the sources cited there.
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Casting, Forging and Machining Processes
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Welding (Wikipedia)
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Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, primarily by using high temperatures to melt the parts together and allow them to cool, causing fusion.
Forging (Wikipedia)
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Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces.
Metal casting (Wikipedia)
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In metalworking and jewelry making, casting is a process in which a liquid metal is delivered into a mold (usually by a crucible) that contains a negative impression (i.e., a three-dimensional negative image) of the intended shape.
Investment casting, Wikipedia
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Investment casting is an industrial process based on lost-wax casting, one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques.
Die casting (Wikipedia)
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Die casting is a metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity.
Injection molding machine (Wikipedia)
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An injection molding machine (spelled injection moulding machine in British English), or injection press, is a machine for manufacturing plastic products by the injection molding process.
Machining, Wikipedia
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Machining is a manufacturing process where a desired shape or part is created using the controlled removal of material, most often metal, from a larger piece of raw material by cutting.
Computer numerical control (Wikipedia)
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Computer numerical control (CNC) or CNC machining is the automated control of machine tools by a computer.
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