Methods whose primary historical significance is shaping, joining or analyzing mechanical parts and machines. Belongs here: casting, forging, CNC machining, injection molding and welding as parts-shaping and joining methods; mass production and the assembly line as the mechanical manufacturing systems that industrialized them; and computer-aided design, finite element analysis and reverse engineering as the design and analysis methods engineers use to develop and understand mechanical parts. Does not belong here: methods specific to processing the raw material itself before shaping, grouped under Materials Engineering, or methods specific to managing a factory's workflow rather than shaping a part, grouped under Industrial Engineering.
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
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The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Mechanical engineering
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Mechanical engineering emerged as a field during the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the 18th century
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