MANUFACTURING PROCESS

CASTING

Centrifugal casting Continuous casting Die casting Investment casting (lost wax casting) Low pressure Permanent mold casting Plastic mold Sand casting Shell molding Slush or slurry

FORMING
End tube forming Tube beading Forging Smith Hammer forge Drop forge Press Impact (see also Extrusion) Upset No draft High-energy-rate Rolling (Thick plate and sheet metal) Cold rolling Hot rolling \Sheet metal Shape\ Ring Extrusion Impact extrusion Pressing Embossing Stretch forming Blanking Drawing (manufacturing) (pulling s heet metal. wire, bar or tube Bulging Necking Nosing Deep drawing (sinks, auto body) Other Redrawing Ironing Flattening Swaging Spinning Peening

MOLDING
Powder metallurgy Compaction plus sintering Hot isostatic pressing Metal injection molding Spray forming Plastics (see also rapid prototyping) Injection Compression molding Transfer Extrusion Blow molding Dip molding Rotational molding

MACHINING
Mills Hammer mill Ball mill Buhrstone mill Milling Turning Lathe Facing Boring (also Sing le pass bore finishing) Spinning (flow turning) Knurling Hard turning Drilling Friction drilling Reaming Tapping Sawing Shaping Honing (Sharpening) Electro-chemical grinding Finishing & industrial finishing Abrasive blasting (sand blasting) Electroplating Electropolishing Etching Linishing Mass finishing Plating Polishing Superfinishing Wire brushing Ultrasonic machining Electrical discharge Electron beam machining Electrochemical machining Photochemical Laser cutting Grinding

JOINING
Welding

RAPID MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Arc

Manual metal Shielded metal Gas metal o o o o

Pulsed Short circuit Electrogas Spray transfer

Gas tungsten Flux-cored Submerged Plasma arc Carbon arc Stud Electroslag Atomic hydrogen Plasma-MIG (metal inert gas)

Stereolithography Selective laser sintering Fused deposition modeling Three dimensional printing Laminated object manufacturing Laser engineered net shaping

Oxyfuel gas Oxy-acetylene gas Methylacetylene propadiene (MAPP) Air-acetylene Oxyhydrogen Pressure gas CO2 Resistance Butt welding Flash butt welding Shot welding Spot welding Projection welding Seam Upset welding Percussion (manufacturing) Solid state welding Ultrasonic Explosive Diffusion Hot press Isostatic hot gas Vacuum furnace Friction welding Electron beam welding Laser welding Thermite Induction Brazing Torch Induction brazing Furnace Dip Soldering Iron Hot plate Oven Induction Dip Wave Ultrasonic Sintering Adhesive bonding (incomplete) Thermo-setting and thermoplastic Epoxy Polyurethane Adhesive alloys Miscellaneous other powders, liquids, solids, and tapes Fastening wood and metal Nailing Screwing (By material fastened) o Machine (Metal) o Wood Screws (By slot type) (By shape) o Round head o Flat head o Box head Nut and bolts\ Riveting Clinching Pinning Stitching Stapling Press fitting