In The post “Manufacturing Processes” published on
the blog Engineeringhut, the
author
lists the major types of manufacturing processes and
describes them. To begin with, he refers to
the manufacturing processes as the changes applied
to materials in order to form desired shape or
property. Next, the following types of manufacturing
processes were listed:
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-Casting processes: the processes in
which liquids or non-solid materials are poured into a
prepared mould to give a definite form after the
solidification is done by either cooling, drying or
chemical reaction. The author affirms that “Casting
is the most flexible and cheapest method and
given high strength of rigidity to the parts which
are difficult to produce by other manufacturing
processes.” (n.i, 2012).
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-Forming processes: In this process, and
under a high temperature, the size and shape of
materials change, but the volume does not. In
forming, force (mechanical force, high air
pressure, etc.) is applied to the material enough to
adjust its form without destroying it.
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-Fabrication process: fabrication is the
process of putting parts of a specific product
together.
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-Material removal processes: This process
which is also called separating changes the
shapes and size of materials by removing particles
or breaking off pieces using cutting tools
in both cases. Other separating methods have been
developed recently. Chemicals, electrical
sparks, heat and lasers are examples of these new
methods.
In summary, this post is very important for
mechanical engineering students to clarify a
very important concept which is manufacturing. I
decided not to summarize a more advanced
topic, because I believe that I should strengthen my
basic knowledge in this field instead of skip
steps. I found this post very beneficial and rich.
It basically covers the most important aspects of
manufacturing, and now I’m ready to move forward and
discover more advanced engineering
topics.
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