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Manufacturing
The process of converting raw materials, components or parts into finished goods that meet the expectations and needs of consumers.
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sheet border
Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing
The sheet border, or stock border, refers to the space between the edge of a piece of sheet stock and the blanks or parts closest to the edge that will be cut. This border may be ...
ceramic
Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing
A man-made solid produced by the fusion of inorganic substances. A more specific definition within the slip casting industry is that the term 'ceramics' has come to signify the ...
overflow well
Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing
A chamber which is attached to the mold cavity that fills with molten metal during injection. The first material to enter the mold is allowed to pass completely through and enter ...
acetal
Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing
Acetal resins, whose chemical name is polyoxymethylene, are formed from the polymerization of formaldehyde. Acetals tend to have a high degree of crystallinity, giving them ...
cutting feed
Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing
The distance that the cutting tool or workpiece advances during one revolution of the spindle, measured in inches per revolution (IPR). In some operations the tool feeds into the ...
die life
Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing
The number of cycles performed during the casting process before the wear on the die is too much for it to be used anymore. If the die life is shorter than the number of cycles ...
workpiece
Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing
A piece of material that is secured in a fixture and machined into the final part. The workpiece is often cut from a larger piece of stock material and can be a sheet (blank), a ...
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