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Industrial manufacturing

General manufacturing that involves industrial production to transform raw materials into finished goods and products.

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Industrial manufacturing

low density polyethylene (LDPE)

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

A low melting point polymer that is tough, flexible, transparent, and has stable electrical properties. Applications include flexible films like dry cleaning and grocery bags, flexible lids and ...

blank

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

A piece of sheet metal that is used as an initial workpiece on which other sheet metal operations will be performed. Blanks are cut from a larger piece of sheet stock in the blanking process and ...

layer thickness

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

In additive fabrication processes, a part is built by adding layers of material upon one another. The part accuracy and surface finish improve with a smaller layer thickness. The minimum layer ...

polyethylene terephthalate

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE) has excellent toughness and good gas and moisture barrier properties. PET is used to make blow molded food and non-food containers (soda bottles), sheet ...

internal core lifter

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

An additional mold piece that is used to form an internal undercut that cannot be accessed from the side of the part. Unlike a side-core, an internal core lifter enters the mold along the parting ...

rapid travel rate

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The speed of the cutting tool, measured in inches per minute (IPM), when it is not engaged in the workpiece and rapidly moves from one position to another. The rapid travel rate is used to move ...

spindle horsepower

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The power required from the spindle to rotate a cutting tool (milling machine) or workpiece (turning machine) during a machining operation. The spindle horsepower is typically less than the machine's ...

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