Industrial manufacturing

Industrial manufacturing

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

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bar end

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The material at the end of a piece of bar stock that will not be used. The bar end, or bar remnant, is typically the result of a device holding the bar while the stock is cut. The bar end is used in ...

projected area

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The area of a part or feature that is projected onto the X-Y plane. In molding processes, this is the area projected onto the mold surface because the Z-axis is the parting direction. The projected ...

idle time

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The time required for any tool movements that occur during an operation that do not engage the workpiece. This time includes approaching and retracting from the workpiece, moving between features, ...

envelope

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The smallest box, sometimes called a bounding box, that is able to contain the part. The X-Y-Z dimensions of this box describe the maximum length, width, and height of the part. In molding processes, ...

external undercut

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

A feature on the exterior of a part that will not allow a mold that contains it to slide away along the parting direction. An external undercut can be either a protrusion or a depression (hole or ...

thread cutting

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

A turning operation in which a single-point tool, typically with a 60 degree pointed nose, moves axially, along the side of the workpiece, cutting threads into the outer surface. The threads can be ...

parting surface

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The surface where the two mold halves meet or part. Most parts can be formed by a mold with a flat parting surface. However, more complex parts may require a mold with an angled, stepped, or curved ...