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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

web width

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The space between adjacent blanks or parts that are to be cut from a piece of sheet stock. When all parts are cut, this web of material remains attached to the sheet border and is scrap material. The ...

bend radius

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The radius of a bend in a piece of material that occurs between the bend lines. The radius is measured from the bend axis to the inside surface of the material and is therefore sometimes specified as ...

clamp force

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The force that is applied to a mold by the molding machine in order to keep it securely closed while the material is injected. The clamp force is typically some factor of safety greater than the ...

stress strain curve

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

A graph in which stress (load divided by the original cross sectional area of the test piece) is plotted against strain (the extension divided by the length over which it is measured). The slope of ...

handles

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Interfaces that are attached to another part and designed to be grasped by the user’s hand. These include arms, cranks, grips, knobs, latches, levers, etc.

boss

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

A cylindrical protrusion on a part that is used for aligning or fastening another part by accepting a screw or other insert through a hole in the center.

gears

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Cylindrical parts with teeth around their perimeter which can mesh with other toothed parts to transmit motion. These include cogs, pinions, sprockets, etc.

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