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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

physical properties

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Properties other than mechanical properties, that pertain to the physics of a material and can usually be measured without the application of force; e.g., density, electrical conductivity, thermal ...

stock utilization

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

The percentage of material from a piece of stock that is used as a workpiece/blank or final part. When cutting from a piece of stock, any material left attached to the stock or lost in the cutting ...

milling machine

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

A machine that rotates a cutting tool at high speeds and moves it into a fixed workpiece to cut away chips of material. A milling machine may be operated manually or by computer numerical control ...

remelt

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

Remelt refers to scrap material that is remelted and then mixed with unused material for reuse. The remelt ratio is the allowable amount of remelt relative to virgin material. The scrap used for ...

counterboring

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

An operation in which a counterbore tool enters the workpiece axially and enlarges the top portion of an existing hole to the diameter of the tool. Counterboring is often performed after drilling to ...

reaming

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

An operation in which a reamer enters the workpiece axially and enlarges an existing hole to the diameter of the tool. Reaming removes a minimal amount of material and is often performed after ...

countersinking

Manufacturing; Industrial manufacturing

An operation in which a countersink tool enters the workpiece axially and enlarges the top portion of an existing hole to a cone-shaped opening. Countersinking is often performed after drilling to ...

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