"Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation."
Understand the different techniques used to create products, such as casting, forging, welding, machining, and additive manufacturing.
Materials Science: The study of the properties and behaviours of different types of materials, including metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.
Machining and Cutting Technologies: The use of mechanical tools and techniques to cut, shape, and transform materials into specified configurations.
Casting and Molding Processes: The process of creating objects by pouring molten or liquid materials into a mold or cast, allowing them to harden, and removing the finished product.
Additive Manufacturing: The use of computer-controlled machines to create objects by layering materials on top of one another, rather than removing excess material.
Assembly and Finishing Techniques: The final stage of the manufacturing process, which involves assembling individual components and applying various finishes (e.g. paint, coatings, polishing) to create a final product.
Quality Control and Process Improvement: The methods used to ensure that manufactured products meet specified quality standards, as well as the ongoing optimization of manufacturing processes to increase efficiency and reduce errors.
Industrial Automation and Robotics: The use of automated technologies and robotic systems to perform tasks typically carried out by human workers, such as assembly, painting, and packaging.
Supply Chain and Logistics Management: The planning and management of the flow of materials, products, and information between suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers.
Environmental Sustainability in Manufacturing: The implementation of policies and practices to minimize the environmental impact of manufacturing processes, such as reducing waste and emissions, using renewable energy sources, and recycling materials.
Lean Manufacturing: The methodology developed in Japan during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Lean manufacturing seeks to eliminate waste within manufacturing systems, operations and production. It focuses on efficiency, improving quality, reducing inventory and minimizing costs.
Additive Manufacturing: Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, involves building three-dimensional objects layer by layer from a digital file, using a variety of materials.
Casting: Casting is a manufacturing process in which molten metal or other materials are poured into a mold to solidify into a desired shape.
Cutting: Cutting involves the use of knives, blades, or other sharp instruments to shape a given material by cutting it into smaller pieces or by trimming it to a specified size.
Forming: Forming includes various processes such as forming, bending, drawing, stretching, and pressing that allows a sheet, rod, or tube to be shaped into a desired shape.
Joining: Joining involves connecting two or more materials or parts to create a permanent bond. Welding, brazing, and soldering are some examples of joining methods.
Machining: Machining involves the removal of material from a workpiece using a cutting tool to shape and form a desired product. Milling, drilling, and turning are examples of machining methods.
Molding: Molding is a process by which molten material is injected into a mold to produce a 3-dimensional shape. Injection molding and blow molding are examples of molding processes.
Powder Metallurgy: Powder metallurgy is a process of manufacturing metal parts from metal powders by compacting and sintering.
Stamping: Stamping is the process of punching, cutting, or shaping sheet metal or other materials into a desired shape using a die press.
Surface Treatment: Surface treatment involves applying a coating or treatment to the surface of a product to improve resistance to corrosion, wear, and other factors. Examples of surface treatment methods include painting, plating, and coating.
Thermal Processing: Thermal processing is a manufacturing process in which materials are heated to high temperatures to alter their physical properties. Annealing and heat treating are examples of thermal process methods.
Turning: Turning is a machining process that involves the rotation of a workpiece as it is machined by a cutting tool to create a cylindrical shape.
"It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy."
"The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high-tech."
"But it is most commonly applied to industrial design, in which raw materials from the primary sector are transformed into finished goods on a large scale."
"Such goods may be sold to other manufacturers for the production of other more complex products or distributed via the tertiary industry to end users and consumers."
"Manufacturing engineering is the field of engineering that designs and optimizes the manufacturing process."
"The manufacturing process begins with the product design and materials specification. These materials are then modified through manufacturing to become the desired product."
"Modern manufacturing includes all intermediate processes involved in the production and integration of a product's components."
"Some industries, such as semiconductor and steel manufacturers, use the term fabrication instead."
"The manufacturing sector is closely connected with the engineering and industrial design industries."
"The creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation."
"Raw materials from the primary sector are transformed into finished goods on a large scale."
"Goods may be sold to other manufacturers for the production of other more complex products."
"Goods may be distributed via the tertiary industry to end users and consumers."
"Manufacturing engineering designs and optimizes the manufacturing process."
"The manufacturing process begins with the product design and materials specification."
"These materials are modified through manufacturing to become the desired product."
"Modern manufacturing includes all intermediate processes involved in the production and integration of a product's components."
"Some industries use the term fabrication instead of manufacturing."
"The manufacturing sector is closely connected with the engineering and industrial design industries."