Metal Cutting in Detail Metal cutting is the collection of processes where metal is formed into a desired shape by removing excess material. This uses various tools and results in two products, the waste or excess material and the finished part. There are three...
Metal Rolling Process Metal rolling is the metal forming process used to reduce the thickness of metal and make the thickness of the reduced metal uniform. The process is very similar to the rolling of dough with rolling pins. There are two types of this...
Why coat metals? Unprotected metals will rust and corrode as they make contact with the environment. Coatings are used to protect the metal from these effects, and often perform another function like improving the appearance or reducing friction. Metal...
Press Brakes in Depth A press brake is a tool to bend sheet and plate materials. Two C-frames form the sides of the press brake along with a table at the bottom and a movable beam at the top. The tool has two pieces one mounted on the table, and the other...
The Engineering Design Process There is no one accepted model of the engineering design process. Each model varies in complexity from 3 step loops to very complicated interwoven steps that are made to monitor the overall progress towards a completed and ready...
Milling Machines and Milling Process Milling is the process of machining using rotary cutters to remove material by advancing a cutter into a workpiece. It requires a milling machine, workpiece, fixture, and cutter. The workpiece is a pre-formed block of material that...
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