List of manufacturing processes
This tree lists various manufacturing processes arranged by similarity of function.
Casting
- Bellfounding
- Centrifugal casting (industrial)
- Continuous casting
- Die casting
- Evaporative-pattern casting
- *Full-mold casting
- *Lost-foam casting
- Investment casting
- *Countergravity casting
- *Lost-foam casting
- Low pressure die casting
- Permanent mold casting
- Plastic mold casting
- Resin casting
- Sand casting
- Shell molding
- Slush casting, Slurry casting
- Vacuum molding
Labeling and painting
Main articles: Imaging and CoatingMoulding
- Powder metallurgy
- *Compaction plus sintering
- *Hot isostatic pressing
- *Metal injection moulding
- *Spray forming
- Plastics
- *Injection
- *Compression molding
- *Transfer
- *Extrusion
- *Blow molding
- *Dip moulding
- *Rotational molding
- *Thermoforming
- *Laminating
- *Expandable bead
- *Foam
- *Vacuum plug assist
- *Pressure plug assist
- *Matched mould
- Shrink wrapping
Forming
- End tube forming
- *Tube beading
- Forging
- *Smith
- *Hammer forge
- *Drop forge
- *Press
- *Impact
- *Upset
- *No draft
- *High-energy-rate
- *Cored
- *Incremental
- *Powder
- Rolling
- *Cold rolling
- *Hot rolling
- *Sheet metal
- *Shape
- *Ring
- *Transverse
- *Cryorolling
- *Orbital
- *Cross-rolling
- *Thread
- **Screw thread
- **Thread rolling
- Extrusion
- *Impact extrusion
- Pressing
- *Embossing
- *Stretch forming
- *Blanking
- *Drawing (manufacturing)
- Bending
- *Hemming
- Shearing
- *Blanking and piercing
- **Trimming
- **Shaving
- **Notching
- **Perforating
- **Nibbling
- **Dinking
- **Lancing
- **Cutoff
- *Stamping
- **Metal
- **Leather
- **Progressive
- *Coining
- *Straight shearing
- **Slitting
- Other
- *Redrawing
- *Ironing
- *Flattening
- *Swaging
- *Spinning
- *Peening
- *Guerin process
- *Wheelon process
- *Magnetic pulse
- *Explosive forming
- *Electroforming
- *Staking
- *Seaming
- *Flanging
- *Straightening
- *Decambering
- *Cold sizing
- *Hubbing
- *Hot metal [gas forming]
- *Curling (metalworking)
- *Hydroforming
Machining
- Mills
- *Grist mill
- *Hammer mill
- *Ball mill
- *Buhrstone mill
- *Disc mill
- *Saw mill
- *Steel mill
- **Blast furnace
- **Smelting
- **Refining
- **Reduction mill
- **Annealing
- **Pickling
- **Passivate
- **Coating
- Milling
- Turning
- *Lathe
- *Facing
- *Boring
- *Spinning
- *Knurling
- *Hard turning
- *Cutoff (parting)
- Drilling
- *Friction drilling
- Reaming
- Countersinking
- Tapping
- Sawing
- *Filing
- Broaching
- Shaping
- *Horizontal
- *Vertical
- *Special purpose
- Planing
- *Double housing
- *Open-side
- *Edge or plate
- *Pit-type
- *Abrasive jet machining
- *Water jet cutting
- *Photochemical machining
- *Abrasive belt
- Honing
- *Electro-chemical grinding
- Finishing & industrial finishing
- *Abrasive blasting
- *Buffing
- *Burnishing
- *Electroplating
- *Electropolishing
- *Magnetic field-assisted finishing
- *Etching
- *Linishing
- *Mass finishing
- **Tumbling
- ***Spindle finishing
- **Vibratory finishing
- *Plating
- *Polishing
- *Superfinishing
- *Wire brushing
- Routing
- Hobbing
- Ultrasonic machining
- Electrical discharge
- Electrical discharge machining
- Electron beam machining
- Electrochemical machining
- Chemical
- Photochemical
- Laser cutting
- *Laser drilling
- Grinding
- *High stock removal
- Gashing
- Biomachining
- Skiving (metalworking)
Joining
- Welding
- *Arc
- **Manual metal
- **Shielded metal
- **Gas metal
- ***Pulsed
- ***Short circuit
- ***Electrogas
- ***Spray transfer
- **Gas tungsten
- **Flux-cored
- **Submerged
- **Plasma arc
- **Carbon arc
- **Stud
- **Electroslag
- **Atomic hydrogen
- **Plasma-MIG
- **Impregnated tape
- **Regulated Metal Deposition
- *Oxyfuel gas
- **Oxy-acetylene gas
- **Methylacetylene propadiene
- **Air-acetylene
- **Oxyhydrogen
- **Pressure gas
- ***CO2
- *Resistance
- **Butt welding
- ***Flash butt welding
- **Shot welding
- **Spot welding
- *Projection welding
- *Seam
- *Upset welding
- *Percussion (manufacturing)
- *Solid state welding
- **Ultrasonic
- **Explosive
- **Diffusion
- ***Hot press
- ***Isostatic hot gas
- ***Vacuum furnace
- **Friction welding
- **Inertia
- **Forge
- **Cold
- **Roll
- *Electron beam welding
- *Laser welding
- *Thermite
- *Induction
- **Low frequency
- **High frequency
- *Others
- **Heated metal plate
- **Solvent
- **Dielectric
- **Magnetic pulse welding
- **Radio frequency welding
- **High frequency resistance
- **Electromagnetic
- **Flow
- **Resistance
- **Infrared
- **Vacuum
- **Hot-air-welding
- Brazing
- *Torch
- *Induction brazing
- *Furnace
- *Dip
- Soldering
- *Iron
- *Hot plate
- *Oven
- *Induction
- *Dip
- *Wave
- *Ultrasonic
- Sintering
- Adhesive bonding
- *Thermo-setting and thermoplastic
- *Epoxy
- *Modified epoxy
- *Phenolics
- *Polyurethane
- *Adhesive alloys
- *Miscellaneous other powders, liquids, solids, and tapes
- Fastening wood and metal
- *Nailing
- *Screwing
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- **Machine
- **Wood Screws
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- **Phillips
- **Straight
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- **Round head
- **Flat head
- **Box head
- **Hex
- **Lag
- *Nut and bolts
- *Riveting
- *Clinching
- *Pinning
- **Cotter
- **Groove
- **Tapered
- **Roll
- **Retaining rings
- **Quick release skewer
- *Stitching
- *Stapling
- Press fitting
Additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- Direct metal laser sintering
- Filament winding, produces composite pipes, tanks, etc.
- Fused deposition modeling
- Inkjet Printing
- Laminated object manufacturing
- Laser engineered net shaping
- Layered manufacturing
- Rapid Induction Printing
- Selective laser sintering
- Spark plasma sintering
- Stereolithography