The types of manufacturing processes
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What you need to know •
The six types of manufacturing processes
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How these processes change the form of materials
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How to select appropriate processes to create a given product.
A range of processes can be selected when planning how to manufacture a component or product.
The six types of manufacturing process Wasting
FT
removes excess material as chips or swarf to produce individual component features
Finishing
Shaping
applies a coating on the surface of a component to improve appearance or resist corrosion
melts and re-shapes material in a mould to produce a complete (or near complete) component
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Manufacturing processes
Joining
Forming applies force to bend or reshape material into the required form
R
fixes components together either permanently (for example, welding) or non-permanently (for example, nuts and bolts)
Additive manufacturing
D
adds material layer by layer to build up the required shape of a component
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Remember it!
Look at these images. Draw spider diagrams for each to help think about what processes could be used to make the products, and why you would choose these processes.
Use this mnemonic to help you remember the different manufacturing process types: JAWS Frightens Fish Joining Additive manufacturing Wasting Shaping Forming Finishing
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