Manufacturing Methods Used In Processing Materials

Question 1

What is fabrication?

Answer 1

Components are joined together by nuts and bolts, welding, riveting

Question 2

What is moulding?

Answer 2

Casings of plastic are injection moulded

Question 3

What is sintering?

Answer 3

Method of making objects from powder by heating the material below its melting point

Question 4

What is casting?

Answer 4

Material in liquid form poured into a prepared mould, there is no waste.
Materials like resins can be cast cold

Question 5

What is cutting/wasting?

Answer 5

Material is removed to create the required shape or form. Can be cut, drilled, milled, stamped out

Question 6

What is shaping and forming?

Answer 6

Bending material or laminating wood to form a shape