Tools, Equipment And Processes Flashcards
What is line bending
A maufacturing process used to create bends in sheets of plastic it is heated to 160°
What is injection moulding
the shaping of metal or plastic articles by injecting heated material into a mould.
What is extrusion
The process of making a shaped object, such as a rod or tube, by forcing a material into a mold.
What is vacuum forming
a sheet of plastic is heated and then pulled around a single mold using suction.
What is blow moulding
where a tube of softened plastic, known as a parison, is injected into a mould and expanded with air to fill the mould shape
What is turning
a lathe is used to rotate the metal while a cutting tool moves in a linear motion to remove metal
What is sawing
a narrow slit is cut into the workpiece by a tool consisting of a series of narrowly spaced teeth
What is milling
machining using rotary cutters to remove material by advancing a cutter into a workpiece.
What is drilling,
a drill bit is spun to cut a hole of circular cross-section in solid materials.
What is cutting and sheering
cutting sheet metal to size out of a larger roll or flat stock.
What is welding
fusing two or more parts using heat, pressure, or both.
What is brazing
joining two pieces of metal that involves the application of heat and the addition of a filler metal
What is soldering
joining two metal surfaces together using a filler metal called solder
What is bending metals
metal can be deformed when applying force to the subject, which causes it to bend at an angle
What is casting
hot liquid metal is poured into a mold that contains a hollow cutout or cavity of the desired finished shape
