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With origins dating back to around 3,200 B.C., casting is one of the oldest manufacturing processes that’s still used today. It’s used to create objects in a variety of shapes and sizes — and it supports the use of many … Read More

Threaded fasteners are often used in conjunction with a threaded insert to join two or more objects. Also known as threaded bushings, they provided female threaded to support the use of a fastener with male threading, such as a screw … Read More

Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) are two of the most common and widely used welding processes today. They both rely on the use of heat to melt and join multiple metal or thermoplastic objects. When … Read More

Not all manufacturing applications require the use of flat metal. Some require the use of warped metal. For applications such as this, the raw sheet metal must be deformed using a bending process. In metalworking, bending refers to the deformation … Read More

Also known as rotocasting, centrifugal casting is a casting process that’s used to create hollow cylinders. Like other casting processes, it involves the use of liquid material that’s poured into a mold. Once the liquid material has cooled and hardened, … Read More

Grinding is machining process that’s used to remove material from a workpiece via a grinding wheel. As the grinding wheel turns, it cuts material off the workpiece while creating a smooth surface texture in the process. While grinding sounds simple … Read More

Milling machines rely on the use of a rotating multi-pointed cutting tool to remove material from a workpiece. Unlike with lathes, milling machines don’t feature a stationary cutting tool. Rather, they use a cutting tool that rotates as it presses … Read More