Manufacture

Manufacturing process

Raw materials are transformed into finished products through manufacturing engineering or the manufacturing process. This process begins with product design and materials selection. The materials are modified during various manufacturing processes to create the finished product.

Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding

In the TIG welding process the arc is formed between a pointed tungsten electrode and the workpiece in an inert atmosphere of argon or helium. The small intense arc provided by the pointed electrode is ideal for high quality and precision welding.

Plasma arc cutting

Plasma cutting is a melting process in which a jet of ionised gas at temperatures above 20,000°C is used to melt and expel material from the cut. Typical materials cut with a plasma torch include steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass and copper, although other conductive metals may be cut as well.

Metal inert gas (MIG) welding

This welding methode uses heat created from an electric arc between a consumable metal electrode and a workpiece, creating a weld pool and fusing them together, forming a joint. The arc and weld pool is protected from the environment and contaminants by a shielding gas. MIG welding allows for the fast production of high quality welds.

Woodworking

Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes furniture making, wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning. Each area of woodworking requires a different variation of tools. Power tools and hand tools are both used for woodworking.

Drilling

The drill is one of the most common tool for use in metalworking, construction, and woodworking. This versatile tool allows the user to fasten materials together and bore holes. The drill bit is usually a rotary cutting tool, often multi-point.

Metal cutting

Bandsaw is a power saw with a long, sharp blade consisting of a continuous band of toothed metal stretched between two or more wheels to cut material. It is mainly used for sawing all kinds of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Abrasive machining

Machining process where material is removed from a workpiece using a multitude of small abrasive particles. Common examples include grinding, honing, and polishing. Abrasive processes are usually expensive, but capable of tighter tolerances and better surface finish than other machining processes.

Grinding

Grinding is an abrasive machining process that uses a grinding wheel or grinder as the cutting tool. Grinding is a subset of cutting, as grinding is a true metal-cutting process. Grinding is used to finish workpieces that must show high surface quality and high accuracy of shape and dimension.