Industrial Terms and Techniques Glossary

Sawing

The sawing is defined by a cutting with a saw blade. Saw blade characteristics may vary with teeth changing in shape, in material, in spacing, each type as is own use. The saw blade characteristics may impact the finishing, the material that can be c

Sheet metal work

The work of sheets is mainly metallic but could as weel be of plastic sheets.

Sintering

Sintering is a process using temperature and presure to create a solid.

Special machine

In contrast to ordinary, standardised machines, the special machine is tailor-made to the customer's specifications.

Stamping

The metal stamping machine deforms metal sheets with thickness form one-tenth milimeters to milimeters to give them various shapes.

Surface Treatment

Surface treatment is a wording that include a large variety of processes and technologies. The surface treatment aim to modified and improve the superficial properties of the treated matérials.

Thermoforming

Thermoforming is a technology which is warming up plastic in order to obtain a ductile deformation of the material. When temperature is cooling the plastic keeps the given shape.

Washing - Cleaning

There are differents way to obtain a clen surface. Washing is done with water and soap or any other specific product. Nevertheless is is possible to clean without water...

Welding

The welding is a process that allows to join two elements. The join is created at the atomic level. No matter what technology is used the principle rely on warming up metal to melt locally the particles.

Wire Work

There are different way to work with metal: metal in sheets in bar and in wire. Metallic wire are used for many different purposes...