metalworks
Where steel's forged
A metalworks is a facility where metal is processed, shaped, or manufactured into products.
The term covers everything from small workshops producing decorative ironwork to large industrial plants forging steel components.
The old metalworks on the riverbank has been converted into luxury apartments.
Metalworks can also refer to the craft or output of such facilities: The gate featured intricate metalworks by a local artisan.
Metal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
quenching · tempering · annealing · heat treatment · furnace · charcoal · coal · firebrick
Metal casting facility
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- millGrain-crushing facility
rolling · extrusion · casting · manufacturing · production · plant · factory · heavy industry
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- aluminumElement thirteen
titanium · nickel · zinc · pewter · iron · tin · lead · silver
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- coppersmithCopper-working craftsman
- tinsmithLight metal craftsperson
artisan · handcrafted · smithing · engraving · chasing · filigree · inlay · guilloche
Electric-heat metal fusion
- MIGShielded wire arc process
- TIGTungsten arc welding
- brazingFiller-metal bonding process
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
torch · flux · electrode · fusion · seam · bead · spatter · joint
Forming objects from melted alloy
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- patinaSurface film from aging
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
- abstractCondensed version of text
armature · lost-wax · maquette · monument · relief · bust · kinetic sculpture · installation
Rotating shaping machine
- milling machineRotary cutter for shaping metal
- drill pressStationary boring machine
- bandsawLooped-blade cutting machine
- CNCAutomated machining via code
plasma cutter · hydraulic press · grinder · shaper · planer · boring machine · laser cutter · waterjet
anvil
Metal-shaping block
forge · quenching · tempering · annealing · heat treatment · furnace · charcoal · coal · firebrick · flux
foundry
Metal casting facility
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
mill · rolling · extrusion · casting · manufacturing · production · plant · factory · heavy industry · galvanizing
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
aluminum · titanium · nickel · zinc · pewter · iron · tin · lead · silver · gold
blacksmith
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- coppersmithCopper-working craftsman
tinsmith · artisan · handcrafted · smithing · engraving · chasing · filigree · inlay · guilloche · hammering
arc welding
Electric-heat metal fusion
soldering · torch · flux · electrode · fusion · seam · bead · spatter · joint · penetration
bronze casting
Forming objects from melted alloy
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- patinaSurface film from aging
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
abstract · armature · lost-wax · maquette · monument · relief · bust · kinetic sculpture · installation · public art
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
- milling machineRotary cutter for shaping metal
- drill pressStationary boring machine
- bandsawLooped-blade cutting machine
CNC · plasma cutter · hydraulic press · grinder · shaper · planer · boring machine · laser cutter · waterjet · extruder
- factoriesfactory, manufacturing plant, assembly plant, car factory, plants
- workshopswoodworking, cooking class, pottery, sewing, knitting
metalworkswoodworking shop
Facility for crafting timber
textile mill · sawmill · paper mill · cotton mill · woodworks
metalworksmine
Ore excavation site
iron mine · quarry · pit · excavation site · scrapyard
- metalworking toolsEquipment for shaping metals