preform
Mold in advance
A preform is something shaped in advance for later processing.
In manufacturing, a preform is an intermediate object—a plastic tube that will be blown into a bottle, a bundle of fibers ready for composite molding.
The verb preform means to shape beforehand: The glass was preformed before final blowing.
Not to be confused with perform.
Pushing through a die
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
- bottleContainer for liquids
- plasticCapable of being molded
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
blank · billet · thermoplastic · polyethylene · polypropylene · resin · pellet · reheat
Bring or come together
- blobShapeless viscous drop
- gobShapeless soft lump
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
blowpipe · glory-hole · anneal · shape · inflate · tool · bench · forming
Form-giving container
- shapeExternal outline of something
- contourBounding line of shape
- cavityEmpty space within
- dieStop being alive
tool · compression · thermoform · configuration · profile · dimension · geometry · outline
Without marks or content
- embryoOrganism before birth
- intermediateBetween two levels
- semi-finishedPartially completed product state
- workpieceItem under fabrication
stock · rough · unfinished · preliminary · preparatory · initial
extrusion
Pushing through a die
tube · blank · billet · thermoplastic · polyethylene · polypropylene · resin · pellet · reheat · two-stage
gather
Bring or come together
furnace · blowpipe · glory-hole · anneal · shape · inflate · tool · bench · forming · bubble
mold
Form-giving container
die · tool · compression · thermoform · configuration · profile · dimension · geometry · outline · structure
blank
Without marks or content
- embryoOrganism before birth
- intermediateBetween two levels
- semi-finishedPartially completed product state
workpiece · stock · rough · unfinished · preliminary · preparatory · initial
- lapidaryrock tumbler, diamond saw, faceting, cabochon, lap
- Moldingmold, mould, die, injection, cavity
- stone toolshand axe, hand axes, hammerstone, chopper, choppers
- steel productsbillet, bloom, ingot, slab, stainless steel
preformfinished product
Completed manufactured good
final product · end product · finished article · final form · output