preforming
Initial shaping process
Preforming is shaping material into a preliminary form before final processing.
In manufacturing, a preform is an intermediate shape—plastic blanks heated and blown into bottles, carbon fiber pieces arranged before curing, or metal roughly shaped before forging.
The process prepares material for its final configuration: The technician was preforming the composite layers before they went into the mold.
Decorative architectural edging
- shapingGiving something its form
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- blankWithout marks or content
- billetTemporary military quarters
injection · thermoplastic · compression · extrusion · pellet · resin · mold · die
Shaping heated metal; faking documents
- billetTemporary military quarters
- ingotCast metal block
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- headingDirectional course traveled
fastener · bolt · rivet · die · blank · stock · reducing · swaging
Close-range basket attempt
- carbon fiberReinforced polymer composite
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- RTMRead the manual
- drapingArranging cloth loosely
reinforcement · matrix · laminate · autoclave · fabric · woven · braiding · mandrel
molding
Decorative architectural edging
billet · injection · thermoplastic · compression · extrusion · pellet · resin · mold · die · cavity
forging
Shaping heated metal; faking documents
heading · fastener · bolt · rivet · die · blank · stock · reducing · swaging · extrusion
layup
Close-range basket attempt
- carbon fiberReinforced polymer composite
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- RTMRead the manual
draping · reinforcement · matrix · laminate · autoclave · fabric · woven · braiding · mandrel · infusion
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