workpieces
Objects being shaped
Workpieces are objects being worked on—shaped, machined, or assembled in manufacturing or craft processes.
The term appears in technical contexts describing what a tool acts upon: Clamp the workpiece securely before cutting.
A workpiece might be metal in a lathe, wood on a router table, or any material undergoing fabrication.
Rotating shaping machine
- millGrain-crushing facility
- drillHole-boring device
- turningAct of rotating
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
boring · grinding · cutting · shaping · finishing · polishing · planing · lathing
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- castingShaping through liquid form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- extrusionPushing through a die
stamping · forming · bending · pressing · rolling · punching · shearing · brazing
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- metalworkShaped metal objects
precision · engraving · inlay · marquetry · turning · scrollwork · fretwork · joinery
Without marks or content
- stockGoods kept for sale
- billetTemporary military quarters
- castingShaping through liquid form
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
stamping · raw material · semifinished · substrate · preform · slug · ingot · plate
Suitable or proper
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- integrationCombining into a whole
- connectionA joining or relation
- couplingJoint between systems
fastening · joining · clamping · positioning · jigging · subassembly · mounting · attachment
lathe
Rotating shaping machine
milling · boring · grinding · cutting · shaping · finishing · polishing · planing · lathing · tooling
welding
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- castingShaping through liquid form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
extrusion · stamping · forming · bending · pressing · rolling · punching · shearing · brazing · annealing
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
metalwork · precision · engraving · inlay · marquetry · turning · scrollwork · fretwork · joinery · custom
blank
Without marks or content
forging · stamping · raw material · semifinished · substrate · preform · slug · ingot · plate · tubing
fitting
Suitable or proper
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- integrationCombining into a whole
- connectionA joining or relation
coupling · fastening · joining · clamping · positioning · jigging · subassembly · mounting · attachment · mating
workpiecesfinished products
Manufactured items ready for use
finished goods · end products · deliverables · outputs · consumer goods