# Shaping

Manufacturing reference articles in Shaping.

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- [Abrasive waterjet cutting](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/abrasive-waterjet-cutting.md): Erosive profiling with material-specific piercing, taper, cut-quality, fixturing and finished-feature acceptance requirements.
- [Binder jetting](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/binder-jetting.md): Powder-and-binder shaping, metal densification versus printed sand tooling, shrinkage compensation and final-part qualification.
- [Broaching](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/broaching.md): Selecting a broaching route: progressive teeth, push/pull and rotary tools, access and chip space, machine loads, material condition, and feature acceptance.
- [Centerless grinding](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/centerless-grinding.md): Selecting and qualifying through-feed and in-feed centerless grinding, including support geometry, wheel condition, diameter, roundness and surface integrity.
- [Centrifugal casting](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/centrifugal-casting.md): Selecting centrifugal casting geometry, allowing for bore cleanup and machining, and specifying alloy, condition and inspection for the finished component.
- [Closed-die forging](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/closed-die-forging.md): Impression-die and flashless forging, billet control, directional properties, machining allowances and acceptance.
- [Compression molding](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/compression-molding.md): Compression molding across thermosets, thermoplastics, and elastomers: charge preparation, flow and solidification, reinforcement, tooling, defects, and acceptance.
- [Cylindrical grinding](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/cylindrical-grinding.md): Selecting and qualifying OD and ID grinding, including workholding, plunge and traverse motion, wheel condition, thermal damage and geometric acceptance.
- [Deep drawing](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/deep-drawing.md): Sheet-metal drawing, material flow and anisotropy, blank-holder and tooling controls, draw-ratio limits, and acceptance of the trimmed component.
- [Directed energy deposition](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/directed-energy-deposition.md): Powder- and wire-fed metal deposition, thermal and substrate effects, repair boundaries, machining and qualification.
- [EDM hole drilling](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/edm-hole-drilling.md): Electrical-discharge hole drilling: conductive materials, tubular electrodes and dielectric control, wear and breakthrough, geometry, surface integrity, and acceptance.
- [Electron-beam powder-bed fusion](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/electron-beam-powder-bed-fusion.md): Selecting and qualifying metal EB-PBF, including vacuum, powder charging, preheating, support strategy, depowdering and finished-part acceptance.
- [Fine blanking](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/fine-blanking.md): Three-force fine blanking, functional edge quality, tool and material dependencies, secondary operations and production acceptance.
- [Fused filament fabrication](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/fused-filament-fabrication.md): Thermoplastic filament extrusion, directional bonding, moisture and support controls, dimensional definition and finished-part qualification.
- [Gear hobbing](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/gear-hobbing.md): Generating external gear teeth with a synchronized hob: access, tool selection, finishing allowances, and inspection.
- [Gear shaping](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/gear-shaping.md): Selecting and qualifying generated gear teeth using reciprocating cutters, including internal gears, stroke clearance, helical guidance, tooling and final inspection.
- [Gravity die casting](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/gravity-die-casting.md): Reusable-mold gravity casting, cores and thermal control, feeding and porosity, machining and material condition, and finished-part acceptance.
- [High-pressure die casting](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/high-pressure-die-casting.md): Hot- and cold-chamber injection, shot and vacuum controls, porosity, thermal-processing limits and finished-casting acceptance.
- [Injection molding](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/injection-molding.md): Thermoplastic injection molding: material preparation, fill–pack–cool control, tooling interactions, shrinkage, and finished-part acceptance.
- [Investment casting](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/investment-casting.md): Selecting and qualifying expendable-pattern investment castings, including shell and core design, shrinkage, melt atmosphere, machining allowances and acceptance.
- [Laser engraving](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/laser-engraving.md): Material-removal engraving versus other laser marks, material and optical dependencies, depth and resolution, and acceptance of text, graphics and direct-part codes.
- [Laser marking](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/laser-marking.md): Surface-change and removal mechanisms, material and laser selection, direct-part-code verification and durability qualification.
- [Laser powder bed fusion](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/laser-powder-bed-fusion.md): Metal laser powder bed fusion: qualified powder and build conditions, supports, thermal effects, postprocessing, and finished-part acceptance.
- [Metal extrusion](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/metal-extrusion.md): Selecting metal extrusion routes, including direct and indirect motion, hot and cold working, hollow construction, die limits, temper and delivered-profile acceptance.
- [Metal spinning](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/metal-spinning.md): Conventional spinning, shear forming and flow forming; tooling and material state, wall-thickness control, defects and finished-part acceptance.
- [Open-die forging](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/open-die-forging.md): Open-die forging operations, starting-stock control, reduction ratios, heat treatment and acceptance of worked metal sections.
- [Photochemical machining](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/photochemical-machining.md): Photoresist-defined chemical etching of thin metal: material selection, undercut, two-sided features, tooling compensation, and acceptance.
- [Roll forming](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/roll-forming.md): Selecting and qualifying progressively roll-formed sheet profiles, including coil condition, springback, end flare, inline features, coatings and final acceptance.
- [Rotational molding](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/rotational-molding.md): Hollow-part rotational molding, material and thermal control, nominal versus minimum wall, venting, secondary operations and finished-part acceptance.
- [Sand casting](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/sand-casting.md): Sand-mold casting routes, cores and feeding, dimensional allowances, downstream operations and application-specific acceptance.
- [Selective laser sintering](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/selective-laser-sintering.md): Polymer powder bed fusion: powder refresh, thermal history, orientation, depowdering, and conditioned finished-part acceptance.
- [Sheet hydroforming](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/sheet-hydroforming.md): Selecting and qualifying fluid-assisted sheet forming, including fluid-cell and deep-draw arrangements, material flow, thinning, springback, tooling and final acceptance.
- [Sinker EDM](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/sinker-edm.md): Die-sinking EDM decisions for conductive cavities: electrode allowances, flushing, wear, surface integrity, and supplier acceptance.
- [Stereolithography](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/stereolithography.md): Resin stereolithography routes, orientation and support planning, washing and post-curing, and condition-specific finished-part acceptance.
- [Surface grinding](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/surface-grinding.md): Grinding flat surfaces: wheel and dressing selection, workholding, thermal control, dimensional planning, and surface-integrity acceptance.
- [Thermoforming](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/thermoforming.md): Selecting and qualifying heated-sheet forming, including vacuum and pressure routes, material preparation, tooling, thinning, trimming and delivered-part acceptance.
- [Thread rolling](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/thread-rolling.md): External thread cold forming: route selection, blank control, rollability, tooling access, heat-treatment sequence and finished-thread acceptance.
- [Tube hydroforming](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/tube-hydroforming.md): Internal-pressure tube forming, stock and preform selection, pressure/feed coordination, wall distribution and finished-part qualification.
- [Water-only waterjet cutting](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/water-only-waterjet-cutting.md): Pure-water cutting of suitable soft materials: nozzle configuration, material trials, kerf compensation, handling, and acceptance.
- [Wire EDM](https://planar.so/wiki/processes/shaping/wire-edm.md): Selecting and qualifying wire electrical-discharge machining, including conductive materials, access, kerf, dielectric control, trim passes and surface-integrity acceptance.