Near-net-shape is an industrial manufacturing technique. As the name implies, the initial production of the item is very close to the final, or net, shape...

is only implemented if significant cost reduction can be achieved. Near net shape forging is most common when parts are forged without heating the slug...

by a focused, high-powered laser beam. The process can also make "near" net shape parts when it is not possible to make an item to exact specifications...

Titanium powder metallurgy (P/M) offers the possibility of creating net shape or near net shape parts without the material loss and cost associated with having...

analysis for forging is the controlled deformation of metal into a specific shape by compressive forces. The forging process goes back to 8000 B.C. and evolved...

of casting involving various types of steel cast to either final/net or near-net shape. Steel castings are used when iron castings cannot deliver enough...

also reduces waste as compared to machining, or even eliminates with near net shape methods.: p.375  The material savings becomes even more significant...

other textile manufacturing processes fiber material can be placed near net-shape in curvilinear patterns upon a base material in order to create stress...

and copper can be cast horizontally and can be more easily cast into near net shape, especially strip, due to their lower melting temperatures. Casting...

complex shapes such as tubes with a complex cross section, and domes have also been produced. Using a shaping process can produce a near net shape crystal...