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...
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Forging (section Net-shape and near-net-shape forging)
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...
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Laser metal deposition (redirect from Laser engineered net shaping)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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other textile manufacturing processes fiber material can be placed near net-shape in curvilinear patterns upon a base material in order to create stress...
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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...
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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...
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also reduces waste as compared to machining, or even eliminates with near net shape methods.: p.375 The material savings becomes even more significant...
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