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1.0 INTRODUCTION TO MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

1.2 DEFINITION OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

1. Manufacturing processes is application of physical and chemical processes to alter
the geometry, properties, and/or appearance of a starting material to make parts or
products.
2. Manufacturing also includes assembly or joining of products.
3. It almost always carried out as a sequence of operations (Figure 1.2).

Figure 1.2 Manufacturing as a technical process.

4. Transformation of materials into items of greater value by means of one or more
processing and/or assembly operations.
5. Manufacturing adds value to the material by changing its shape or properties, or by
combining it with other materials (Figure 1.3).

Figure 1.3 Manufacturing as an economic process.

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