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Deburr

To remove the sharp, knife-like edge from parts.

Dedicated tooling

Commonly referred to as hard tooling. This is tooling made to produce a specific part.

Deformation

The process of metal forming the solid material into shape by applying forces to it.

Photo of metal deformation.

Die

Tool with a void or cavity that is precisely fitted to a punch used to solid, molten, or powdered metal primarily because of the shape of the tool itself. Die-casting and powder metallurgy dies are sometimes referred to as molds.

Drilling

Drilling is a cutting process in which a hole is originated or enlarged by means of a multipoint, fluted, end cutting tool. Drilling is easily the most common machining process. One estimate is that 75% to 90% of all metal-cutting material removed comes from drilling operations. See Tapping, Turning, and Milling.

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