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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

use of a laser in order to coat part of a substrate or fabricate a near-net shape part (additive manufacturing technology). It is often used to improve...

freeform fabrication, an additive manufacturing process that builds near-net-shape parts Free-form radio, a radio station programming format in which the...

Semi-solid metal casting (SSM) is a near net shape variant of die casting. The process is used today with non-ferrous metals, such as aluminium, copper...

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parts due to the low cost of the plaster and its ability to produce near net shape castings. The biggest disadvantage is that it can only be used with...

fabrication (EBF3) is an additive manufacturing process that builds near-net-shape parts. It requires far less raw material and finish machining than traditional...

casting, spray deposition and in-situ compaction, is a method of casting near net shape metal components with homogeneous microstructures via the deposition...

molding machines. The Lenslet is traditionally ground and polished to a near net shape of the final lens, and then pressed. [...] The cost associated with...

state, resulting in cold working. This process typically produces a near net shape workpiece, which means the final product is almost finished although...

500–800 W/m K.[citation needed] AlSiC parts are typically manufactured by near net shape approach, by creating a SiC preform by metal injection molding of an...

commercially available, large-scale, fully programmable means of achieving near net shape parts. The source billet metal is melted by an electron beam while being...

R. H. (2003). "Cold Gas Dynamic Manufacturing - A new approach to Near-Net Shape Metal Component Fabrication" (PDF). Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 758 (Mat...

ceramic materials are produced by powder processing and sintering, near net shape forming is very difficult for complex components. With the aid of organic...

{\max(20R,T)}{T}}\right)}{2\log 100}}.} Bending is a cost-effective near net shape process when used for low to medium quantities. Parts usually are lightweight...

leaving "brown" parts. Finally, after thermal debinding and sintering, near net-shape metal parts are produced. The system was announced in 2017 and launched...

ever since it became an interesting manufacturing forming process for near-net-shape, very large, high-quality, complex ceramic parts with specified threshold...

Three dimensional woven fabrics are fabrics that could be formed to near net shape with considerable thickness. There is no need for layering to create...

dense than steel and can be cast near to net shape, both characteristics that reduce the casting weight. Near-net-shape casting also further reduces the...

it is needed to produce the near net shape. This process is repeated in a layer-by-layer fashion until the desired 3D shape is produced. Depending on the...

toughness, machining quality is still a difficult problem to tackle. Near-net shape manufacturing technology is considered as one of the best choices for...