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Enum: ManufacturingProcessType

Types of manufacturing processes including additive, subtractive, and formative methods

URI: valuesets:ManufacturingProcessType

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Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Broad Mappings
ADDITIVE_MANUFACTURING Manufacturing by adding material layer by layer to build a three-dimensional object
SUBTRACTIVE_MANUFACTURING Manufacturing by removing material from a solid block to create a desired shape
FORMATIVE_MANUFACTURING Manufacturing by reshaping material through mechanical forces without significant addition or removal
CASTING Pouring molten material into a mold and allowing it to solidify
FORGING Shaping metal using compressive forces applied by hammering, pressing, or rolling
WELDING Joining materials by applying heat, pressure, or both to fuse them together
MACHINING Removing material from a workpiece using cutting tools to achieve a desired geometry
INJECTION_MOLDING injection moulding CHMO:0001430 Forcing molten material into a mold cavity where it cools and hardens
EXTRUSION CHMO:0001613 Forcing material through a die to create objects with a fixed cross-sectional profile
POWDER_METALLURGY Forming metal parts from compacted and sintered metal powders CHMO:0001701
CHEMICAL_VAPOR_DEPOSITION chemical vapour deposition CHMO:0001314 Depositing thin films by exposing a substrate to volatile precursors that react on the surface
PHYSICAL_VAPOR_DEPOSITION physical vapour deposition CHMO:0001356 Depositing thin films by condensing vaporized material onto a substrate surface
ELECTROFORMING Producing metal parts by electrodeposition of metal onto a mandrel or pattern CHMO:0001331

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Name Description
manufacturing_process_type Types of manufacturing processes

Identifier and Mapping Information

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name: ManufacturingProcessType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of manufacturing processes including additive, subtractive, and
  formative methods
title: Manufacturing Process Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  ADDITIVE_MANUFACTURING:
    text: ADDITIVE_MANUFACTURING
    description: Manufacturing by adding material layer by layer to build a three-dimensional
      object
  SUBTRACTIVE_MANUFACTURING:
    text: SUBTRACTIVE_MANUFACTURING
    description: Manufacturing by removing material from a solid block to create a
      desired shape
  FORMATIVE_MANUFACTURING:
    text: FORMATIVE_MANUFACTURING
    description: Manufacturing by reshaping material through mechanical forces without
      significant addition or removal
  CASTING:
    text: CASTING
    description: Pouring molten material into a mold and allowing it to solidify
  FORGING:
    text: FORGING
    description: Shaping metal using compressive forces applied by hammering, pressing,
      or rolling
  WELDING:
    text: WELDING
    description: Joining materials by applying heat, pressure, or both to fuse them
      together
  MACHINING:
    text: MACHINING
    description: Removing material from a workpiece using cutting tools to achieve
      a desired geometry
  INJECTION_MOLDING:
    text: INJECTION_MOLDING
    description: Forcing molten material into a mold cavity where it cools and hardens
    meaning: CHMO:0001430
    title: injection moulding
  EXTRUSION:
    text: EXTRUSION
    description: Forcing material through a die to create objects with a fixed cross-sectional
      profile
    meaning: CHMO:0001613
  POWDER_METALLURGY:
    text: POWDER_METALLURGY
    description: Forming metal parts from compacted and sintered metal powders
    broad_mappings:
    - CHMO:0001701
  CHEMICAL_VAPOR_DEPOSITION:
    text: CHEMICAL_VAPOR_DEPOSITION
    description: Depositing thin films by exposing a substrate to volatile precursors
      that react on the surface
    meaning: CHMO:0001314
    title: chemical vapour deposition
  PHYSICAL_VAPOR_DEPOSITION:
    text: PHYSICAL_VAPOR_DEPOSITION
    description: Depositing thin films by condensing vaporized material onto a substrate
      surface
    meaning: CHMO:0001356
    title: physical vapour deposition
  ELECTROFORMING:
    text: ELECTROFORMING
    description: Producing metal parts by electrodeposition of metal onto a mandrel
      or pattern
    broad_mappings:
    - CHMO:0001331