Contract manufacturing
Contract manufacturing allows companies to remain flexible with production capacity and technology. This Lexicon entry explains how to select the right partners and avoid common outsourcing pitfalls—clearly laid out for buyers.
Contract manufacturing metal
Lone production Metalworking is a Concrete stands for the production or processing of metal workpieces and their assembly into functional products. The common practice of metalworking is the separation, coating, forming or joining of metal workpieces. Individual parts, semi-finished products and complete designs are manufactured in metal processing.
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The term wage production refers to the outsourcing of individual manufacturing steps or entire orders to external service providers. The model of wage production is applied across industries in a variety of areas and is also very popular in metalworking. The wage production gives the client the opportunity to assign certain services to after-contractors and thereby achieve a higher cost-effectiveness in its manufacturing processes. Capacity bottlenecks or the absence of suitable machine tools are also among the typical reasons for wage production.
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Machinery engineering is one of the classic engineering sciences and covers the fields of development, construction and production of machinery and equipment. Mechanical engineering is based on scientific and engineering principles such as mathematics, mechanics, thermodynamics and material science. Mechanical engineering wage production is in many contemporary everyday objects: from the sewing machine to the coffee machine to the aircraft. Mechanical engineering wage production is more relevant than ever: vehicles must become more energy-saving, production paths more efficient and the use of materials and resources more economical and environmentally friendly.
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Lexicon Themes
- Metalworking (31)
- Plastic processing (8)
- Parts (8)
- Surface treatment (8)
- Welding (7)
- Machining (6)
- Sheet metal processing (6)
- Cutting (6)
- Turning (5)
- Manufacturing (5)
- Milling (4)
- Tool making (4)
- Suppliers (4)
- Casting (4)
- Procurement (4)
- Contract manufacturing (3)
- Profiles (3)
- Automation technology (2)
- Gearing & Thread (1)
- Forging (1)
- Wire processing (1)
- Heat treatment (1)