This tree lists various manufacturing processes arranged by similarity of function.
Casting
Data from Fundamentals of modern manufacturing
Labeling and painting Main articles: Imaging and Coating
Moulding
Forming
Machining
Joining
Additive manufacturing 3D printing Direct metal laser sintering Filament winding, produces composite pipes, tanks, etc. Fused deposition modeling Inkjet Printing Laminated object manufacturing Laser engineered net shaping Layered manufacturing Rapid Induction Printing Selective laser sintering Spark plasma sintering Stereolithography
Other
See also Worker–machine activity chart
References