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Molding is the process of manufacturing by shaping
pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a mold.
A mold or mould is a hollowed-out block that is filled with liquid plastic, glass or metal. The
liquid hardens or sets inside the mold, adopting its shape. A mold is the opposite of a cast (see casting). The manufacturer who makes the molds is called moldmaker
or mouldmaker.
Types of molding include:
- Powder metallurgy
- Plastics
- Injection molding
- Compression
molding
- Transfer molding
- Extrusion
molding
- Blow molding
- Rotational
molding
- Thermoforming
- Laminating
- Expandable
bead molding
- Foam molding
- Rotomolding
- Vacuum plug assist molding
- Pressure plug assist molding
- Matched mold
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