- form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
- A preform is material that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
- (preforming) (1) The initial pressing of a metal powder to form a compact that is to be subjected to a subsequent pressing operation other than coining or sizing. (2) Preliminary forming operations, especially for impression-die forging.
- (Preforms) A tamper evident band that is opened and formed. It is ready to be placed on top of a container. It is not flat & has a preformed lip that lays over the shape of the container (usually a lid).
- (Preforms) Term referring to the medium used to attach 2 materials together – examples of performs: glass, ceramic, copper, copper silver-BT, Au/SN, Au/GE, Sn/Pb, and many others.
- (1) The forging operation in which stock is preformed or shaped to a predetermined size and contour prior to subsequent die forging operations. ...
- the compressed cylinder of PTFE resin that is used to extrude into raw tubing. Also called a billet.
- Used in Blow Molding processes. Heat-softened polymer is formed into a shape similar to a thick test tube with neck threads. This tube is subsequently inflated while inside a Blow Mold to create the shape of the desired article.
- The glass rod from which optical fiber is drawn.
- The starting form of glass or silica that is used to generate fiber or capillary by heating and drawing to produce the final smaller product size.
- an early preliminary stage in the reduction-manufacture of a flaked stone artifact.
- A plastic test tube shaped part produced by injection molding systems in the first step of a two-stage injection molding and blow molding process used to produce PET bottles or containers. ...
- Brazing filler metal fabricated in a shape or form for a specific application.
- An assembly of dry fabric and/or fibers which has been prepared for a matrix addition process. A preform is usually stitched or otherwise stabilized in some way to maintain its shape before final processing.
- The preshaped, uncured material placed in a mold for vulcanization. Preshaping is done to facilitate mold flow, control weight accuracy, etc.
- Injection moulded test-tube-like component which is re-heated and blown into a PET bottle.
- A micro container resemble a wide test-tube, made of transparent plastic (usually clear but sometimes tinted), with a screw-on cap. Preforms are actually the “blanks” which are heated and blown into a form to create soda bottles. ...
- a stone that has a shape cut into it before it is polished. This gives some control over the final outcome, for instance, a stone can be cut into a rough tear drop shape and then polished to perfection.
- A preshaped fibrous reinforcement formed by distribution of chopped fibers by air, water flotation, or vacuum over the surface of a perforated screen to the approximate contour and thickness desired in the finished part. ...
- The piece of glass from which the optical fiber waveguide is drawn. The shape of the preform differs depending upon the application the finished product is intended for.
- a rough prepared biface from which a point was made.
- shaped or formed before being used.
- Compressed molding compound.
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