metalworking

The craft or profession of making, assembling, and repairing metal structures, components, and objects, such as doors, gates, frames, and locks

EntityQ953045

Also known as metalwork

Subclass of: material processing
, field of work
, economic activity
Part of: manufacturing engineering

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Metalworking is the process of shaping and reshaping metals in order to create useful objects, parts, assemblies, and large scale structures. As a term, it covers a wide and diverse range of processes, skills, and tools for producing objects on every scale: from huge ships, buildings, and bridges, down to precise engine parts and delicate jewellery.

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Uses: machine tool
metal
Product or material produced: metal object
Wikimedia outline: outline of metalworking terminology
Practiced by: metalworker
Precision tools mechanic
ISCO-88 occupation class: 8122
Social media followers: 442,101(May 22, 2023) subreddit: metalworking
Class of object(s) of occurrence: metal

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