Extrusion
concept · 1797 · Industrial Revolution
Pushing material through a die (Bramah).
Principles and materials it uses
- Pressure — uses. Pushing through.
- Hydraulic press — uses. Presses.
Where it is used
- Aluminium — is used in. Aluminium profiles.
Things built in a similar way
- Injection moulding — works like. Both methods shape material by pushing it through tooling.