Foundry vs. Forging

Foundrynoun

A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.

Foundrynoun

The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.

Foundrynoun

A semiconductor fabrication plant in the microelectronics industry.

Foundrynoun

The act, process, or art of casting metals.

Foundrynoun

The buildings and works for casting metals.

Foundrynoun

factory where metal castings are produced

Foundry

A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools.

Forgingnoun

A component that is forged (shaped by heating and hammering).

Forgingnoun

The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.

Forgingnoun

The act of counterfeiting.

Forgingnoun

A piece of forged work in metal; - a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.

Forgingnoun

shaping metal by heating and hammering

Forging

Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die.