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ManufactureLink is the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Network. ManufactureLink’s is also a comprehensive Australian manufacturing directory of custom manufacturing, engineering and maintenance services. You can also use ManufactureLink’s powerful, online software system to lodge Request For Quote (RFQ) online and submit them to hundreds of Australian manufacturers at once having almost any manufacturing expertise imaginable.

Manufacturelink’s website brings you information about custom manufacturing and engineering services from Australian manufacturers, information and news from the Australian manufacturing industry in general, and detailed information on hundreds of manufacturing processes. Visit our main website at www.manufacturelink.com.au to search the Australian manufacturing directory for suppliers of these processes.

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Manufacturing Process Directory

Casting Processes Centrifugal Casting Ceramic Casting or Plaster Casting Continuous Casting Die Casting Ferrous Casting Investment Casting Near-Net-Shape Casting Non-Ferrous Casting Pattern making Sand Casting Shell Casting Vacuum Casting or High Pressure Die Casting	Gear Cutting Processes Bevel gear cutting Gear blank machining Gear grinding Helical gear cutting or herringbone gear cutting Hypoid gear cutting Internal gear cutting Gear lapping Spline cutting, keyway cutting Spur gear cutting Worm gear cutting, worm wheel machining	Electrical Manufacturing Processes Cable assembly manufacturing and wire loom manufacturing Circuit breaker manufacturing Coil winding Electrical controls manufacturing General electrical manufacturing Electrical enclosure manufacturing Licensed Electrician Motor and stator manufacturing PLC controls Power supply manufacturing Switch gear manufacturing
Ceramics Manufacturing Ceramic Extrusion Ceramics Firing Ceramic Injection Moulding Ceramic Machining Ceramic Material Supply Ceramic Sintering Cold Forming Cold heading Cold Rolling Swaging Thread Rolling	Cutting Processes 3D laser cutting CNC hotwire cutting CNC Sawing CO2 laser cutting EDM wire cutting Fine laser cutting or YAG laser cutting Foam cutting and fabric cutting Rotary laser cutting, laser tube cutting Oxy profile cutting Photo Chemical Machining Plasma cutting Water jet cutting	Laser Machining Processes 3D laser milling CO2 laser cutting Excimer laser machining Fast pulse laser ablation Fine laser cutting Laser cladding Laser drilling Laser engraving, laser marking Laser etching Laser rotary cutting, laser tube cutting Laser sintering or Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) Laser transmission welding Laser welding
CNC Machining 3 Axis CNC Machining 5 Axis CNC Machining CNC lath/mill Combo CNC Grinding CNC Router CNC Sawing CNC Turning or CNC Lathe High Speed Machining CNC Swiss Turning Ultrasonic Milling	Composite Manufacturing Autoclave moulding Filament winding Lay-up composite manufacturing Pultrusion composite moulding Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM)	Metal Fabrication or Steel Fabrication Processes Metal bending, forming, rolling Aluminium Fabrication Metal cutting Metal fabrication general Guillotine cutting or shearing Metal punching Section bending or section rolling Stainless Steel Fabrication Coil slitting Plastic Fabrication Structural fabrication Welding
Metal Extrusions Direct extrusions, indirect extrusions Hollow shape extrusions, semi-hollow shape extrusions	Metal Forging Processes Closed die forging, impression die forging Hot heading Near-net-shape forging Open die forging Press forging Ring rolling Upset forging Warm forging
General Machining Processes Broaching and rotary broaching Centreless grinding Cylindrical grinding Deep hole drilling Drilling and reaming Sinker EDM machining or die sinking EDM wire cutting Electro Chemical Machining Form grinding Horizontal boring Keyways and splines cutting Machining of castings Micro machining Milling, turning Photo resist etch machining Planing, shaping Screw cutting, thread cutting Slotting Surface grinding Thread grinding Tool and Cutter Grinding Services Vertical boring	Plastic Moulding Blow moulding Bonding rubber to metal Calendering Clean Room Moulding Compression moulding Dip moulding Double shot injection moulding or co moulding Foam moulding, structural foam moulding Gas assisted injection moulding Injection moulding Insert moulding Liquid Silicon Rubber Moulding (LSR) Micro moulding Over moulding Plastic extrusion Porous media moulding Pour moulding Reaction injection moulding (RIM) Thermoforming, vacuum forming Transfer moulding	Welding and Joining Processes Aircraft welding Anodic bonding Certified welding Flash butt welding Friction welding Fusion bonding Gluing and bonding Heat sealing, pulse sealing Heat staking Laser welding MIG welding Oxy welding Plastic welding Pressure vessel welding Resistance welding Robotic welding Spot welding Stick welding Structural welding Stud Welding Submerged arc welding TIG welding Ultrasonic welding UV gluing Vibration welding
Metal Spinning Metal spinning over 500mm in size, large metal spinning Metal spinning under 500mm in size, small metal spinning	Custom Product Manufacturing Custom cutting tools Custom Industrial Fans Custom Furniture Manufacturing Custom Lighting Custom Surgical Instruments Custom equipment cases Custom seals and gaskets Precision Scientific Instruments	Tubing and Piping Fabrication, Bending Tube bending, tube forming CNC tube bending Tube drawing Pipe Spooling Tube weldment
Packaging Manufacturing Plastic bags Cardboard boxes Caps and closures Clam shells, blister packs Containers Crates Dispensers and atomisers Foam packaging Glass bottles Labels Plastic bottles Sterile Packaging Packaging tubes	Metal Stamping Metal blanking Coining Deep drawing Die cutting, clicker die Drop hammer stamping Embossing Fine blanking Four slide stamping, multi slide stamping High energy rate forming Hydro forming Metal stamping, metal pressing Progressive die stamping Roll forming	Rapid Prototyping 3D objet printing Architectural model making Bridge tooling, rapid tooling Rapid Casting CNC machining Electrical prototyping, electronic prototyping Fused deposition modelling Incremental Forming Laser scanning, reverse engineering Selective Laser Sintering Soft tooling, silicon tooling, urethane casting Stereolithography (SLA) Wax printing
Powdered Metal (PM) Isostatic pressing Laser sintering Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) Powder forging Press and sinter Thixomoulding	Spring Manufacturing CNC Wirebending Coil Spring manufacturing Compression spring manufacturing Extension spring manufacturing Flat spring manufacturing Small spring manufacturing Spring washer, wave washer manufacturing Torsion spring manufacturing	Toolmaking Aerospace Tooling Blanking dies Compound dies Deep drawing dies Extrusion dies Fine blanking die Forging dies Fourslide die, multi slide die Gauges Gravity die, mould making Jigs and fixtures Patterns Plastics moulds Progressive stamping dies Rotational Moulding Tools Stamping tools, press tools Steel rule dies Swaging dies Tool design
Sheet Metal Manufacturing Sheet metal bending, forming, rolling and folding CNC punching, CNC folding, CNC bending Electrical enclosure fabrication Sheet metal cutting Sheet metal fabrication Sheet metal shearing or guillotining Sheet metal piercing, punching, blanking Sheet metal powder coating Surface Linishing Roll forming Coil slitting Stretch forming	Turnkey Manufacturing Solutions Assembly systems Cutting systems Food processing systems General turnkey solutions Machining processes Materials handling systems Measuring systems Medical Device Manufacturing Moulding systems Packaging systems Welding and joining systems	Wire Forming or Wire Working Wire bending and wire forming CNC wirebending Wire drawing Fencing manufacturing Reinforced steel manufacturing Wire Weaving Wire weldment

Manufacturing Services Directory

Assembly Cable Assembly Clean room assembly Electrical assembly Electronics assembly Fulfilment General assembly Hose assembly Hydraulic Assembly Pneumatic assembly Mechanical assembly Packaging Assembly Production Line assembly Sewing, gluing, assembly of foams and fabrics Wire Harness assembly	Coating and Plating Abrasive Resistant Lining Anodizing Biomechanical coatings Brush plating Decorative Electroplating Electroless Plating Electroplating Enamelling Galvanizing Hard Anodizing Hardchrome Laser cladding Mechanical Plating Painting Plastic Plating Powdercoating PTFE, Teflon Coating and Plating Sandblasting Specialized Coatings Thermal spraying Vacuum metallising Vapour deposition	Electronics Manufacturing Processes Electronic Controls Electronic manufacturing general Electronics test systems Encapsulation Flexible PCB manufacturing Hybrid electronics Membrane switches Microelectronics PCB population Production soldering Rigid PCB manufacturing Semiconductors Surface mounting Wafer fabrication Wirebonding
Custom Chemical Manufacturing Agricultural products Animal care products Biotechnology products Chemical engineering Cosmetics, personal care products Industrial chemicals	Engineering Services Analysis and testing CAM programming services Engineering inspection Finite element analysis Mould flow analysis, computer simulation Reliability and lifecycle testing Reverse engineering and digitising Validation