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Processes

Most of manufacturing comes down to a few dozen physical actions. Here is each one, and everything on this site that depends on it.

Mixing and blending233 lines Assembling231 lines Cutting and slitting220 lines Testing and inspecting204 lines Separating and sifting182 lines Coating and plating173 lines Packing167 lines Drying and curing145 lines Chemical reaction139 lines Molding136 lines Filling and sealing135 lines Squeezing and pressing out111 lines Refining and distilling102 lines Grinding and polishing101 lines Washing and cleaning98 lines Harvesting94 lines Crushing and grinding91 lines Machining84 lines Chilling and freezing83 lines Cooking and boiling77 lines Melting and smelting73 lines Growing and culturing73 lines Casting71 lines Laminating and layering69 lines Stamping and pressing68 lines Mining58 lines Welding and joining58 lines Fermenting53 lines Heat treating52 lines Rolling51 lines Sewing47 lines Extruding46 lines Printing46 lines Drawing36 lines Baking and roasting35 lines Kiln firing33 lines Spinning fiber33 lines Weaving and knitting31 lines Kneading and working25 lines Pasteurizing and sterilizing25 lines Forging22 lines Lithography and etching21 lines Thin-film deposition17 lines Dyeing and bleaching16 lines Electrolysis12 lines Blowing12 lines Drilling and pumping9 lines