Common Manufacturing Process

Abstract

The main goal of the manufacturing process is to generate the defined geometry of a chosen material for construction. In order to achieve the successful development and manufacturing of a biomedical device, all the material properties, manufacturing processes, and shape features of the device should be considered altogether with optimized performance and compatibility in mind. Any factors that might contradict with each other should be eliminated or replaced before starting the manufacturing process. In this chapter, we go through the common manufacturing processes for metals, polymers, and ceramics, classified into primary, secondary, and tertiary processes. The process compatibility between different materials and manufacturing processes is also summarized.