Technology mapping

Technology dictionary

The dictionary includes definitions and descriptions of technologies that explain in an accessible way what the technologies are and how they are used.

Industry technologies

Industry technologies are presented in the form of dictionary cards, which contain practical information describing them and an expert assessment of their impact on the surroundings. The dictionary cards are linked to an enterprise map by indicating the location of companies using the given technology.

• Cutting

  • Thermal oxygen cutting
  • Arc cutting
• Additive manufacturing

  • Coating

    • Anodizing
    • Hot-dip galvanising
    • Overlaying welding
    • Thermal spraying
    • Conversion coating
    • Electroplating
  • Powder metallurgy

    • Metal sintering
  • Rapid prototyping

    • Binder Jetting
    • Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
    • Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
    • Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS)
• Heat treatment

  • Quenching
  • Tempering
  • Solution heat treatment
  • Ageing
  • Stress relief annealing
  • Annealing
• Joining techniques

  • Adhesive bonding
  • Brazing/soldering
  • Bonding/welding
  • Explosive welding
  • Electron-beam welding
  • Laser beam welding 
  • Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)
  • Friction stir welding (FSW)
  • Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding
  • Accumulative roll bonding
  • Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Metal Active Gas (MAG) Welding
• Forming processes

  • Incremental Forging
  • Closed die forging
  • Burnishing
  • Hydroforming
  • Drawing
  • KOBO extrusion process
  • Extrusion
  • Ring rolling
  • Cold rolling
  • Hot rolling
  • Deep drawing process
  • Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF)
  • Open die forging
• Subtractive manufacturing

  • Abrasive jet machining

    • Water jet cutting
    • Plasma arc machining
    • Laser beam machining
    • Electron beam machining
  • Erosion machining

    • Electrochemical Machining (ECM)
    • Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
  • Machining

    • Abrasive machining (by means of tools with undefined geometry)

      • Grinding
      • Lapping
      • Superfinish
      • Honing
      • Sandblasting
      • Polishing
      • Ultrasonic machining
      • Shot-blasting
    • Machining (by means of tools with defined geometry)

      • Counterboring
      • Broaching
      • Reaming
      • Cryogenic machining
      • Laser assisted machining (LAM)
      • Minimum Quantity Cooling Lubricating machining (MQCL)
      • Planing/shaping
      • Boring
      • Saw cutting
      • Slotting
      • Milling
      • Turn-milling
      • Threading/tapping
      • Micromachining
      • Countersinking
      • Turning
      • Drilling
• Thermochemical treatment

  • Nitriding
  • Carbonitriding
  • Boriding
  • Chrome plating
  • Galvanisation
  • Carburizing

Digital technologies

Digital technologies are described in the Technology Navigator, which provides information on how they work and explains their impact on other industries.