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Steel looked at its reflection. It was no longer just a flat slab; it was a . By enduring the pressure and heat of forming, it had gained the shape it needed to go out into the world as part of a car, a building, or even a simple soda can.
Manufacturing: 3.4 Forming processes | OpenLearn - The Open University Manufacturing Processes 4: Forming
Finally, Steel reached the station. A mechanical punch pressed it into a cup-shaped die. In one smooth motion, the flat sheet was "formed" into a sturdy, seamless container. Steel looked at its reflection
: Thin wires were being pulled through smaller and smaller dies, becoming the delicate but strong cables that hold up elevators and power cities. Manufacturing: 3
As it moved further, Steel saw its cousins undergoing their own journeys:
