Processing medium
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In industrial engineering, a gaseous, vaporous, fluid or shapeless solid material that plays an active role in manufacturing processes - comparable to that of a tool.
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Examples
A processing medium for washing is a soap solution, a processing medium for steel melting is a plasma, and a processing medium for steam drying is superheated steam.
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Synonyms
- Operating medium
- Working medium.
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