Postprocessing

This term covers machining processes that serve to modify the functional and/or optical surface properties of the workpiece.

Examples include:

• The removal of the surface (e.g., electropolishing),
• Surface coating (e.g., painting, chrome plating, galvanizing, powder coating),
• Mechanical surface treatments (e.g., deburring, polishing, grinding, shot peening),
• Chemical surface finishing (e.g., degreasing, etching, cleaning).