metal-bashing
noun[U]
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the making ofmetalitemsusingtraditionalmethodsandmachines,ratherthan moreadvancedmethodsofmanufacturing:
Theregionhasemergedfromitsmetal-bashingrootsandevolvedinto avibrantmarketforfreshproductdesignandmanufacturingsolutions.