tooriku eelnev profileerimine ettevalmistusvagudes edasiseks vormstantsimiseks toorikule lõplikku vormi andvates eel- ja lõppvaos (vt ettevalmistusvagu; vrd eelstantsimine), the forging operation in which the stock is preformed or shaped to a predetermined size and contour prior to subsequent die forging operations; preliminary forming operation, especially for impression-die forging (see: preforming impression; compare: blocking)