üldnimetus erinevatele täppisvalandite tootmise protsessidele: täppisvalu, kipsvormvalu, keraamikavormvalu, koorikvalu, survevalu jt (vt täppisvalu, keraamikavormvalu, kipsvormvalu, koorikvalu, survevalu), general term of many methods to obtain precision castings of reproducible, accurate dimensions, regardless of how they are made (see: investment casting, ceramic mold casting, plaster mold casting, shell mold casting, die casting)