Manufacturing

Manufacturing is a marvel of the modern world. We've assembled this list of words related to making things with machines.
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  1. manufacture
    put together out of artificial or natural components
    Components of the C-Series jet are manufactured at a purpose-built factory in east Belfast and many other local firms are involved in the supply chain. BBC (Oct 4, 2017)
  2. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
    Infrastructure has great potential to create construction, fabricating and operating jobs at home. Seattle Times (Apr 30, 2016)
  3. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
    Apple’s iPhones are assembled in Asia before being imported for sale in the U.S. Seattle Times (Jul 6, 2017)
  4. factory
    a plant with facilities for manufacturing
    Indeed, Detroit’s automakers are already temporarily idling factories and laying off thousands of workers as demand slows for their sedans and luxury cars. Reuters (Sep 21, 2017)
  5. produce
    create or manufacture a man-made product
    Instead, the promise is that — whatever goods they produce — the Trump era’s factories will be big employers. New York Times (Sep 22, 2017)
  6. automation
    equipment used to achieve independent control or operation
    SS: Is there a danger that automation will steal jobs from human beings and create economic hardship? Wall Street Journal (Sep 25, 2017)
  7. union
    an employee organization that bargains with an employer
    The deal will now be put to a ballot of the union's membership. BBC (Dec 1, 2016)
  8. plant
    a building for carrying on industrial labor
    Not Afraid declared a state of emergency Wednesday after workers discovered the destruction at the plant, including shots fired at equipment and fire damage. Seattle Times (Oct 5, 2017)
  9. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    He says current technology requires operators to stop periodically and manually check bean quality. Seattle Times (Oct 4, 2017)
  10. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
    An early tenant of the tech park was Elmos, a maker of specialized semiconductors for the car industry that was founded in 1984. New York Times (Sep 21, 2017)
  11. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
    To stay competitive he recently moved to a new location on a larger property — almost 8 acres — and modernized his facility. Seattle Times (Oct 1, 2017)
  12. mill
    a facility for manufacturing
    The maker of pulp-based products said problems including rising prices and repairs at an Idaho mill hurt its business. Seattle Times (Oct 4, 2017)
  13. machinery
    mechanical or electrical devices collectively
    Seventeen of 18 manufacturing industries reported growth, led by textile mills and machinery. Seattle Times (Oct 2, 2017)
  14. import
    commodities bought from a foreign country
    The Commerce Department said Thursday that the trade gap — the difference between exports and imports — fell in August, from $43.6 billion in July. Seattle Times (Oct 5, 2017)
  15. export
    a commodity sold to a foreign country
    You might recall that the United States manufactures and exports more weapons than any other country. Washington Post (Oct 3, 2017)
  16. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    “I’d say business is up about 35 percent,” said Laviage, who said he usually processes about a thousand tons of scrap a week. Seattle Times (Oct 1, 2017)
Created on Thu Oct 05 10:01:22 EDT 2017 (updated Thu Oct 05 21:51:38 EDT 2017)

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