Factory

A factory is a building where workers use machines to make things for sale. It usually means a building where companies use mass production to make different things. Many of the same thing are made in a short amount of time.

People who work in factories are losing their jobs because machines can do their work more easily. (Automation) Now some factories are lights-out, which means they can run without any workers.^[1] Factories during the Industrial Revolution had horrible working conditions.^[2]

Before the factory, things were made one by one by an individual and took a lot of manual labor and time. Handicraft items were usually produced at small workshops or homes. They cost a lot of money, and could be customized to each individual. When the Industrial Revolution occurred, the world changed. With factories, people have made things more quickly, cheaply, and better. Mass production brought consumers more products including machines. Labor-saving machines from factories included the spinning jenny, home appliances and refrigerators driven by electricity, and motor vehicles driven by fossil fuels.

1. ↑ "Lights-Out Manufacturing: Factory & Machining Automation". Redshift EN. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
2. ↑ "Working Conditions in Factories (Issue) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.