Factory

A factory in the Netherlands

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]

Factory Media

Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany
Reconstructed historical factory in Žilina (Slovakia) for production of safety matches. Originally built in 1915 for the business firm Wittenberg and son.
Entrance to the Venetian Arsenal by Canaletto, 1732.
Interior of the Lyme Regis watermill, UK (14th century).
Cromford mill as it is today.
Working day ends at Tampella factory in Tampere, Finland in 1909
Factory Automation with industrial robots for palletizing food products like bread and toast at a bakery in Germany.
Highland Park Ford plant, c. 1922
A factory worker in 1942 Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Coldharbour Mill textile factory, built in 1799.