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Factories SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Cars p.52
▸ ▸ Engineering p.91
Factories are places where people and machines work ▸ ▸ Machines p.150
to make things. When factories make many identical ▸ ▸ Robots p.212
things at the same time, it is called mass production. ▸ ▸ Transportation

Almost everything we have, use, and wear comes pp.258–259
from a factory. ▸ ▸ Work p.274

Assembly line
Things with many parts and different 2. Inside and outside
materials are put together at various The frame of the car goes
workstations in a factory. This is called to the painting station.
an assembly line. The outside is painted,
and the seats and other
parts are put inside.

1. Bodywork
Factory workers and 3. Finished car
The completed car
robotic machines start is identical to the others
building a new car by
joining separate metal on the assembly line. They
parts together to build are all made in the same
way and have the
a frame.
same parts.

Bottling factories
Drinks are made and
bottled in factories. The
same ingredients and
processes are used to fill
thousands of bottles
every day.

Oranges enter the The oranges The juice is put
factory. are squeezed. into bottles.

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