Iron Works

Named metal foundry

An iron works is a facility where iron is smelted, cast, or processed into usable forms.

The term typically refers to industrial plants of the 18th and 19th centuries that produced everything from pig iron to finished goods like tools, weapons, and machinery: The old iron works has been converted into a museum.

Also spelled as one word: ironworks.

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anvil · heat · crucible · cast · blacksmithing · puddling · rolling mill · ingot · ironmaster · forging · metallurgy · charcoal · mold · slag · scrap metal · artisan guilds · industrial revolution · heavy industry

Opposites
industrial material processing

Iron Workstextile mill

Facility producing woven goods

cotton mill · sawmill · paper mill · glassworks · tannery

economic activity type

Iron Worksscrapyard

Salvage lot for vehicles

junkyard · landfill · salvage yard · demolition site · mine

industrial era symbolism

Iron Workstech campus

Company grounds for startups

Silicon Valley · data center · corporate headquarters · coworking space · server farm

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