heavy-duty machinery
Powerful construction equipment
Heavy-duty machinery refers to large, powerful equipment built for demanding industrial work—construction excavators, mining trucks, agricultural combines, manufacturing presses.
The heavy-duty designation indicates robust construction meant to withstand sustained, intensive use: The factory invested in heavy-duty machinery that could run three shifts without breakdown.
Such equipment typically requires specialized operators and maintenance.
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- dump truckHinged-bed hauling vehicle
- craneLifter or wader
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
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Unpowered grip-operated devices
small appliances · handheld devices · precision instruments · household appliances · power tools
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Devices requiring physical effort
manual labor · hand tools · muscle power · human power · handwork
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