industrial machine

Heavy manufacturing apparatus

A large mechanical device designed for manufacturing, processing, or production tasks in factories and other commercial settings.

Industrial machines are built for heavy-duty, repetitive operations—stamping metal, weaving fabric, bottling liquids, assembling components.

They contrast with consumer products in scale, power, and durability: The factory floor was lined with industrial machines.

Related

hydraulic · piston · conveyor · steel · manufacturing · assembly line · automation · mechanical · turbine · motor · steam engine · lathe · press · welding · forklift · stamping · heavy · clanking

Opposites
scale and mechanization

industrial machinehand tool

Unpowered gripped device

manual tool · handwork · primitive tool · handcraft · manual labor

production context

industrial machinedomestic appliance

Household electrical device

kitchen utensil · garden tool · DIY tool

Family

industrial, machine, industry, industries, industrious, industriously, industriousness, industrialize, industrialized

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G