industrial process
Large-scale production method
An industrial process is a systematic series of operations that transforms raw materials into finished products on a large scale.
The term encompasses manufacturing, refining, chemical production, and assembly: The industrial process for making steel involves multiple stages of heating and purification.
Industrial processes typically emphasize efficiency, repeatability, and quality control.
- coatingApplied surface covering
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- polishingSmoothing by friction
press · synthesis · smelting · 3D printing · electrolysis · cast · polymerization · combustion · supply chain · machining · vulcanization · automation · refining · pasteurization · assembly line · mass production · factory floor · heavy machinery
- processesmanufacturing, dissolving, fermentation, subprocess, dilution
industrial processhandcrafting
Manual creation of objects
handicraft · cottage industry · handmade · hand labor · craftwork
industrial processnatural process
Spontaneous occurrence in nature
biological process · natural phenomenon · evolution · growth · fermentation