ironworks
Heavy metal forge
An ironworks is a factory or industrial facility where iron is smelted, cast, or manufactured into products.
The word typically appears as a singular noun despite the plural form: The old ironworks has been converted into a museum.
Historic ironworks were central to early industrialization, producing everything from nails to cannons.
Ore-to-metal converter
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
- cokeCarbonized coal fuel
- fluxContinuous change or flow
reduction · hot metal · refractory · sintering · roasting · pelletizing · calcination · burden
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
furnace · quenching · tempering · fire · heat · bloomery · charcoal · hearth
Shaping through liquid form
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- moldForm-giving container
- ladleDeep spoon for serving
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
pattern · sand casting · pouring · crucible · ingot · metal casting · flask · core
Industrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- workforceAll available workers
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
automation · conveyor · plant · foreman · shifts · labor union · industrial revolution · mass production
Machine for shaping metal
- steel millAlloy production plant
- sheet metalThin flat industrial panels
- coilWound circular arrangement
- billetTemporary military quarters
slab · annealing · galvanizing · pickling · strip · plate · I-beam · rail
Spiral ornamental design
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- railingHorizontal safety bar
- balustradeRail supported by posts
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
filigree · ornamental · decorative · handmade · craftsmanship · trellis · fence · hardware
blast furnace
Ore-to-metal converter
flux · reduction · hot metal · refractory · sintering · roasting · pelletizing · calcination · burden · puddling
anvil
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
bellows · furnace · quenching · tempering · fire · heat · bloomery · charcoal · hearth · smithy
casting
Shaping through liquid form
cupola · pattern · sand casting · pouring · crucible · ingot · metal casting · flask · core · gating
factory
Industrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- workforceAll available workers
assembly line · automation · conveyor · plant · foreman · shifts · labor union · industrial revolution · mass production · heavy industry
rolling mill
Machine for shaping metal
- steel millAlloy production plant
- sheet metalThin flat industrial panels
- coilWound circular arrangement
billet · slab · annealing · galvanizing · pickling · strip · plate · I-beam · rail · structural steel
scrollwork
Spiral ornamental design
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- railingHorizontal safety bar
- balustradeRail supported by posts
chandelier · filigree · ornamental · decorative · handmade · craftsmanship · trellis · fence · hardware · hinge
- industrializationfactory, industrial revolution, Industrial Revolution, factories, manufacturing
- SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- factoriesfactory, manufacturing plant, assembly plant, car factory, plants
- industrial sitesfactory floor, oil refinery, factories, petrochemical plants, plants
- old industriesblacksmithing, sawmills, gristmills, tanneries, shipyards
ironworksglassworks
Factory making transparent material
brickworks · pottery · textile mill · woodworking shop · paper mill
ironworkslapidary
Worker of precious stones
millinery · perfumery · artisan workshop · cottage industry · boutique
- decorative ironworkOrnamental forged metal pieces