Concept in Definition ABC

Production of objects that involves transformation of raw material

The word manufacturing can refer to: the production of objects through mechanical means (the family de Juan has dedicated his entire life to the manufacture of sports shoes), or to imply the building or elaboration of something (the bee is the species to which the manufacture of honey is owed).

The making of anything usually involves the conversion of the characteristics of a raw material in a product. The aforementioned transformation can be carried out through machines or with the manual work of experts in the field.

Generally, when we talk about manufacturing we are talking about mass production of what is manufactured, it is that is, a significant number of copies of the same product are manufactured and a production chain is used to achieve greater effectiveness.

The mass production, in some way, came to modify the current criteria and beliefs and undoubtedly gave rise to growth and development of the industry in general, as the reach was phenomenal in all types of industries making it more efficient and cheaper costs.

The factory, the production establishment

Meanwhile, it is called factory to the establishment that has the tools and facilities necessary to carry out the manufacturing of the products in question or the physical space in which the industrial transformation of a source is achieved from Energy.

The manufacturing process usually involves a transformation of one or more raw materials in order to create a product that can later be marketed and used by the end consumer. Meanwhile, this process can be carried out manually, speaking of artisan manufacturing or with machines, which will be installed in the factory for the use of operators.

For example, a hosiery factory has the machinery to transform cotton into hosiery and can also happen that another factory is needed to complete the transformation process, one that weaves, another that dyes, among others possibilities.

There are many types of products that we use in our daily lives and that come directly from a factory: clothing, footwear, oils, electrical appliances, furniture, among others.

The Industrial Revolution, hinge moment for manufacturing

There is a historical event that will mark a before and after in the industry and that will also mark the birth of these establishments around the world: The Industrial Revolution, in the XVIII century. At this moment in history, artisan manual work gives way to serial work and opens the possibility of being able to obtain a greater production of goods in a shorter time and at a cost less.

But also to the benefits reported by the appearance of the factory and this type of production were added disadvantages, especially raised by the Marxism and its faithful creator and exponent the philosopher Karl Marx who maintained that factory work had caused a tremendous and dire consequence for man as the alienation.
According to Marx's view, the factory employee only performs the work of a part of the product that is then placed on sale, meanwhile, does not see its final result and tends not to enjoy it. In addition, he considered that the factory worker's activity was poorly paid and ended up being exhausting for him due to the routine he imposed.

Originally, the factories were located near the houses of the workers of the same and this gave rise to the so-called working-class neighborhoods. This situation gave way to a certainly very poor living condition for the worker because most of these factories brought severe problems for the contamination environment and workers' lives. Over time they began to settle in areas further away from the city, although it is impossible in some cases to eradicate them from life in community and that is why it is recurrent to hear about the problems of pollution and the health of the neighbors that cause themselves.