What is Factory?
{{for|the band|Factory (band)}} [[Image:Steenfabriek, Tolkamer, Netherlands.jpg|thumb|250px|Brick factory in the [[Netherlands]]]] A '''factory''' is a building where workers use [[machine]]s to make things for [[sale]]. It usually means a building where [[company|companies]] use [[mass production]] to make different things. Many of the same thing are made in a short amount of time. People who work in factories are losing their jobs because machines can do their work more easily. ([[Automation]]) Now some factories are lights-out, which means they can run without any workers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autodesk.com/redshift/lights-out-manufacturing/|title=Lights-Out Manufacturing: Factory & Machining Automation|date=2015-12-03|website=Redshift EN|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> Factories during the [[industrial revolution|Industrial Revolution]] had horrible working conditions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/working-conditions-factories-issue|title=Working Conditions in Factories (Issue) {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> Before the factory, things were made one by one by an individual and took a lot of manual labor and time. [[Handicraft]] items were usually produced at small [[workshop]]<nowiki/>s or homes. They cost a lot of money, and could be customized to each individual. When the Industrial Revolution occurred, the world changed. With factories, people have made things more quickly, cheaply, and better. Mass production brought consumers more products including machines. Labor-saving machines from factories included the spinning jenny, [[home appliance]]<nowiki/>s and [[refrigerator]]<nowiki/>s driven by [[electricity]], and motor [[vehicle]]<nowiki/>s driven by fossil fuels. == The Assembly line == One monumental event in history was the creation of the [[assembly line]] within factories This was created by [[Henry Ford]] at his Highland Park plant on December 1st, 1913. This