Vocabulary blog - Manufacturing

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Some of you might work in an manufacturing department or coordinate in one way or another with a production section. If you do, the following words should sound familiar. Let’s check them out!

Manufacturing

• assemble (v.)

- to fit together all the separate parts of something (e.g. The furniture set will be assembled on site.)

• capacity (n.)

- the quantity that a factory or machine can produce (e.g. The maximum capacity of the machine is 1,500 pieces per day.)

• generator (n.)

- a machine for producing electricity (e.g. New generators have been installed for use during the power cut.)

• lead time (n.)

- the time between starting and completing a production process (e.g. The lead time between the placing of order and the delivery of finished products is approximately six months.)

• machinery (n.)

- a group of machines (e.g. The factory has just acquired new machinery for the new production lines.)

• output (n.)

- the amount of something that can be produced (e.g. The output was reduced last year due to the shortage of workers.)

• refinery (n.)

- a factory where a substance is made pure (e.g. My husband works as an engineer in an oil refinery.)

• shift (n.)

- a period of time worked by a group of workers  (e.g. We will be working the night shift next month.)

• warehouse (n.)

- a place where goods are stored (e.g. All of the merchandise is stored in the warehouse before transferring to the port.)

• workforce (n.)

- all the people who work for an organisation (e.g. The company is planning to expand the workforce for the newly established factory.)

Hope you had some fun learning the words. Perhaps, you knew some of them already. See you next time with more vocabulary practice!