Definitions for assembly line
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1. production line, assembly line, linenoun

   mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

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1. assembly linenoun

   A line of machinery, tools, and workers on which objects to be manufactured are moved from one post to the next, where different workers perform different steps in the manufacturing process; called also production line. The objects to be manufactured usually move on a form of conveyor belt, which does not necessarily move only in a straight line, but may continue around the factory area for some distance.

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1. assembly linenoun

   A system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is attached to a continuously moving belt

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1. Assembly line

   An assembly line is a manufacturing process (often called a progressive assembly) in which parts (usually interchangeable parts) are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation where the parts are added in sequence until the final assembly is produced. By mechanically moving the parts to the assembly work and moving the semi-finished assembly from work station to work station, a finished product can be assembled faster and with less labor than by having workers carry parts to a stationary piece for assembly. Assembly lines are common methods of assembling complex items such as automobiles and other transportation equipment, household appliances and electronic goods. Workers in charge of the works of assembly line are called assemblers.

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1. assembly line

   An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts or components of a good are added in a sequential manner using optimally planned logistics to create a finished product. It is often structured in a linear production flow with workstations along the line where different tasks are performed. This method aims to increase efficiency and productivity by minimizing the need for skill and decision-making from workers, and by reducing wasted motion and handling, thus speeding up production time.

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1. Assembly line

   An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create a finished product much faster than with handcrafting-type methods. The division of labour was initially discussed by Adam Smith, regarding the manufacture of pins, in his book The Wealth of Nations. The assembly line was first mechanized in the U.S. by Eli Whitney, in 1797, who also patented a type of cotton gin. Whitney began using the assembly line to manufacture muskets that had interchangeable parts. He was then contracted to supply 10,000 muskets for the U.S. government in two years. Prior to Whitney's mechanization of the assembly line, craftsmen made muskets one at a time. Due to the handmade & custom nature of this process, each musket was unique. If a single part of the musket broke, it could not be easily replaced, but instead required a custom repair. Because parts manufactured by Whitney's assembly line parts were interchangeable, common parts could be used to replace broken ones. This was a vast improvement in both manufacturing and maintenance of produced goods. In the early 1900s, Ford Motor Company adopted the assembly line to mass-produce the Model T.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assembly line in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assembly line in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of assembly line in a Sentence

1. Jak Punchoopet:

   The agreement was only for the sale of the plants and didn't include the transfer of employees, their plan is to lay off 1,000 employees in the auto parts manufacturing line in June, and then around 300 to 400 in the assembly line in October.

2. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal:

   I'm told that the 2,500th version of this aircraft is now on the (assembly) line inside this building, it transports, it becomes a war airplane as necessary and it is recognized as the true workhorse.

3. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Perfection seems sterile; it is final, no mystery in it; it's a product of an assembly line.

4. Zong Qinghou:

   It's reasonable for (government) to check out a new factory before it's up and running, but as things stand now, each and every new product introduced at an approved assembly line needs its own approval.

5. Elon Musk:

   It was life or death, those betting against the company were right by all conventional standards that we would fail. But they just did not count on this unconventional situation of creating an assembly line in a parking lot in a tent.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assembly line
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=assembly line
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assembly_Line
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_Line
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=assembly line