Industry

Industry

It is the process of transforming the form and content of raw materials in nature through the use of certain tools to increase their value and make them capable of satisfying a specific need, whether intermediate or final. The industrial sector is considered one of the important pillars of long-term development in the economy, as it increases national income and reduces... Relying on traditional sources, in addition to meeting the needs of civil society in its continuous development, and achieving greater added value to natural resources by achieving added value to them, and in this article we will introduce you to them.

Industry history

Industry took its current form during the 1800s, in accordance with the technical progress that began in that era, and which has continued to our present era, as the speed of development is linked to many conditions that differ from one people to another, from one civilization to another, and from one geographical region to another, which makes It affected various areas of social, economic, and political life. It must be noted that human society was a pastoral society that worked by herding livestock and moving from one place to another in search of water and food. Then it began to settle by staying in a specific place as a result of relying on agriculture. It became an agricultural society, then it began to gradually transform into an industrial society with institutions and civilization through its transformation of raw materials resulting from raw materials, and agriculture into industry and production, such as the process of converting steam power, then water power into electricity, and other energies, which contributed to the transition to... A more advanced stage, known as the stage of the scientific and technological revolution.

Industry and industrial growth

Industry works to produce tools and machines that increase national production and average per capita income, which enhances the opportunity for political independence and to liberate the economy from foreign dependency. Then humanity moved from the era of the industrial revolution to the era of the scientific and technological revolution, which is based on scientific research and science, where many advances have been made. Of the sciences, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine.

Characteristics of industrial production

• Continuity of industrial production.
• Short production cycle period.
• Technological and technical progress.
• High level of labor productivity.

Industries departments

• Primitive industries: They are handicrafts that do not depend on any driving forces or machines, but rather depend on local raw materials and acquired manual skill. Humans have practiced them since ancient times, and they still do in some regions of the world, such as South America. Examples of these industries include: leather tanning, Preserving meat by drying.
• Minor industries: These are industries that do not change much from the image of the original material, as they depend on local materials and do not require large capital. Examples include: preserving fruits and vegetables, cutting and pruning wood.
• Modern industries: These are industries that depend on large capital, raw materials, manpower, and precise technical expertise.
• Extractive industries: These are industries that depend on irreplaceable natural resources, such as cement, phosphate, and others.
• Transformative Industries: These are industries that rely on converting semi-canned materials into fully manufactured goods, such as converting some vegetables into canned goods.

Industrial production components

• transportation.
• Water resources.
• energy.
• manpower.
• Raw materials.
• Location.
• capital.
• Markets.

Raw materials departments

• Vegetable raw materials: Examples include: rubber, sugar, wheat, and cotton.
• Animal raw materials: Examples include: dairy, meat, leather, and wool.
• Mineral raw materials: Examples include: gold, iron, and copper.