American System of Manufacturing
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The American System of Manufacturing was a 19th-century production method characterized by the use of interchangeable parts and mechanized, standardized processes that enabled efficient mass production, especially in arms and machinery.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American System of Manufacturing canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial innovation
ⓘ
manufacturing system ⓘ production method ⓘ |
| appliedInIndustry |
agricultural machinery industry
ⓘ
clockmaking industry ⓘ firearms industry ⓘ machine tool industry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American arms makers
ⓘ
Hartford–Springfield region ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut River Valley industrial district
Harpers Ferry Armory ⓘ Northeastern United States ⓘ
surface form:
New England manufacturing region
Springfield Armory ⓘ U.S. federal armories ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
European artisanal manufacturing of the early 19th century
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| developedFor |
arms production
ⓘ
machinery production ⓘ |
| emergedIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| enabled |
large-scale production for government contracts
ⓘ
rapid assembly of complex products ⓘ replacement of broken parts without custom fitting ⓘ |
| goal |
improve product uniformity
ⓘ
increase output per worker ⓘ lower production costs ⓘ reduce dependence on highly skilled artisans ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
United States industrialization
ⓘ
antebellum period in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fordist production system
ⓘ
assembly line production ⓘ global industrial manufacturing practices ⓘ mass production ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
dimensional standardization
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division of labor ⓘ interchangeability of parts ⓘ quality control through gauges ⓘ use of jigs and fixtures ⓘ use of specialized machine tools ⓘ |
| mainCharacteristic |
high degree of specialization of labor
ⓘ
mass production capability ⓘ mechanized production processes ⓘ precision measurement and gauging ⓘ reduction of skilled hand fitting ⓘ reliance on machine tools ⓘ standardized components ⓘ standardized work processes ⓘ use of interchangeable parts ⓘ |
| precursorOf |
20th-century automotive mass production
ⓘ
modern manufacturing systems ⓘ |
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