Beginning with theIndustrial Revolutionera, aworkshopmay be aroom,rooms orbuildingwhich provides both the area andtools(ormachinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair ofmanufacturedgoods.Workshops were the only places ofproductionuntil the advent ofindustrializationand the development of largerfactories.In the 20th and 21st century, many Western homes contained a workshop in either the garage, basement, or an externalshed.Home workshops typically contain a workbench, hand tools, power tools, and other hardware. Along with the practical application of repairing goods, workshops are often used to tinker and makeprototypes.[1][2][3]
Some workshops focus exclusively on automotive repair or restoration although there are a variety of workshops in existence today. Woodworking, metalworking, electronics, and other types of electronic prototyping workshops are among the most common.
Backshop
editIn some repair industries, such aslocomotivesandaircraft,the repair operations have specialized workshops called back shops orrailway workshops.Mostrepairsare carried out in small workshops, except where an industrial service is needed.
See also
edit- Hackspace
- Laboratory
- Machine shop,with machines for metalworking
- Skylaborbital workshop
- Studio
- The New Yankee Workshop
- Welding table
References
edit- ^Flaherty, Joe (May 14, 2012)."Ford + TechShop: Getting Employees to Tinker".Wired.
- ^Burress, Charles (December 22, 1997)."A Tinkerer's Paradise in Berkeley / Young, old inventors are offered tools, techniques and inspiration".SF Chronicle.
- ^Carlson, Adam (September 5, 2013)."Top 8 Tools for Building a Personal Prototyping Laboratory".EE Times.
