Editing Assembly line (section)

{{Short description|Manufacturing process}}
[[File:A321 final assembly (9351765668).jpg|thumb|An [[Airbus A321]] on final assembly line 3 in the [[Airbus Hamburg-Finkenwerder]] plant]]
[[File:Hyundai car assembly line.jpg|thumb|[[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]'s car assembly line]]

An '''assembly line''', often called ''progressive assembly'', is a [[manufacturing]] process where the unfinished product moves in a direct line from workstation to workstation, with parts added in sequence until the final product is completed. By mechanically moving parts to workstations and transferring the unfinished product from one workstation to another, a finished product can be assembled faster and with less labor than having workers carry parts to a stationary product.

Assembly lines are common methods of assembling complex items such as [[automobile]]s and other [[transportation]] equipment, [[household]] appliances and [[Consumer electronics|electronic goods]].

Workers in charge of the works of assembly line are called '''assemblers'''.<ref name="Spherion">{{cite web | title=Assembler Job Description - How to Become an Assembly Worker | website=Spherion | url=https://www.spherion.com/job-seekers/career-resources/careerboost-blog/assembler-job-description_194/ | access-date=2020-03-07 | archive-date=2020-09-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925120133/https://www.spherion.com/job-seekers/career-resources/careerboost-blog/assembler-job-description_194/ | url-status=live }}</ref>