Editing Production line (section)

{{Short description|Set of sequential operations established in a factory}}
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[[File:Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.jpg|thumb|[[Doughnut]] production line]]

A '''production line''' is a set of sequential operations established in a [[factory]] where components are assembled to make a finished article or where materials are put through a [[refining]] process to produce an end-product that is suitable for onward consumption.

Typically, [[raw material]]s such as [[metal]] [[ore]]s or [[agriculture|agricultural]] products such as foodstuffs or [[textile]] source plants like [[cotton]] and [[flax]] require a sequence of treatments to render them useful.  For metal, the processes include crushing, [[smelting]] and further refining.  For plants, the useful material has to be separated from husks or contaminants and then treated for onward sale.