Editing Water frame (section)

==Cromford==
In 1771, Arkwright installed the water frame in [[Cromford Mill|his cotton mill]] at [[Cromford]], [[Derbyshire]], on the [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]], creating one of the first factories that was specifically built to house machinery rather than just bring workers together. It was one of the first instances of the working day being determined by the clock instead of the daylight hours and of people being employed rather than just contracted. In its final form, combined with his carding machine, it was the first factory to use a [[continuous production|continuous process]] from raw material to finished product in a series of operations.<ref>The blast furnace, often considered the first continuous process, was a single process. The water frame, or more specifically the cotton mill of which it was a part, embodied a whole series of processes in one continuity, from raw cotton bale to the spun thread.</ref>

Arkwright played a significant role in the development of the factory system as he combined water power, the water frame, and continuous production with modern employment practices.