Industry Abbreviations

According to the Dictionary of the Portuguese Language of Porto Editora, the adjective industrial refers to what belongs to or is related to the industry. The term also refers to a person who owns an industry or who makes a living from the exercise of industrial activities.

Industry (from the Latin industrĭa) is understood to be the set of operations carried out with the intention of obtaining, transforming or transporting natural products. Industrial companies are those responsible for transforming the raw material into a type of product called manufacturing.

On the other hand , industrial design is a discipline dedicated to the creation and development of these industrial products, which are capable of being manufactured on a large scale and in series.

The industrial revolution is the historical period that took place between the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, during which great technological, economic, social and cultural transformations took place. From the industrial revolution, industry and manufacturing activities came to replace manual work, having mechanized many productive processes that, until then, were carried out by human beings.

There is also what is known as “industrial glue”, which is a stronger, more powerful type of glue than simpler glues such as paper , for example. Industrial glue is intended for jobs that require a product that joins parts securely and securely. Some people also call this type of glue an “industrial adhesive”.

An example of the use of industrial glue is in the case of adhesives for labeling bottles, for closing boxes, among others. There is also the use of glues of this type in automotive parts and for bookbinding as well. There are devices that are specific for the application of industrial glue, such as the industrial hot glue applicator.

Industrial safety is a multidisciplinary area that seeks to minimize risks in industry, generally those related to accidents that can even have a major environmental impact and affect entire regions. On the other hand, industrial safety protects workers with appropriate clothing and medical inspections.

Industrial decoration is a style that started in the 1970s, it was a period when people started to use old sheds as a place to live.

That is why industrial decoration usually has elements such as burnt cement, unfinished brick walls, exposed piping, use of aged metal for finishes and wood, integrated environments that leave out the use of walls, among others. Thus, there are spaces with more expansion and rudimentary. This type of decoration is usually used in homes, but gradually it has also been used in offices.

The industrial process is a set of procedures that include the use of mechanical equipment and chemical elements in order to produce items on a large scale, for example: the industrial process for the manufacture of plastic items.

Finally, we can mention that industrial psychology is the branch of psychology that analyzes human behavior in the context of industry and work.

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