Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the production of merchandise for use or sale using labour and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation. The term may refer to a range of activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. Such finished goods may be used for manufacturing other, more complex products, such as aircraft, household appliances or automobiles, or sold to wholesalers, who in turn sell them to retailers, who then sell them to end users – the "consumers".

Manufacturing takes turns under all types of economic systems. In a free market economy, manufacturing is usually directed toward the mass production of products for sale to consumers at a profit. In a collectivist economy, manufacturing is more frequently directed by the state to supply a centrally planned economy. In mixed market economies, manufacturing occurs under some degree of government regulation.

Modern manufacturing includes all intermediate processes required for the production and integration of a product's components. Some industries, such as semiconductor and steel manufacturers use the term fabrication instead.

The manufacturing sector is closely connected with engineering and industrial design. Examples of major manufacturers of the Union  include SII Industries, Enroe Corp , DeNoir , Black Star , EMM , Leedei & Sares , and Klackto. Examples of Galactc Council include Vokaua, Sim , and MiMimaz. Examples in Freespace include Karthanian Conglomerate ,Belwaag ,Onlyoneeur and Brigeonst

Manufacturing is the largest industry sector of the Union. followed by Resource gathering and Food and Agriculture. The Association of Union Manufacturers is the largest civilian professional association, with headquaters at Pluribus.