A factory tour is an organized visit to a

factory A factory, manufacturing plant or a production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture items or operate machines which process each item into another. ...

to observe the products being

manufactured Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a ran ...

and the processes at work. Manufacturing companies offer factory tours to improve

public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. ...

Types of factory tours

Breweries and

distilleries Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distillation is the heat ...

, together with manufacturers of clothes, pottery and glass, are amongst the most popular factory visits. The popularity of factory tours has declined since the mid-20th century, as factories no longer represent the cutting edge of technology. Government agencies such as NASA and ESA, and companies like Boeing still continue their public tours of their factories, spacecraft workshops and visitor areas, either directly or through a sponsorship company. Some countries have set up industrial-related museums where tours to see their processing is part of the museum attractions, such as the

BRAND'S Health Museum The BRAND'S Health Museum () is a museum in Changhua Coastal Industrial Park, Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. History The museum was set up by BRAND'S Essences in November 2003 at the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park. Overhaul renova ...

Taiwan Metal Creation Museum The Taiwan Metal Creation Museum (TMCM; ) is a sheet metal tourism factory museum in Yongkang District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The museum was founded in 2013 by Chih Kang Material Co., Ltd. Architecture The museum is divided into several them ...

Taiwan Mochi Museum The Taiwan Mochi Museum () is a museum about mochi (rice cake) in Nantou City, Nantou County, Taiwan. History The museum was established in 2011. In 2012, it won the championship of the 2012 Most Famous Tourist Factory in Taiwan. Architecture ...

and

Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory The Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory () is an education center in Neidao Village, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan, committed to promote education in salt and water technology. Attractions * Taiyen Museum * Salt Ancestor Statue * Ocean F ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

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