automated assembly line

noun
UK /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd əˈsembli laɪn/
US /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd əˈsembli laɪn/

A line of machines that build things by themselves without people doing the work.

The toy factory uses an automated assembly line to put wheels on cars.

SYNONYMS

robotic production lineautomated manufacturing linemachine-driven assembly lineunmanned production line

RELATED WORDS

robotfactoryconveyor beltmanufacturingautomation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A factory setup where robots and computers do most of the building steps.

The new automated assembly line can make a phone every ten seconds.

3. A system where products move from one machine to the next with little human help.

Workers watch the automated assembly line to make sure everything runs smoothly.

4. A way of making goods that uses machines to replace hand labor.

Switching to an automated assembly line helped the company make more shoes each day.