Second Industrial Revolution

Standardization (American English) or standardisation (British English) is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments. Standardization can help maximize compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, efficiency, and quality. It can also facilitate a normalization of formerly custom processes.

phase of rapid industrialization in the final third of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th

components that are identical for practical purposes

Period of early 20th century history of rapid technological advancement

1912 textile workers strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts