What is another word for Foundries?
Pronunciation: [fˈa͡ʊndɹɪz] (IPA) 
Foundries are factories that specialize in melting and pouring metal into molds to create heavy objects such as machinery, tools, and components for construction. Other words that can be used as synonyms for the term foundries include metalworks, smithies, casting houses, and metallurgical plants. Metalworks emphasize the process of shaping metal into specific shapes and styles, while smithies usually refer to blacksmith shops that produce metal objects by forging and hammering. Casting houses emphasizes the process of pouring molten metal into molds, and metallurgical plants refer to factories that use advanced technology to extract and process metals. All of these synonyms have a similar industrial connotation and describe facilities that involve the production of metals.
