Workbench

A workbench is an industrial and crafts common work table with special devices. Thus, for example, in many carpentry workbenches (also called workbench ) a commonality that built devices for clamping ( jaws ) of objects ( wood, metal, ... ) as well as a large work surface. At the workbench of the locksmith a vise is mounted on the front. Another example is workbenches for the jeweler, watchmaker or model which are clamped on or at a work table and offer holders, magnifying glasses etc..

Transfers

The term workbench in the sense of " on the workbench ( are working ) ," is often considered a synonym or a metaphor for manual / manual work generally and as opposed for example to work at the desk used.

The metaphorical term " extended workbench" is originally for industrial manufacturing processes ( or even entire economies ) are used which operate its own research and development, but only offer contract manufacturing of products that were from other companies (or in other economies ) developed. This phenomenon was observed in the late 1980s and especially at the beginning of economic globalization at the beginning of the 1990s, when offered low-cost manufacturing facilities in Eastern Europe and East Asia as manufacturing facilities. Initially at least, it played the low level of wages in these countries a role. Today, however, research and development departments will be relocated to these countries and increasingly, so that the effect of the "extended workbench" is slowly losing. Meanwhile, the term extended workbench is also commonly used for subcontractors that provide standard activities or preparations for the actual supplier, which thus can flexibly adapt to fluctuating capacity needs to.