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Pilot plants

Scope note

Designates experimental facilities, usually small scaled-down versions of a planned plant, built to test manufacturing processes and generally gain experience prior to operating the final facility.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006245

Broader Terms used

<factories by function>

Equivalent Terms used

pilot plant

Created

13yrs ago

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