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The first innovation that led to the gorwth of iron production was the use of a coke (a type of coal with hogh cabon content) in blast furnaces used for smelting by Abraham Darby in 1709. Its high calorific valie made it possible for iron to be produced in large quantites and led to the growth of the coal mining industry. -
The mechanisation process started with John Kay's flying shuttle (1733), which increased the spped of production and made it possible to weave wider fabrics and spinning machines, which significantly increased productivity. -
In 1769, James Watt invented the steam engine. Its role in mechanization led to a rise in productivity and total production. This made it possible to lower costs and reduce the sale price of the product. -
The development of techniques such as puddling and rolling invented by Henry Cort in 1783 was important for the expansion of the iron industry. -
Like the steam engine, since its invention in 1785, it favoured the rapid production of goods, and it required less hand of work. -
In 1814, India was restricted importing luxurious textiles and less-qualifed textiles because they didn't have anything to dress their inhabitants with. Great Britain and later other Eurpean countries took advantage of it and becaume the heads of the textile industry. -
The existence of large cotton plantations in North America, exploited under the slave regime, provided abundant and cheap raw material to the English factories, which benefited the textile industry. -
The inexistence of laws that regulated production eliminated to difficulties that might appear. -
In 1856, the Bessemer converted made it possible to manufacture steel (an alloy of iron and carbon). This was a more flexible material, ideal for constructing machinery, buildings and public works.