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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. (Foundries' Starring Roles).


Characters in the Star Wars films have traveled to the far reaches of the galaxy to fight evil, but until recently, they had never ventured into the foundry industry. In Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Anakin Skywalker
For this fictional character's widely known appearance in the Star Wars original trilogy, see the article on Darth Vader.


Anakin Skywalker is the central character in the Star Wars franchise.
 and Padme Amidala travel to the planet Geonosis, home of a battle droid In the Star Wars fictional universe, battle droids are droids designed for combat and Security, especially the ones used by the Trade Federation and Confederacy of Independent Systems in the prequel trilogy.  foundry, to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. .

The Geonosian foundry and robot manufacturing operation is the backdrop to an action sequence where Anakin and Padme attempt to locate Obi-Wan. While Anakin fights Geonosians and battle droids on an assembly line, Padme finds herself trapped within a giant crucible crucible, vessel in which a substance is heated to a high temperature, as for fusing or calcining. The necessary properties of a crucible are that it maintain its mechanical strength and rigidity at high temperatures and that it not react in an undesirable way with , in line for a fully automated metal tapping mechanism. Fortunately, just before the metal comes pouring down, R2-D2 shuts off the system to save her.

Foundry Advances: When viewing the latest addition of Star Wars, watch for some incredible robotics and a fully automated manufacturing line at the plant that requires little to no supervision. The Geonosian foundry also offers such value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions.  as machining and assembly. The system can lead to the occasional mix-up, however, as C3-PO's head is accidentally placed on the body of a battle droid.
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