District 10 (zone)

Depending on the nature of the operation, a Technical Laboratory can either specialise in a narrow field or, more commonly, offer varied research according to customer specifications. Considered the secret engines of innovation, Technical Laboratories are usually the first to introduce new manufacturing processes or explore emerging lines of new technology. The licensing of newly-developed production methods, of advanced assembly techniques or use of new construction materials with different properties and handling, is therefore an integral part of the Technical Laboratory business model.

Depending on the nature of the operation, a Technical Laboratory can either specialise in a narrow field or, more commonly, offer varied research according to customer specifications. Considered the secret engines of innovation, Technical Laboratories are usually the first to introduce new manufacturing processes or explore emerging lines of new technology. The licensing of newly-developed production methods, of advanced assembly techniques or use of new construction materials with different properties and handling, is therefore an integral part of the Technical Laboratory business model.

The Spice Plantation does not exclusively grow spices for food-flavouring. In fact some do not produce food-flavourings at all. Instead, a wide variety of plants ranging from cut flowers to species-targeted medicinal plants all find specific conditions maintained aboard Spice Plantations that are ideal for growth and flowering or ripening as necessary. This is a low-tech operation almost comparable in this regard to Metal Supply Yards. Spice Plantations are run by a crew of skilled gardeners.