In Chile, the awareness of the heritage value of the goods handed down by the industry is a slower social process than in developed countries. Despite the fact that since 1952, numerous decrees and laws have handed over the status of national monument to the hundreds of elements that comprise this typology, it was not until the 1990s that the industrial sector was consolidated within the Chilean heritage field. This article reflects on the trajectory and perspectives of the industrial heritage of the country, identifying the periods it has gone through, its geographical distribution, the production sectors represented, and the projections it is estimated to have.