The Engineering Miracle of Mass Production

Have you ever wondered how mass production works? It's a fantastically difficult process that involves thousands of parts and workers from all kinds of backgrounds. In this video, we take a closer look at the challenges of mass production and how companies are able to create complex devices like cars with exceptional reliability. From designing and testing each part to tracking and measuring every aspect of the manufacturing process, we cover it all. Join us as we explore the fascinating world of mass production and engineering.

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[GX]

The more I learn about mass production pipelines, the more appreciation I gain for it. Making a one-off or low volume part is so much easier than designing for mass production, but thinking in economies of larger scale requires a ton of additional knowledge and skill

[partsdave]

A few years ago I toured the Corvette Assembly Plant in Kentucky. At the end of the tour that day, one of the cars didn’t start. Several employees pushed it off to the side into an on-site garage and went back to work. Next car starts and drives away, etc.
Tour guide said its more cost effective than stopping the production line.

[snan]

I am engineer, but to be honest I have never thought of this this way. I love how you broaden my world view : )

[daliasprints]

Cars are also a great example of mass production of something that doesn't need to be produced. We already have more cars than people and they're perfectly capable of being maintained and refitted at much lower cost and environmental impact.

Mass production that's not on-demand makes sense for interchangeable parts like screws that there's a guaranteed constant need for, and for consumables. Not finished products.

[bullynator]

Mass production is simply fascinating!

[DVankeuren]

The effort that goes into making the steel alone is quite impressive.

[jamesgates]

Imagine if someone asked you to make them a car. Maybe you could do it, but it would be really hard and take a lot of time. Now imagine someone wanted you to make 100, 000 cars.

[abdullahalshaiji]

Thanks for your great content!
I would really appreciate removing the music background, it makes it hard to focus on what you are saying.

[PlayfulRyan]

Bro I didn’t realize Alex Tumay knew this much about manufacturing

[juliejones]

Given that you are making filament, do you recycle your scrapped parts? I would think that shredding and turning scrap into filament that can be used for prototyping and test prints would be an efficient reuse of material.

[x_phl]

My personal experience is: no one understands that mass production is hard. People, mostly, think that if you managed to make 1 of something, then mass producing it is just a copy-paste. Or to go to China and tell someone to mass produce something.

[TedTedness-wuvb]

Can anyone comment to me about shipping PLA finished products with one wall thickness to the southern USA states during the hottest part of summer. We now ship in a bag and it is ok, now . I am worried what happens to the PLA in this kinda heat and I think we will need to switch to boxes during the summer months/ But is there an issue still with the heat in the USPS truck in the blazing heat?