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Fun fact;
In the outskirts of Portland is a nice little shop in an anonymous industrial park. You walk in to a little foyer with a folding card table and 9 thick, vacuum sealed Mylar bags, each about 1' long and 4" in diameter. They are sitting on top of about 70 pages of paperwork. This is the entirely daily production of this... See more
Greg Koenigx.comSegment 2: How Are Semiconductors Made?
So, how are semiconductors made? It’s a blend of cutting-edge science and impressive industrial precision—a mix of chemistry, physics, and engineering that brings together expertise from around the world.
It all starts with silicon, one of the most abundant elements on Earth. Silicon is extracted from quartz
... See moreZerodha • Who Controls the Chips, Controls the World
How a cable is being made in the factory? Let's check the manufacturing process at site
youtube.com📚How is a book made? 📚
We went to the printers with Tim Minshall, author of Your Life is Manufactured, to watch his book turn from rolls of blank paper to the finished product. Here’s a one minute recap.
We live in a manufactured world. But how often do we stop to think about how all the... See more
faberbooksinstagram.comThis is, not true.
The machines in Apple's model studio are very different from the production machines used by Catcher and Foxconn for mass-scale production.
Fun Story: The iPhone 6 bending debacle forced Apple to quickly re-evaluate using a 7000 series of aluminum in place of their standard 6061. They... See more
Greg Koenigx.com
The B‑2 bomber supply chain:
>500+ suppliers in 32 states
>250,000+ parts per aircraft
>300,000+ labor hours to build one
>80% composite by surface area
>±0.001" machining tolerance
>$2.1B per unit
>Mainly Northrop
>GE:... See more
here's the most basic supply chain to even start a robotics renaissance in america:
upstream materials:
rare earth separation + magnet manufacturing (sintering → machining → magnetization) (for high-torque motors)
silicon carbide boule growth (for efficient power... See more
Aaron Slodovx.comAs someone who currently manufactures products in the US, here's some insight:
Our cost is 200-800% higher to make our products here vs overseas.
We work with 20+ different US mfg and struggle with endless quality issues, missed deadlines, and rising... See more
Jeff Sheldonx.comWe have a existential manufacturing problem in America.
Why aren't there Amazon/Tesla-scale gigafactory warehouses filled with CNC machines? Will we ever be able to make our own products again? How do we accelerate the turnaround of American manufacturing?
I asked this question a few months... See more
Andrew McCalipx.com