I thought this was an extremely insightful documentary about why “Made in Japan” speaks volumes about quality versus the “Made in USA” counterpart. We as machinists are an intimate and integral component to the quality chain. Look around you, Japanese machines and tools dominate the precision market. Okuma, Yasda, Makino, Mazak, Mitsui-Seiki, dmg Mori (the Mori Part at least). While All American brands with the exception of Hardinge are left as a ‘value’ brand.

I never really liked the phrase “it’s good enough”. It always gives the impression to me that they’ve never really had to put something together and have it perform. I hear this all too much in job shops that make parts rather than assemblies. Never in Tool & Die. Sure, the component has a .010" tolerance but if the machinist was to hold everything within .001 or less, it makes assembly work a lot more consistent and predictable.

The linked video is part 2 of a 3 part video series.

Here is part 1 youtube

part 3 youtube

So what’s your thoughts on quality? Does the shop you work at feel like they value your effort towards quality?

  • Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Thanks for being a good sport! Specifically in manufactoring there are lots of oppions that are rather argumentitive IE “the red kennedy is made better than the brown or vice versa”. I have no problems with diffrent oppions aslong as it is CIVIL and both partys are Factual and Respectful to the opposing party. And if i didnt say it already thanks for hangin around in the community!