factories
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GM Pauses Production Of Contentious Mexico-Made Chevy Blazer
General Motors’ decision to build the new Chevy Blazer in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico was highly controversial. The company has taken fire from union representatives, politicians and consumers alike for starting Blazer production in Mexico after shutting down U.S. plants and laying off workers. Now, the plant that’s been a sticking point for the United Auto…
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Watch How Balls Of Steel Are Made
If there’s something more satisfying than watching hyper-specific machinery churn out random parts, I haven’t found it yet. In this behind the scenes video, one of Shandong Iraeta’s factories tirelessly turns giant rods of metal into perfectly spherical balls of steel.
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This Elaborate LEGO Mindstorms Factory Makes Just One Thing: Tiny Paper Boxes
Video: The best feature of this elaborate LEGO Mindstorms miniature factory is how utterly useless it is in the grand scheme of things. As its name implies, the Papercube spends about three minutes diligently performing just a single task: Making a tiny folded paper cube.
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Making Striped Plastic Drinking Straws Is Satisfyingly Complex
Video: Of all the objects you use on a daily basis, you’ve probably never stopped to wonder how plastic drinking straws came to be. But if you like complicated machines that are simultaneously extruding, cutting and sorting, you’ll be more than satisfied with the high-speed process behind making two-toned plastic drinking straws.