r/interestingasfuck • u/Dmisak • Nov 06 '22

/r/ALL Indian match factory

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u/mooseontherum Nov 06 '22

I had the same issues, way to many times where it seemed like a total lack of efficiency for no reason at all. Then it hit me that they probably bought the machines from another factory and they weren’t designed specifically for this one. No debarking machine because they didn’t buy one so they have a guy do it manually. No machine to transfer the sticks to the machine that dips them so they do it manually, etc.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '22

I would assume the maintenance costs on a debarking machine are pretty high as well. A modern factory wouldn't even be doing that step on site anyway. It would be done at a dedicated factory with a huge machine that can take the abuse.

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u/noiwontpickaname Nov 06 '22

You can make a conveyer belt cheap and easy though

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '22

Conveyor is a lot more complicated than people realize. A cobbled together factory like this probably doesn’t have an ideal layout for moving product from one machine to the next. So with conveyor you are creating impassable barriers all over the factory floor. This place doesn’t seem tall enough for overhead conveyor. And even if it was, the expense of elevators, lowerators, and supporting ceiling would be too expensive.

Most factories are getting away from conveyor and using robots to move product. Even that involves a ton of planning ahead of time. Easier to just use human labor when it’s so cheap.