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Swatch Automates Movement Assembly, Pushing Watchmaking Into The Third Quarter Of The 20th Century
Author: JohnnyBells
While I kid a bit in the headline, this is actually pretty cool: Swatch, the largest manufacturer of mechanical watch movements in the world, has created a movement that is assembled entirely using automated systems. Why is this important? The watch industry was originally gutted by the rise of cheap quartz watches, making this piece quite ironic, and this means that more people will be able to own higher quality mechanical watches from a trusted brand.
The movement, called the Sistem51, is made of 51 simple parts and has a weight that winds the mainspring. It is made of a copper, nickel and zinc alloy called ARCAP and is anti-magnetic. It’s completely sealed inside the case (making it impossible to service) but a fact that ensures it can stay out of moisture and dust. Another cool thing? Quoth Hodinkee, who got a hands on, “instead of a regulator the special escapement is set by a laser during production and never needs to be touched again.”
Sure, the Sistem51 is basically a plastic watch that costs a little over $ 100 and will be sold at airports around the world. However, it is an impressive step forward for the company at a time when mechanical watches are making a resurgence. Swatch has been making mechanicals for a while, to be clear, but this is the first time they’ve reduced the price, manufacturing cost, and maintained quality in this way. While it’s easy to get much cheaper movements online (a tourbillon for $ 24, anyone?) it’s far harder to find a solid, high quality mechanical movement from a trusted brand.
It’s great to see some affordable watches come out of Basel this year and this is definitely step forward in terms of nanomechanics.
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Google Glass Will Be Made In The U.S.A., Report Claims, At An Assembly Facility In Santa Clara
Author: Tyler Evans
Google Glass, the advanced head-mounted computing project the company is gearing up for a possible launch later this year, will be assembled in the U.S., according to a new report from the Financial Times today. The assembly will take place in a facility located in Santa Clara and managed by partner Hon Hai Precision, also known as Foxconn.
Google is building the first run of its ambitious close to home so that it can be close to the action in order to tweak the process and easily add last-minute fixes into the mix, the FT’s unnamed sources say. Assembly will take place in the U.S., but will use components supplied mostly by partners in Asia. Google has a rather checkered history when it comes to making gadgets close to home, however: its Nexus Q media streaming device was originally touted for its U.S.-based manufacturing, but the project was ultimately shelved without official explanation after it baffled early reviewers.
As of today, Google is notifying the winners of its #IfIHadGlass competition for early access to Project Glass devices, which will give 8,000 lucky people the opportunity to pay Google $ 1,500 for the device months before it launches to the general public. Production for those devices is said to be ramping up “in the coming weeks” according to the new report, at the facility located near Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters.
The effort to manufacture Glass at home likely has a lot to do with quality control for a product that for now will have an extremely high price tag and an extremely low unit count. But Foxconn has in the recent past talked about plans to expand its U.S. operations, and Apple got a specific callout during this year’s State of the Union address for bringing some Mac production back to U.S. shores, so this could be about more than just wanting to make sure the first production runs go very smoothly.
We’ve reached out to Google for confirmation or additional comment, and will update if they provide a response.
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Time-Lapse Of That Giant LEGO Hogwarts Assembly
Author: Jack Schmidt
Remember the 400,000 piece LEGO Hogwarts build by Alice Finch? Well this is a time lapse of its assembly. Not the entire build mind you, just putting together the predominately per-assembled pieces for display at the Emerald City Comicon. A time-lapse of the actual build, good lord — now that would be Oscar worthy. Worthy of ALL OF THEM. I’d still give it best costume design and original score even if Alice wore PJ’s the whole time and the music was just babies crying.
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AST BEARINGS TIMING BELT IDLER ASSEMBLY – FOR 1/4″ BELT – ALUM. HOUSING/ROBOTICS
Author: jos
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Lift Assist Device-Dashboard Assembly
Author: Rod Sutherland
Programmable Control Systems Ltd. Industrial automation and robotic systems integrators Burlington, Ontario, Canada. www.pcntrl.com Automated Lift Assist Device for Automotive Component Assembly
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3 in1 Solar Toy Robot Tank Scorpion DIY Educational Assembly Kit For Children
Author: Markus Smith
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HP manufacturing gaffe provides rare, unsanctioned look at Chinese assembly line
Author: Dave Adams
A manufacturing slipup by Quanta has resulted in a rare, unstaged glimpse into HP’s assembly process. Typically when the outside world gets a look inside Chinese factories, it’s a highly-coordinated affair planned well in advance; those in charge have ample time to ensure visitors are witness to nothing short of an ideal working environment. So we imagine Reddit user Malplace was rather shocked to come across the innocuous video clip you see below, which was located in the My Documents folder on his new HP laptop.
Unfortunately for those hoping such a blunder would blow the roof off treacherous working conditions, it seems life at Chongqing Manufacturing City largely resembles what we’ve seen before. Rather than a scandalous exposé,…
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No Comments »A Unique View Inside An HP Laptop Assembly Line
Author: Margo Tipton
A Reddit user found this video presentation tape-recorded on his brand brand-new HP laptop computer. It was saved in the My Papers folder and clearly depicts the mundanity of life inside a hardware production plant. This was absorbed the Quanta Chongqing Production City in Chongqing and the employee appears to be checking the camera on this specific style.
Usually proof of this screening is wiped out. It wasn ’ t in this case.
Practically, you ’ re looking at the face of modern-day production. He ’ s not mistreated, he ’ s not chained to his work desk, but he ’ s developing the same thing, over and over once more, a prospect few of us might relish. It ’ s a mundane view inside a fairly secret globe that we as customers seldom get to see.
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A Unique View Inside An HP Laptop Assembly Line
Author: Heather Brown
A Reddit user found this video recorded on his brand new HP laptop. It was stored in the My Documents folder and clearly depicts the mundanity of life inside a hardware manufacturing plant. This was taken in the Quanta Chongqing Manufacturing City in Chongqing and the worker seems to be testing the camera on this particular model.
Usually evidence of this testing is wiped out. It wasn’t in this case.
Essentially, you’re looking at the face of modern manufacturing. He’s not mistreated, he’s not chained to his desk, but he’s building the same thing, over and over again, a prospect not many of us would relish. It’s a mundane view inside a fairly secret world that we as consumers rarely get to see.
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3 in1 Solar Toy Robot Tank DIY Educational Assembly Kit
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