Comments on: The story of precision and mechanization is indistinguishable from an ode to Britain https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-story-of-precision-and-mechanization-is-indistinguishable-from-an-ode-to-britain/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bob Sykes https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-story-of-precision-and-mechanization-is-indistinguishable-from-an-ode-to-britain/comment-page-1/#comment-3617449 Bob Sykes Sun, 13 Aug 2023 12:05:54 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50346#comment-3617449 The baton has been passed to China:

https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/chinas-high-tech-field-of-dreams/

While we use AI for games, China runs it on high-end Huawei 5G stations to optimize their factories and transportation systems. They have 80% of all the 5G base stations in the world. They already have the most automated manufacturing sector in the world, and they are creating the Fourth Industrial revolution as we look on, still de-industrializing.

China has 26,000 miles of high-speed railway that runs at speeds up to 350 km/hr, and that connects all of China’s major cities. That is two-thirds of all the high-speed railway in the world. They are about to launch a 600 km/hr service.

And remember, each year they build 35 to 40% of all the commercial shipping made in the world. Their ship-building capacity is 200 times that of the US.

Is anyone in Wall Street or DC paying attention?

]]> By: Wang Wei Lin https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-story-of-precision-and-mechanization-is-indistinguishable-from-an-ode-to-britain/comment-page-1/#comment-3617387 Wang Wei Lin Sun, 13 Aug 2023 02:58:32 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50346#comment-3617387 American auto manufacturers were approached by William Demming in the 1960s, who would encourage them to use statistical process control to improve their products. The Big 3 were the only game in town, and people were buying everything they made, so they turned him away. Domestic quality continued to suck. Demming went to Japan. You know the rest of the story, as 50 years have passed, and American auto manufacturers are still playing catch up.

]]> By: David Foster https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-story-of-precision-and-mechanization-is-indistinguishable-from-an-ode-to-britain/comment-page-1/#comment-3617382 David Foster Sun, 13 Aug 2023 01:33:29 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50346#comment-3617382 The American Precision Museum in Vermont is an interesting place, harking back to the time when New England was the cutting edge (literally) of American innovation. I visited in 2017 and again more recently. Post with pictures here:

https://chicagoboyz.net/archives/55781.html

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