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"How does the school of mathematics of the University of Goettingen help make German factory workers competitive with Chinese ones?" The search for precision a
by bootload 9y ago
"How does the school of mathematics of the University of Goettingen help make German factory workers competitive with Chinese ones?"
The search for precision and applied scientific discovery. [0] Enlightenment drives every aspect of German manufacturing. Factory workers are in an environment that makes things driven by these processes.
[0] An immediate example that comes to mind is the electric signal activation of the liquid suspension (magneto-rheological fluid) in the Audi R8. cf "The Audi R8: The Suspension" ~ https://www.audiworld.com/articles/the-audi-r8-the-suspension/ https://www.audiworld.com/articles/the-audi-r8-the-suspensio...
This is an extreme example. It also highlights why Chinese/German manufacturing is different. One is aiming at mass market, low cost. The other high cost but desirable. The low cost German manufactured cars are measurably better than the Chinese.
- antnisp 9y agoEvery A4 owner is crying over his repair bills reading this.
- bootload 9y agoI mentioned R8 specifically (hand built), what's the A4 problem? How does this compare to Chinese cars (Great-Wall, Cherry) Especially where extensive asbestos is still used in brakes? [0] https://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/08/16/chinese-cars-recalled-in-australia-for-asbestos/ https://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/08/16/chinese-cars-r...