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Right, and one of the engravers interviewed in the article says as much: > “I’m just really surprised that anyone would say that this is the most automated ind
by ryukafalz 9y ago
Right, and one of the engravers interviewed in the article says as much:
> “I’m just really surprised that anyone would say that this is the most automated industry,” says Rader. If someone orders a plaque from his company, a machine engraves it. But a human lays out the appropriate design using a computer, selects the materials, lays the metal in the machine, assembles the plaque, and packages the plaque when it’s done.
- musgrove 9y ago"using a computer" are the operative words. The engraver is only thinking physical automation. But the computer handles most of the work they used to do before automation. The "engraver" only makes a few easy design choices, hits Enter, and mails it from what he himself describes. That also seems less of a "profession" and more of a trade, if anything.
- photojosh 9y agoReminds me of what's happened to professional photography with the advent of digital cameras (+ Internet etc). The barrier to entry is much lower and the skill-level required to do a moderately competent job has plummeted.
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