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Does anyone know why these shortages haven't been sorted out? I don't work in manufacturing but aren't these things relatively simple to manufacture? We have fa
by dntrkv 7y ago
Does anyone know why these shortages haven't been sorted out? I don't work in manufacturing but aren't these things relatively simple to manufacture? We have factories and employees that are sitting idle, why can't they be repurposed to manufacture these en masse? It would resolve our supply issues while providing employment. Am I missing something?
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoI don't really understand why the existence of a "factory" means it can produce arbitrary product in any meaningful fashion in a short period of time.
- dntrkv 7y agoWell it is happening [0,1,2], just not at the scale I would expect when you consider the fact that a large portion of our economy is at a standstill. You would think it would be all hands on deck when there are trillions of dollars on the line. And like the GP pointed out, we've achieved things that are magnitudes more difficult when it comes to quickly repurposing our industry when the situation calls for it. [0]: https://news.nike.com/news/nike-ppe-face-shields-covid-19-support https://news.nike.com/news/nike-ppe-face-shields-covid-19-su... [1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211028 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211028 [2]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/15/21222219/general-motors-ventec-ventilators-ford-tesla-coronavirus-covid-19 https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/15/21222219/general-motors-v...
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- bluGill 7y agoYou need the right machines. In the factory. A cnc lathe is no use. The large collection of jigs for whatever they made before don't help. They can get the right machines and jigs but that means making them which takes time. They you need the right materials, you aluminum supply chain isn't helpful (unless they retool to make your raw materials...)