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This reminds me of Quad/Graphics in Wisconsin... I toured their facility the 90s. If you read pretty much any magazine, Quad/Graphics probably printed it. The
by hashtagmarkup 6y ago
This reminds me of Quad/Graphics in Wisconsin... I toured their facility the 90s. If you read pretty much any magazine, Quad/Graphics probably printed it. They had a gigantic 10+ story warehouse full of everything they had ever worked on, and automatic fork lifts on wires to fetch or put away anything. We met the founder Harry Quadracci, and it seemed to be the thing he was most proud of. They had printing presses the size of a school, and the warehouse dwarfed them.
A fire destroyed everything in july, 2002... 1 person waiting in a car outside was killed when the building collapsed on them. 2 weeks later later, Harry was found dead in pine lake under the pier on his property. It was deemed an accidental drowning, but if you could see how much he cared about that factory, you'd probably question the coroner. I heard a rumor he had rocks in his pockets.
- yourapostasy 6y agoThanks for sharing your story. It sounds like the "automatic fork lifts on wires" might have been the automated shelving system, which were found at partially at fault for igniting the fire [1]. A failure mode I had not considered before with automated systems. While in this case it was in an installation defect of a bad weld in shelves and not the software-driven hardware itself, with automated ultrasonic inspection of welds post-welding, could it have been prevented? [1] https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2007/10/01/83930.htm https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2007/10/01/839...
- hashtagmarkup 6y agoIs Phantom Auto carrying $63M in liability insurance for every installation of their technology?