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Questions: * Does the cheaper energy come into play with such a large onsite solar system? * (From the point of view of a manufacturing company opening operat

by gtop3 3y ago

Questions: * Does the cheaper energy come into play with such a large onsite solar system? * (From the point of view of a manufacturing company opening operations in the us) Does the US currently have a surplus of well trained manufacturing workers? I hear a lot of factory management/executives still complaining that the skilled labor they need just doesn't exist.

dukeyukey 3y ago
1. Yes, absolutely. There are very few developed countries with large population centres on or adjacent to strong solar potential, and fewer again if you limit them by others stuff Lego is looking for (e.g. workforce compatibility, market access). 2. That's probably true, but the US labour market is simultaneously huge, flexible, and well-educated. That gives it an advantage over most competitors.
- proudeu 3y ago
  Is this well educated labour force the part of the voter base of the two biggest parties across the pond? if yes then I wish the very best to the manufacturing trials there. We already have seen the quality of Us manufacturing recently with Tesla cars. The times that made in America was synonymous with good quality are long gone.
  - 7speter 3y ago
    We make pretty good Hondas and Toyotas, though. My household has a 20 year old Camry from Kentucky that starts practically every time you crank it (except when the battery is too old).
  - HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
    As a general rule, the quality of manufacturing output has far less to do with the workers, and more to do with the procedures that they're made to follow. If you put people in a situation where they can only produce crap, then that's what you'll get.
nonethewiser 3y ago
> Does the cheaper energy come into play with such a large onsite solar system? Legos are made out of petroleum
- 7jjjjjjj 3y ago
  I'll try not to set them on fire.
- buffington 3y ago
  And trees are made of wood. What's your point? If the question was "what are Lego made of?" then this answer would at least make sense, but that's not what the question was. For what it's worth, Lego has used a lot of different materials over the years, and not all of them have been petroleum based. To be fair, the majority of their new products are made from petroleum based plastics, including ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), polypropylene, MABS (Methyl Methacrylate-Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene), PA (Polyamide, aka, nylon), POM (Polyoxymethylene), PE (Polyethylene), MTPO (Metallocene Thermoplastic Polyolefin), SEBS (Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene, the material used for "rubber" tires and similar), and PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate). There are efforts being made towards replacing ABS with recycled PET. Some kits may already use recycled PET.

by gtop3 3y ago

dukeyukey 3y ago

1. Yes, absolutely. There are very few developed countries with large population centres on or adjacent to strong solar potential, and fewer again if you limit them by others stuff Lego is looking for (e.g. workforce compatibility, market access). 2. That's probably true, but the US labour market is simultaneously huge, flexible, and well-educated. That gives it an advantage over most competitors.

proudeu 3y ago
Is this well educated labour force the part of the voter base of the two biggest parties across the pond? if yes then I wish the very best to the manufacturing trials there. We already have seen the quality of Us manufacturing recently with Tesla cars. The times that made in America was synonymous with good quality are long gone.
- 7speter 3y ago
  We make pretty good Hondas and Toyotas, though. My household has a 20 year old Camry from Kentucky that starts practically every time you crank it (except when the battery is too old).
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
  As a general rule, the quality of manufacturing output has far less to do with the workers, and more to do with the procedures that they're made to follow. If you put people in a situation where they can only produce crap, then that's what you'll get.

nonethewiser 3y ago

> Does the cheaper energy come into play with such a large onsite solar system? Legos are made out of petroleum

7jjjjjjj 3y ago
I'll try not to set them on fire.
buffington 3y ago
And trees are made of wood. What's your point? If the question was "what are Lego made of?" then this answer would at least make sense, but that's not what the question was. For what it's worth, Lego has used a lot of different materials over the years, and not all of them have been petroleum based. To be fair, the majority of their new products are made from petroleum based plastics, including ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), polypropylene, MABS (Methyl Methacrylate-Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene), PA (Polyamide, aka, nylon), POM (Polyoxymethylene), PE (Polyethylene), MTPO (Metallocene Thermoplastic Polyolefin), SEBS (Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene, the material used for "rubber" tires and similar), and PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate). There are efforts being made towards replacing ABS with recycled PET. Some kits may already use recycled PET.