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[shamelessplug] I run a factory tours meetup group in the Bay Area. We've been to machine shops, injection molders, foundries (metal not semiconductor), among
by jmcalvay 12y ago
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I run a factory tours meetup group in the Bay Area. We've been to machine shops, injection molders, foundries (metal not semiconductor), among others:
http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Factory-Tours/ http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Factory-Tours/
Another one just started in Boston:
http://www.meetup.com/New-England-Factory-Tours-Meetup/ http://www.meetup.com/New-England-Factory-Tours-Meetup/
Attendance is free--just sign up to the tours you're interested in.
Let me know if you want to spin one up in your area/if you have an idea for a tour.
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- desdiv 12y agoIs that the Fremont Tesla plant featured on your frontpage? http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/b/6/e/highres_235307982.jpeg http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/b/6/e/highres...
- jmcalvay 12y agoThat it is. I've toured the facility on my own, but haven't been able to convince them to have the group through unfortunately.
- nhayden 12y agoHow do you convince these places to let you do tours?
- jmcalvay 12y agoMany (but not all) of the folks who go on the tours are design engineers who are potential customers for the factories. It's a win-win: the factories get a bunch of potential leads and the "tourists" get learn about manufacturing. One of the big tragedies of many hardware startups is that while many are talented when it comes to design, there are few who really know manufacturing. The goal of the group(s) is try to narrow the gap.
- forkandwait 12y agoHow did you start it? It would be great to have one in the Puget sound.