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As I have heard myself being in the industry for 20 yrs. Most auto manufacturers who mass produce, fall under very similar circumstances. I mean look at Toyota w their "stuck accelerator pedal" syndrome a while back that would send cars careening to wherever they wanted to go as a result. Who finally pdi'ed that it was the design of the floor mat that was causing this and had nothing to do w mechanicals of the vehicle? That was not gonna happen at a rail yard nor a dealership and pun intended, was probably finally defined by "accident".have heard some cool stories as well.
What I think is no longer cool however is I am now the last line of defense so to speak in the business I am in currently, and have to pick out and discern the stupid mistakes made on fabrication lines by humans and befuddled as to how things can get to be where they are. The "tractor" market deviates from auto pdi in a myriad of ways.
The "labor" market ain't what it used to be either.
What I have become very clear about is why "robots" in assembly came about and question the future as it relates to "hands on expertise".
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