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While this video does not really relate to manufacturing, it certainly does demonstrate precision.
While this video does not really relate to manufacturing, it certainly does demonstrate precision. Shane and Collin use a series of elaborate mechanisms to place 63 ice cubes into 61 soda glasses. Their setup reminds me of the old Mousetrap game, except on a larger scale.
Notice at the end, after every device has performed flawlessly, the guy on the right fails on his first attempt to simply place a straw in his glass with his hand. Perhaps we could take this as a hint to automate where possible to minimize the chance for human error. This concept is discussed in detail in “The Process Control Imperative,” which addresses non-conformance caused by human intervention and how automated, on-machine probing operations can help to resolve these issues.
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