Wow there are a shitload more of steps and processes than I couldve ever imagined. It's astounding all the work needed for such seemingly simple object. I will never look at my USB sticks the same way after this. Great vid. 5 stars.
yes we were allowed to do this. Kingston invited us to this factory tour. We had to blur out some seconds of the video though cause it was definitely showing some confidential information.
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yes, we had to do this cause it was showing some confidential stuff. Sorry about that but we were the first ones to film this and this was a kinda compromise
Oh wow, I love that "Super Dremel" router that separates each chip. Just looks like fun to play with. Still it's amasing how far electronic technology has over the last ten years. I remember paying 50 dollars for a 256 Mb flashdrive.
Having been an automation engineer for several years, I wondered why they chose certain methods of process machine design. Designing such equipment is always fascinating and full of mysteries that unfold in surprising ways. Young people who wonder about their future careers should consider engineering if they have the aptitude. It's better to commit to 40 years of interesting work that pays well, so it's worth the investment in education up-front!
One thing someone told me: if you accidentally run it through the washer, put your car in the hot sun and leave the stick on the dashboard for the afternoon. It usually fixes the problem if the stick doesn't work.
Excellent vid' ! Hope you do more. Also, compromising with the factory on what to blur out is a good idea. Means you will get invited to other factories as well.
you are welcome to dub it. :) Next time i am gonna get the specs of the different machines, how much their weight is, how much power they draw, how mich they cost... :p Hey mate, it's all about getting a circuit board, some memory and a connector sealed and packaged. This shouldn't be a big complicated process, even though it is cool to see it in the plant!
I want to know what kind of controllers those machines use, they look surprisingly similar to the Delta Tau assembly machines I saw in california that were doing circuit board manufacturing. Cool video, subbed!
hehe that would have been cool. No, we didn't but they gave us two 8GB USB sticks as a sample and an SDHC card, cause Nicoles' went full during the filming.
No, it's correct. Wikipedia: "To describe the act of an unauthorized person who follows someone to a restricted area without the consent of the authorized person, the term tailgating is also used. "Tailgating" implies without consent (similar to a car tailgating another vehicle on the freeway), while piggybacking usually implies consent of the authorized person."
@UpcomingJedi no trade secrets there this is all very standard electronics production line tech. solder paste mask unit, visual inspection, pick and place, oven, electical testing, end milling(routing), plastic assembly, testing(usually not done twice for so cheap products) and packaging, the only think irregular is the manual labeling, rest of it is very standard stuff you can find in any electronics production line
my name is Sascha and i am from Germany. Bruno is an austrian character and i am not gay. Maybe you wanted it the other way around but i guess i have to disappoint you sweety ;)
Does anyone know if you can buy USB sticks without the casing? If you want to make your own. Anyway, nice video, always fun to see what goes on inside factories.
Hey! i know many people from german and as i saw, not many of german people can speak english, i dont know why, but, this guy speak preety awesome ;). Nice vid! Greetings from Poland ;)
It's made in Taiwan; in fact, most of the computer chips in the world are made there. Taiwan has the knowledge and engineer base that Europe, the US, or Japan has but has lower wages so a lot of the manufacturing is based there.
@mihirmodi i am just refering to his announcement he could do a better job. I am absolutely cool with critizism and there are many great comments from people, who actually had something to say and who could give some hints. That's the difference. If you can only be a critic without having any arguements, i think you have to deal with the fact, that people are calling you out on this.
I counted; it takes the woman they showed approximately 3 seconds per sticker. Figuring in breaks, slowdowns to scratch her nose, etc, I'd estimate 5 seconds. That tray holds 60 sticks. So 5 minutes per tray, or 12 trays an hour. Note that 2 people are enough to handle all the trays this production line goes through, or ~24-25 trays an hour.
So, building a machine to lay stickers. Challenges are: 1) removing the sticker from the film (or designing a cartridge system for stickers). 2) grasping the stickers. 3) aligning the stickers. 3) releasing the stickers. I'd figure that designing a machine to do this well would take ~500-1000 designer hours, though I could be way off. Add to that the cost of fabricating the machine, the feeding system (the trays need to get to the machine), and maintaining the machine (it breaks down). expensive
That would be because those research projects are saved on USB drives. You are discounting their job. For every person who made a great discovery someone was behind them doing all of the "dirty work".
who can ever be an expert of customized production machines? Only the ones who are building them, right? and i guess these guys are just not available. I thought covering this would be interesting. As a couple of tenthousand other viewers thought, too ;)
well i am saying so called and then i am giving you the name of the machine or build process... cause i never heard of it before. Shall i say "not so called" the next time? :)
Yeah that seems to makes sense, but why would they do that since hiring people is more costly? It doesn't seem like it would take THAT long either way because they have a machine that tests like a hundred at once for as long as it would take to write a file and erase it.
You really should call it a "USB Flash drive" and not just "a USB". It's completely different. The USB interface can be found on most consumer electronics devices.
yes, i am but i've been living in Boston for one and another year in LA. Maybe that's why i have a really weird accent. Now living in Taiwan is making things not easier for me. haha :)
