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Re: ?Auto Factory Tours?

To: Elton Clark <lotus.tony@airmail.net>,
Subject: Re: ?Auto Factory Tours?
From: Brian Reynolds <reynolds@ll.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:03:30 -0400
That sounds interesting, is it worth a special trip? Which company is it? Where
is it located?
I'm in Boston, Touring a plant is on my wish list. It would be more likely if
it were convenient though.

Are there any videos out there that show a car being made from start to finish?

How long does it take to finish a typical car (start to finish)?
Thanks again, Brian.

Elton Clark wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Reynolds"
>
> > Does anybody know if any of the auto factories give tours to the public?
> >
> > I keep wondering how much work is done by robot & automation.
>
> Donno about auto factories but I know that one Japanese tractor factory has
> a tour that demonstrates the extent of it's robotics:  half way through the
> tour, when you're beginning to wonder where all the people are, they TURN
> OFF THE LIGHTS!   The line just keeps on building tractors!
>
> Tony
>  . . . come to think of it, I've had a couple of cars that MUST have been
> built in the dark by PEOPLE. . .

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