Japanese manhole mass production process [video]
The linked video is on a Japanese YouTube channel called Process X [1]. A couple of similar Korean channels are All Process of the World [2] and 프로세스 케이 Process K [3].<p>For the last couple of months, I’ve been watching a lot of these videos. It’s interesting to see how products are manufactured today. The processes range from fully automated and robotized to skilled handiwork, with most being semiautomated and including a surprising (to me) amount of what looks like low-skill hand labor.<p>The YouTube channels themselves are a mystery to me. It’s not clear who is making the videos or what the financial relationship is between the video producers and the factories covered. When I started watching Process X, I thought the channel might be backed by a Japanese government or industrial organization that wants to promote understanding of skilled manufacturing (<i>monozukuri</i> in Japanese). But normally such backing would be declared openly. Now I wondering if it’s just a small group of YouTubers doing it for the ad revenue, with the factories participating for the publicity. If anybody knows, please let us know.<p>In any case, the videos are very well made and fascinating to watch.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZgikssAJkmiQOv_sO-ngQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZgikssAJkmiQOv_sO-ngQ</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSNIT8Z40XgB4RKk9Vhf1eA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSNIT8Z40XgB4RKk9Vhf1eA</a><p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoah0FMpaTxHpZlF09kqQmg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoah0FMpaTxHpZlF09kqQmg</a>