“In a similar vein, but for different products”
Metal stamping factory machines, with focus on back end of process
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In a similar vein, but for different products, but also with much more focus on the "back end" of the process: this video
The Mind-Blowing Machines that Stamp Millions of Metal Parts - Smarter Every Day 288
2.9M views · Jul 31, 2023 · 59:12 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2023–2025
Destin Sandlin tours a progressive metal stamping factory, showing machines that stamp millions of metal parts and the tooling behind them.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended for factory-process fans and as part of a series on how US manufacturing is losing tooling capability.
“SmarterEveryDay has a whole series[1] on manufacturing that covers how the US is losing/lost the ability to create tooling.”HN comment, 2025
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“SmarterEveryDay has a whole series[1] on manufacturing that covers how the US is losing/lost the ability to create tooling.”
Part of a series on US manufacturing and lost tooling capability
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SmarterEveryDay has a whole series[1] on manufacturing that covers how the US is losing/lost the ability to create tooling. I believe the "Smarter Scrubber" episode[2] is the one that explicitly talks about how not only has the US lost manufacturing capacity but it also lost the ability to spin up manufacturing. The tool and die episode also touches on it[3]. [1] link [2] this video [3] link
“his earlier video on stamping sheet metal and bending it into shapes was actually him doing research for the handle of this scrubber”
Metal stamping research later used for a scrubber handle
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It's neat finding out that his earlier video on stamping sheet metal and bending it into shapes was actually him doing research for the handle of this scrubber. this video