Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 5:58 pm +0200 23/4/99, Martin Howard wrote: snip >However, rather >than "quality" you should write "consistency". Nevertheless, there are >a VAST number of jobs for which computer controlled or robotic equip- >ment cannot be employed. These were EXCEEDINGLY expensive lessons >learned during the 80's by manufacturing industries in several >countries. snip We should probably wish renaissance of MANUFACTURE in the origianl sense of the word. True craftmanship appears to be on the edge of extinction mostly because of excessive personnel costs in many fields. Leica may not be an exception. How are the craftspersons at Solms trained? Do they have enough and consistent skill? I have heard that things are going better in small-scale manufacturers of mechanical watches in Switzerland. Mikiro Strasbourg