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<blockquote data-quote="Berry47" data-source="post: 589597" data-attributes="member: 550741"><p>American engineering used to be the forefront of modern engineering. After WWII we instated our ideals of manufactoring and design into Japan. (since we practially ran and ruled the place) Japaneese engineering is based on what America stood for in the 1950's, and the companies there take pride in their work. American companies (for the most part) are concerned little with pride and quality. My engineering leadership and develpoment was telling us a story he had heard from an employee that had worked for both honda and general motors. At general motors an engine fell of an assembly stand and was damaged. Because of the emphasis on process, the employee was required to install the enigne anyways and it continued down the assembly line until the final inspection revealed what had happened. In a honda plant the same mistake occured. Istead of letting the car assembly continue and installing a bad motor. The assembly line was stopped and the fallen motor was removed from the process and a new motor was installed. Therefore, there was no problem at the end of the assembly line. The lost motor was the only expence not the entire car.</p><p></p><p>An American engineer told manufactoring that installing a bolt backwards would be a problem for the ford pinto. It was management's decission to continue production and people died not because of engineering but because of the business structure.</p><p></p><p>Many American companies do not share these same ideals, but for many larger companies quality is a huge probelem.</p><p></p><p>American engineering is excellent and is some of the best. Large companies fall into the trap of not listening to engineers. Sure chevrolet is using leaf springs on the new corvette and still puts pushrod motors in many cars, but the corvette is a great handling car even if some of its design techniques are outdated by around 70 years.</p><p></p><p>Hope this makes sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Berry47, post: 589597, member: 550741"] American engineering used to be the forefront of modern engineering. After WWII we instated our ideals of manufactoring and design into Japan. (since we practially ran and ruled the place) Japaneese engineering is based on what America stood for in the 1950's, and the companies there take pride in their work. American companies (for the most part) are concerned little with pride and quality. My engineering leadership and develpoment was telling us a story he had heard from an employee that had worked for both honda and general motors. At general motors an engine fell of an assembly stand and was damaged. Because of the emphasis on process, the employee was required to install the enigne anyways and it continued down the assembly line until the final inspection revealed what had happened. In a honda plant the same mistake occured. Istead of letting the car assembly continue and installing a bad motor. The assembly line was stopped and the fallen motor was removed from the process and a new motor was installed. Therefore, there was no problem at the end of the assembly line. The lost motor was the only expence not the entire car. An American engineer told manufactoring that installing a bolt backwards would be a problem for the ford pinto. It was management's decission to continue production and people died not because of engineering but because of the business structure. Many American companies do not share these same ideals, but for many larger companies quality is a huge probelem. American engineering is excellent and is some of the best. Large companies fall into the trap of not listening to engineers. Sure chevrolet is using leaf springs on the new corvette and still puts pushrod motors in many cars, but the corvette is a great handling car even if some of its design techniques are outdated by around 70 years. Hope this makes sense. [/QUOTE]
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