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Posted by Will (in IL) [98.215.26.138] on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 08:09:50 :
In Reply to: Re: Why all the fine threaded bolts? posted by Matt Wilson [96.226.41.46] on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 00:25:08 :
Matt,
You are so correct about the differences in what is driving businesses today.
We have invented a lot of great and life extending materials and technologies, but that is different that the engineering that goes into them. As an Aerospace Engineer you are driven to a fine line between weight and strength that with out today's tools and materials would not be possible.
My concern is in most products we are driven to engineer the product/service that just lives long enough to get by, with little regard to doing what's right for the customer. We seem to be a build to be disposable society, and yes cost/price does drive a lot of that.
Just think of how long our wonderful Power Wagons, our vehicles of choice would last with the current technologies/materials, that is as long as they didn't add all the modern "stuff" to them.
Will
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