adammil1
Titanium
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2001
- Location
- New Haven, CT
Any one see this article? Nicholson File closing next year Top News CullmanTimes.com, Cullman, Alabama
What I just don't get is where they would be saving anything? How much labor does it take to make a file? If I had to make them I would think that I would start taking some plate in the appropriate thickness stamp out blanks, do a primary cut in robotic-ally loaded jigs, heat treat and finish grind. Is that how they are made? With so many identically shaped and sized items, spare a few different grinding patterns I would think this all can be automated so that there is little to no labor in the final product. Where are they saving anything?
I noted that they have 60employees. I don't know what the cost of living down there is but say average employee gets $60K (counting pay +benefits) that means the labor is $3.6Million a year for a plant like that. No idea how many files sell each year but I would think that it should be less than pennies per file.
Once Nicholson goes away will anyone still be making files in the USA?
Adam
What I just don't get is where they would be saving anything? How much labor does it take to make a file? If I had to make them I would think that I would start taking some plate in the appropriate thickness stamp out blanks, do a primary cut in robotic-ally loaded jigs, heat treat and finish grind. Is that how they are made? With so many identically shaped and sized items, spare a few different grinding patterns I would think this all can be automated so that there is little to no labor in the final product. Where are they saving anything?
I noted that they have 60employees. I don't know what the cost of living down there is but say average employee gets $60K (counting pay +benefits) that means the labor is $3.6Million a year for a plant like that. No idea how many files sell each year but I would think that it should be less than pennies per file.
Once Nicholson goes away will anyone still be making files in the USA?
Adam