Topic: Factory Specs

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Feeling Fat?
Episode 26 17:01 - 19:30

26: Feeling Fat?

Manufacturing Tolerances, Quality Control, Factory Foreman Conflict

An anecdote from a Trailmobile factory illustrates the reality of manufacturing tolerances and the power of inspectors. After a foreman criticized an inspector for talking to a worker, the inspector retaliated by "papering" the line with rejection stickers for minor, technically out-of-spec flaws. The story emphasizes that very few manufactured products perfectly meet every specification, relying instead on acceptable tolerance ranges.