Crazy Way they Produce Billion of Matches Every Year

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  • Опубликовано: 20 июн 2023
  • In this episode on Tekniq, we realize how one of the most commonly used commodities in everyday households, the matchstick, is produced from scratch in one of the busiest factories.

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  • @The__Outlaw
    @The__Outlaw Месяц назад +544

    30 seconds in , The way this guy is using a band saw , gives me chills all over

    • @1dutchmeteor
      @1dutchmeteor Месяц назад +134

      You can tell he’s the new guy….still has two arms.

    • @TheGreatMarcus
      @TheGreatMarcus Месяц назад +9

      Yeah so extremely close😅

    • @ChocoLater1
      @ChocoLater1 Месяц назад +15

      Notice he is not wearing shoes so he won't slip straight into the saw. Wtf did I just see?

    • @tirkentube
      @tirkentube Месяц назад +11

      0:29 to be exact, and omg my stomach turned in knots when i saw that.

    • @patbrennan6572
      @patbrennan6572 Месяц назад +8

      Safety first is obviously not even safety second in this place. I'd be fired before I even started.

  • @overtaxedcitizen4975
    @overtaxedcitizen4975 9 месяцев назад +245

    I’ll bet $1,000 the only fire suppression equipment is Jamal standing by with a garden hose…

    • @number62
      @number62 2 месяца назад +36

      Kumar, not Jamal. Jamals don't work.

    • @HansZarkovPhD
      @HansZarkovPhD 27 дней назад +4

      You forgot sanjay patel

    • @PotatoeSnow
      @PotatoeSnow 22 дня назад +5

      ​@@HansZarkovPhDActually he got his US citizenship, he's now a neuro surgeon in Sacramento.

    • @spaceframe123
      @spaceframe123 16 дней назад +6

      Look at 6:27, u owe me $1,000 now :))

    • @TapeLV
      @TapeLV 10 дней назад +1

      @@spaceframe123 Damn, you right. What you gonna do with your 1000$?

  • @thebigragu009
    @thebigragu009 2 месяца назад +209

    Their comfort level around that saw gives me anxiety.

    • @infomercialwars
      @infomercialwars 8 дней назад +1

      ha me too I cut the top of my thumb off with one of those every time I see one it gives me chills

    • @formdusktilldeath
      @formdusktilldeath 5 дней назад +1

      when one of the finished matches catches fire they're all done for. I think the saw is the least of their concerns.

  • @francoisdubois80
    @francoisdubois80 2 месяца назад +177

    At 8:00 you see a Heidelberg press being used to print the box wrappers. The LAST press was manufactured in 1985, meaning at BEST, the press we saw printing would be 39 years old.

    • @johnreed5670
      @johnreed5670 Месяц назад +8

      You sure it wasn't 1895 ?

    • @everydaycompress4259
      @everydaycompress4259 Месяц назад +2

      it was originally used to print checks or early notes .. alot of them have been modified to print other things .

    • @stuwest3653
      @stuwest3653 Месяц назад +12

      That's young in the world of machining. Many tools used today are close to 100 years old.

    • @beardedknits
      @beardedknits 29 дней назад +4

      Heidelberg still produce printing presses today.

    • @llorttaf
      @llorttaf 23 дня назад +3

      Maybe that particular press is old but Heidelberg are still a big name in Sheetfed Offset Print.

  • @aznxknight
    @aznxknight Месяц назад +79

    2:03 i like this guy, gets to chill on top of a match stack and just throw matches around

    • @Greek316
      @Greek316 16 дней назад +1

      This is my dream job! :D

    • @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid
      @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid 16 дней назад +5

      Hard on the knees.. try sitting like that for a full shift. No thanks.
      I'm not even sure what his function is, maybe to keep the stack from getting pointy in the middle under the chute?

    • @Raiom.
      @Raiom. 16 дней назад +7

      ​@@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid I'm pretty sure he doesn't need to be in any particular position, for all the company cares he could be laying down, as long as he's able to move the matches to where it's supposed to be I don't see really why he wouldn't be allowed to do it whatever way he wants

    • @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid
      @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid 16 дней назад

      @@Raiom. Agreed no one says he *can't* do it another way. But I think he's doing it in the most practical way, to stay balanced on a pile of matchsticks while holding a tray out and tossing.
      Unless you're used to it that would make a man's knees sore as hell.

    • @Raiom.
      @Raiom. 16 дней назад

      @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid Yep, but I think just sitting with your legs crossed would be a more comfortable position and still allow similar arm mobility and general stability, he's probably switching his sitting position quite regularly throughout the day. But no matter how he sits... I wouldn't wanna be sitting in a pile of sticks while moving more sticks for an entire shift, it's surely either bad or boring or both no matter what haha

  • @johnhealy9231
    @johnhealy9231 9 месяцев назад +142

    One tree can make a million match’s, one match can destroy a million trees

    • @ravikiran4495
      @ravikiran4495 2 месяца назад +17

      Huh so a tree can destroy a trillion trees, lets get rid of them boizz

    • @pava682
      @pava682 Месяц назад

      So true...

    • @edwardranno7119
      @edwardranno7119 Месяц назад

      Yes it can happen!

    • @PotatoeSnow
      @PotatoeSnow 22 дня назад +2

      1 man can eat a million ants, but a million ants can eat a man.

    • @jotadejuan9974
      @jotadejuan9974 22 дня назад

      ?

  • @JorgeForge
    @JorgeForge 4 месяца назад +137

    So many matches laying around. One goes off and the whole factory goes in flames.

    • @solonsaturngaming3727
      @solonsaturngaming3727 2 месяца назад +1

      and How! XD

    • @lucaskp16
      @lucaskp16 2 месяца назад +25

      good thing then these are safety matches

    • @jermalshemism3367
      @jermalshemism3367 2 месяца назад +1

      I was thinking how bad it would be if a spark one at the end of the dry stage. It's be all the way to the separating grid in less than a minute. And it would be nothing but a white blue flash.

    • @StofStuiver
      @StofStuiver 2 месяца назад +4

      There dont seem to be many after they receive their red head.
      thats obviously the most dangerous stage.
      The ones falling, most, are caught (the guys getting them positioned right). Checking the floor where i can see, i dont see many laying about. They probably have 1 or more guys picking up fallen ones from the floor.
      Also the guy at the machine that proportions the amount of phosporus for each batch, is wiping the splatters off the machine with a cloth. Part of that is because the machine will clog up at some point, bc it solidifies rather fast. Another reason ofc is danger of it being where its not supposed to be.
      Id rather not work there. But if there is no other choice to live, then people have to.
      I wonder how they do it here in NL. Probably a lot more safety regulations. found a video from the 70ies, which was the last dutch factory of the time. Not dissimilar proces to this, but cleaner.
      Edit: The head is actually potassiumchlorate (KClO3) and sulfur. KClO3 is an oxygen donor.
      The red phosporus is printed on the boxes to strike and ignite the match.

    • @FinsaneLorist
      @FinsaneLorist 29 дней назад +1

      Safety matches, no worry

  • @edopizza
    @edopizza 9 месяцев назад +13

    Company's fire management:
    Step 1: RUN!!!

  • @BBBCanada1
    @BBBCanada1 8 месяцев назад +36

    Guy goes outside to the break area with co-workers to have a cig: “Anybody got a light?” They start checking their pockets, patting themselves down. Look at each other. “Nope! Not me!”

    • @Edward1st1272
      @Edward1st1272 Месяц назад +2

      Everyday the fun would never end

    • @nathanjamesbaker
      @nathanjamesbaker 17 дней назад +1

      I seriously doubt smoking is allowed anywhere near that factory.

  • @marklangley7135
    @marklangley7135 24 дня назад +37

    When ever you’re feeling shitty about your job just remember you could be making matches in Kandahar

    • @JailBo-id7ko
      @JailBo-id7ko 14 дней назад

      I bet they're less miserable than you

    • @StealingTealPeels
      @StealingTealPeels 8 дней назад +5

      Except there's a problem with that. Never compare yourself or your life to another. What may be easy for one may be difficult for the next. Just because this job may suck, doesn't mean my job can't suck. People like you create such a toxic environment. You obviously don't stop and actually think about the shit you say which is quite sad.

    • @marklangley7135
      @marklangley7135 8 дней назад +3

      @@StealingTealPeelsI’m the one being toxic? Take it easy pal it’s was just a joke

    • @pixel8119
      @pixel8119 7 дней назад

      @@StealingTealPeels loser

    • @cadillaccole8271
      @cadillaccole8271 6 дней назад +1

      @@StealingTealPeels I’m pretty sure your job sucks too.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 10 месяцев назад +206

    Lets just be thankful there's no 5 year olds painting the matches red

    • @Patco11
      @Patco11 10 месяцев назад +60

      They were given the day off when they filmed video.

    • @RosinDaddy5280
      @RosinDaddy5280 10 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@Patco11😂😂😂😂❤🎉

    • @jroc2201
      @jroc2201 9 месяцев назад +29

      They're on a smoke break

    • @jpmking9635
      @jpmking9635 9 месяцев назад +8

      ​@@Patco11probably right behind the camera where you can't see them sweeping the floor

    • @joelfenner
      @joelfenner 9 месяцев назад +8

      Dude at the bandsaw made me cringe (watch that left hand). Use a pushblock. Cheaper than losing a finger.

  • @BLDRUNNER81
    @BLDRUNNER81 10 месяцев назад +34

    OSHA would have a field day with all those safety violations. I wish the companies that hire these hard-working people would provide more safety equipment and procedures.

    • @jamess1787
      @jamess1787 9 месяцев назад

      You don't need procedures, you need to eliminate the hazard. No sense in blaming the person for losing a hand, use a machine that won't sever limbs.
      But those cost more money 😬

    • @BLDRUNNER81
      @BLDRUNNER81 9 месяцев назад +3

      @jamess1787 I have been a safety manager for part of my life. Everything in life has procedures from knowing how to use scissors to running a printing press.

    • @jonkaminsky8382
      @jonkaminsky8382 9 месяцев назад

      I winced in shock at the beginning when he was pushing wood through the bandsaw! It’s only a matter of time … 😳🩸 🩸🩸

    • @wanderingfido
      @wanderingfido 9 месяцев назад +2

      That's probably why manufacturing is virtually non-existent in North America now.

    • @jamess1787
      @jamess1787 9 месяцев назад

      @@BLDRUNNER81
      Your goal was to create a framework to fire people for doing things they were unsafe. For when people are blatantly being stupid: absolutely.
      When it comes to exposed belts, blades or hazardous machinery: it's quite simple. You don't need a bunch of bureaucracy and paperwork that HR can use to justify letting someone go: you just need to "eliminate the hazard".
      Someone doing something unsafe with a disk grinder: sure, write somewhere not to take the guard off, or better yet: make it impossible to remove the guard (replace the bolt with a "tamper-proof" one)

  • @rjwh67220
    @rjwh67220 10 месяцев назад +299

    That looks insanely dangerous.

    • @zteveh
      @zteveh 9 месяцев назад +97

      They were wearing safety sandals!

    • @ethanpschwartz
      @ethanpschwartz 9 месяцев назад +8

      I can't wear "open toe" shoes to work because I might... drop a cardboard box on my toe? But at a match factory? It's cool.

    • @Yourmomgoestocolledge
      @Yourmomgoestocolledge 9 месяцев назад

      Looks insanely sexy

    • @sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312
      @sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312 9 месяцев назад +4

      breathing is also dangerous or drinking water too.

    • @rjwh67220
      @rjwh67220 9 месяцев назад +22

      @@sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312 if you compare the percent of fatalities among all the people who breathe who die from breathing to the percent of fatalities among all the people who work in match factories who die from working in match factories, I think you’ll realize how specious your comment is.

  • @bobhedges
    @bobhedges 10 месяцев назад +45

    My hat goes off to all the people who created those machines.

    • @robertwest3093
      @robertwest3093 9 месяцев назад +5

      I'm impressed with the manufacturing process but I'm more in awe of the machinery and the brilliant people who designed it.

    • @tqasim3032
      @tqasim3032 9 месяцев назад +7

      THIS PROCESS & EQUIPMENT INVENTORS WERE " SWEDISH MATCH AB, THAN JAPANESE COPIED THESE MACHINES.

    • @CurCam713
      @CurCam713 2 месяца назад +1

      It's the multiplier effect of manufacturing. One factory makes the matches. Other factories make the machines for that factory.

    • @jasonkhanlar9520
      @jasonkhanlar9520 14 дней назад

      What did the match say to the cigarette? My hat goes off to you!

    • @aurian18
      @aurian18 7 дней назад

      Europeans are responsible for all of modernity

  • @jekku4688
    @jekku4688 9 месяцев назад +38

    the simplest of items has the most massive industrialization process. Wow. Impressive.

  • @senthilkr1970
    @senthilkr1970 10 месяцев назад +134

    Amazing video - well shot, picturised and edited. It conveys everything without dialogue. Well done. Amazing to watch the process.

    • @johnhili8664
      @johnhili8664 10 месяцев назад +19

      And best of all no funny music in the background!!!!!!

    • @malkomes
      @malkomes Месяц назад +4

      Great video.

  • @johnr5252
    @johnr5252 10 месяцев назад +6

    Oh Lordy. No safety concerns there. No sir. None.
    That sign in the office will attest to that; ‘No accidents in ____ minutes’

  • @ChrisBreemer
    @ChrisBreemer 10 месяцев назад +47

    Amazing and very satisfying video. Who would think that the lowly match we take for granted needs so much machinery and manpower to be produced ! The lack of regard for safety is baffling.... the guy operating the bandsaw at the beginning is all but begging to lose a hand. Of course he knows what he is doing, but shit will happen 😮

    • @reizig
      @reizig 10 месяцев назад +2

      Was that the guy who was barefoot? lol

    • @ChrisBreemer
      @ChrisBreemer 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@reizig Yes. He comes within inches of the saw. Makes me cringe to see it. I guess safety is hardly ever a concern in many Asian countries.

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@ChrisBreemer Match we take for granted? LOL. Dude, it's 2023. Nobody uses matches anymore. Now lighters, THOSE we take for granted.

    • @wendy-diannwendy-diann8060
      @wendy-diannwendy-diann8060 9 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@SergeantExtremeSorry to disappoint but I still use matches.

    • @ChrisBreemer
      @ChrisBreemer 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@SergeantExtreme Nobody uses matches anymore ? You better go and tell these guys. They won't be happy.

  • @mike160543
    @mike160543 10 месяцев назад +63

    The complete lack of proper Personnel Protective Equipment is most worrying.

    • @moman19701
      @moman19701 10 месяцев назад +5

      yup .. thank osha for offshoring all the jobs that once were here.

    • @mike160543
      @mike160543 9 месяцев назад

      @@moman19701 Is life cheaper offshore?

    • @scouseaussie1638
      @scouseaussie1638 9 месяцев назад +1

      I don’t worry

    • @peterpickguitar
      @peterpickguitar 2 месяца назад

      ​@@mike160543Well you got less safety equipment to buy, you don't have employees spending more time on health committees instead of working......

    • @lucaskp16
      @lucaskp16 2 месяца назад

      @@mike160543 yes it actually is. while some wanna say life has no price for legal reasons it has to have one. called value of preventing a fatality (VPF), and some other names. in the USA this cost ranges from 7 to 11 million. if you get a factory accident in the USA for a big brand that was using unsafe practices that is a expensive settlement for the company.
      if one of this guys dies they give a couple thousands USD to the family and call it a day in the best cases. in other they dont give shit and just hire a new guy next day.
      this is why for companies killing people is just a money problem.

  • @idunnogin
    @idunnogin 10 месяцев назад +22

    the crazy thing , I don't see any fire protection equipment through that building

  • @user-ue3gx4yw8f
    @user-ue3gx4yw8f 8 месяцев назад +22

    I realise how fortunate human beigs are to have skilled workers doing something so important for the world .Good job God bless you all.

    • @romeolajh1602
      @romeolajh1602 2 месяца назад

      for 3rd world world maybe. Whom use matches anymore? I played with that in 90s

    • @baden271
      @baden271 2 месяца назад

      I wouldn't say they have skill. They have endurance. Not skill.

    • @travispratt6327
      @travispratt6327 2 месяца назад +3

      These are factory workers, the only reason we have the term “skilled worker” is opposed to routine repetitive jobs that require minimal training like factory work.

    • @pyropulseIXXI
      @pyropulseIXXI 2 месяца назад

      this is all unskilled work

    • @mcfly7
      @mcfly7 Месяц назад

      I don't know if its that important. Destroying trees to make matches... Seems wrong.

  • @kobayashimaru8114
    @kobayashimaru8114 9 месяцев назад +48

    The most amazing part to me is how all of the tiny matchsticks are oriented the same way

    • @Max-uv3eg
      @Max-uv3eg 9 месяцев назад +10

      10:57

    • @airspeed_alive
      @airspeed_alive 9 месяцев назад +3

      Nahh some where upside down 😂😂😂😂

    • @SteffenLachele
      @SteffenLachele 5 месяцев назад +4

      Yeah true that ! Reminds me of Trump supporters...

    • @wyattcole5452
      @wyattcole5452 Месяц назад +7

      @@SteffenLachelehe rlly does live in y’all’s minds, no wonder they call it a syndrome

    • @Beholdstyle
      @Beholdstyle 28 дней назад +1

      ​@@SteffenLacheleproper orientations? That's not an insult to the sane population.

  • @MACizera
    @MACizera 11 дней назад

    I love every process they go thru. makes me appreciate all those small things around that we usually take for granted.

  • @sonamoo919
    @sonamoo919 10 месяцев назад +10

    Has anyone seen how they make needles? It's even more fascinating. They cut wire into needle length and they boil them together like crazy.
    Then those cut wires poke each other and needle holes are made and ends are sharpened!

  • @brucewilson1958
    @brucewilson1958 10 месяцев назад +31

    I struck a stick match a few days ago and wondered...how was this match made? And today, this documentary pops up on my screen. Making me happy.

  • @gambit-eburg3522
    @gambit-eburg3522 7 месяцев назад +2

    Где -то вдалеке заплакал инженер по технике безопасности. Технологии 60-годов прошлого столетия, 30 % продукции брак.

  • @h.huffen-puff4105
    @h.huffen-puff4105 9 месяцев назад +7

    These people do their work. They don't complain.
    Wish them safety and a happy life.

    • @commontater8630
      @commontater8630 3 месяца назад

      How do you know they don't complain? What's your problem? Are you an industrial boss, butt-hurt by worker complaints?

  • @lonewolfmtnz
    @lonewolfmtnz 10 месяцев назад +78

    when arsonists dream

    • @kev-larscuba2323
      @kev-larscuba2323 19 дней назад +2

      Under rated comment 🫡

    • @Issblodh
      @Issblodh 17 дней назад

      You mean arsonists wet dream

    • @known3617
      @known3617 9 дней назад

      We dream of thing on fire not the production of matches in sweatshops.

    • @terrycrews1584
      @terrycrews1584 9 дней назад

      ​@@known3617Submitted an anonymous tip, thanks 😊

  • @riverraisin1
    @riverraisin1 10 месяцев назад +30

    They were manufacturing matches with the same machinery in the USA over 130 years ago. This is amazing to watch.

    • @basilpunton5702
      @basilpunton5702 10 месяцев назад +9

      Most of these machines would not have existed. The technique would have been similar.

    • @dougdileo4727
      @dougdileo4727 10 месяцев назад

      looks like some factory owner family in the u.s sold all this stuff to whatever country that is...typical of american manufacturing..they sold everything and took the money and ran....

    • @joemama9098
      @joemama9098 10 месяцев назад +8

      Most of these machines are left from the British or some other more modern countries time there.

    • @catsandcrafts171
      @catsandcrafts171 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@joemama9098 This is true... also, I learned back in university when studying mechanical engineering that, certainly in the steel industries, much of the plant in the UK was sold to developing nations whenever it was upgraded. So places like Pakistan, India, etc, have factories that still use old British equipment. They have a lot of more modern factories too, but they still do have places that operate the insane old technology.

    • @TheKahim
      @TheKahim 9 месяцев назад +2

      i have seen only chinese letters on those equipments

  • @laurilink7512
    @laurilink7512 9 месяцев назад +3

    My favorite is "Calebration date " with Prime Minister signature on thermometer at 2:30

  • @colrennie5936
    @colrennie5936 3 месяца назад +1

    Potentially every match starts a fire around the world that keeps people warm and allows people to cook. Quite amazing.

  • @juanfranciscogutierrezpatr5270
    @juanfranciscogutierrezpatr5270 8 месяцев назад +11

    Es sorprendente que una pequeña caja con cerillos lleve tanto arduo trabajo, y las condiciones en que estan expuestos los trabajadores, ya que manejan polvora, madera y carton que son fáciles de incendio. Un afectuoso saludo a todos los trabajadores , desde méxico

    • @ABDOUL-nk7qt
      @ABDOUL-nk7qt 8 месяцев назад

      No Mexico
      Pakistan
      See clothes

    • @shilicaso
      @shilicaso 5 месяцев назад +1

      Mas sorprendente es como se matan en tu pais, eso es terrible.

  • @rickrodriguez7118
    @rickrodriguez7118 10 месяцев назад +4

    This is a place where you wouldn’t mind working in the mail room.

  • @khalidm102
    @khalidm102 10 месяцев назад +7

    If this factory was in UK - Health and Safety would have shut it down years ago! Lol. Can't believe the owners don't really care about the safety of their workers.

    • @horstmuller7512
      @horstmuller7512 9 месяцев назад +4

      You'r wrong.
      You might think this is Pakistan, but it's actually Bradford, UK.
      Some are filmed in Luton as well.

    • @reddwarfer999
      @reddwarfer999 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@horstmuller7512 Somehow I doubt it. By the packaging those matches were clearly destined for the Indian market, not the UK.

    • @PinkTaco123
      @PinkTaco123 2 месяца назад +1

      @@reddwarfer999I’m from Bradford and I confirm factory in Bradford

    • @MomMom4Cubs
      @MomMom4Cubs Месяц назад

      ​@@reddwarfer999Then why is the name brand in English (Olympia)?
      Wouldn't the writing on the box be in Hindi or perhaps Arabic, if produced in or around the subcontinent?

    • @kefeer123
      @kefeer123 25 дней назад +1

      @@MomMom4Cubs It literally says "mohsin match factory (pvt) ltd. peshawar" on the boxes

  • @gasser5001
    @gasser5001 3 дня назад

    The creation of all the machinery is mind-blowing.

  • @jbj27406
    @jbj27406 10 месяцев назад +46

    This is astonishing. So archaic, and yet so modern and effective.

    • @jason_v12345
      @jason_v12345 10 месяцев назад +5

      Archaic but modern. Those are literally opposites.

    • @jbj27406
      @jbj27406 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@jason_v12345 That's the astonishing part.

    • @VesperTV_
      @VesperTV_ 9 месяцев назад +5

      @@jbj27406 It's beautiful to watch to the untrained eyes. And I am not "trained" either. But it look likes they are losing a shitload of products for a single batch. Everything can be improved, they probably under cut the western factory so much that they don't have any room for operating infrastructure improvements.

    • @mic709
      @mic709 8 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @fluffymacaw933
      @fluffymacaw933 3 месяца назад +1

      Modern? You must be blind, every thing there is a safety hazard

  • @curtbonnell4308
    @curtbonnell4308 10 месяцев назад +4

    Safety seems to be non existent in that factory/mill. That bare foot man with all those wood chips flying around gives me the creeps. Interesting video though.

    • @youtux2
      @youtux2 10 месяцев назад +2

      Not to mention the saw at the beginning...

  • @Pioneers_Of_Cinema
    @Pioneers_Of_Cinema 9 месяцев назад

    Don't see much evidence of fire suppression in this very vulnerable factory with tons of flammable materials and lots of old electric equipment. A few small fire extinguishers here and there.
    The label on the boxes says it all - 'Keep away from fire'

  • @carbo3017
    @carbo3017 8 месяцев назад +2

    Good to see they are wearing their safety sandals, and their loose clothing around those machines shows how fashion conscience they are.

    • @meldroc
      @meldroc 5 месяцев назад +1

      Oh yeah, and the safety squints will definitely protect their eyes from wood splinters!

  • @jimmerhardy
    @jimmerhardy 2 месяца назад +7

    I checked this out to see how the matches were inserted upright on the conveyor belt. I watched and still don't know. The entire mind boggling process turns out something mundane, something we take for granted. Impressive.

    • @kindablue1959
      @kindablue1959 2 месяца назад +2

      Yeah, that part seems missing. It must be done by some machine that you can't see inside how it works.

    • @HULLGRAFFITI
      @HULLGRAFFITI Месяц назад +1

      Vibration table , each match has one end heavier than the other so you vibrate a table on an angle with some guard rails and the heavy end will make it’s way downward

    • @kindablue1959
      @kindablue1959 Месяц назад

      @@HULLGRAFFITI Sure, I can imagine ways to do it, but the whole point of this video is to see it.

  • @vooveks
    @vooveks 10 месяцев назад +63

    Fascinating, but also incredibly depressing that the factory can’t even spring for proper dust masks and all the other PPE and safety equipment that would be mandatory in other countries. It’s not right.

    • @blidge8282
      @blidge8282 10 месяцев назад +8

      That's our good friend Capitalism at work

    • @blidge8282
      @blidge8282 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@maninamerica2046 Because it's true

    • @selfhealing1047
      @selfhealing1047 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@maninamerica2046
      There is not a single place on Earth were morality is not replaced by capitalism

    • @generalkayoss7347
      @generalkayoss7347 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@blidge8282 Tell us all about the great working conditions in North Korea. I'll wait.

    • @blidge8282
      @blidge8282 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@generalkayoss7347 North Korea is not a capitalist state. Go back to bed.

  • @uginiopaka3376
    @uginiopaka3376 7 месяцев назад

    You know there has got to be the guy that is like, "Guys, let's sing! 😃" 🤣

  • @dj1rst
    @dj1rst 10 месяцев назад +1

    This is what production looks like when labour is still cheap. I don't want to know how many of those workers are injured every month.

  • @legionariodemilbatallas_57-62
    @legionariodemilbatallas_57-62 10 месяцев назад +5

    ¡Producción en masa entre lo arcaico y lo moderno! 😲

  • @loulou7548
    @loulou7548 10 месяцев назад +3

    سبحان الله العظيم الذي خلق الانسان وعلمه ما لم يعلم وسخر له كل الكون وكل المخلوقات لخدمته اللهم لك الحمد على نعمك التي لا تعد ولا تحصى🖒🖒💛💙💜💚🇲🇦🇲🇦

    • @kuliluke9968
      @kuliluke9968 2 месяца назад

      Taqqabal allah dikrallah akhi al karim

  • @gavinjenkins899
    @gavinjenkins899 3 дня назад

    "Celebration date, 2023" There was a celebration that this machine exists

  • @MarcelHVAC
    @MarcelHVAC 10 месяцев назад +7

    Wow that factory is loud! Also if there will be any fire it could escalate very quickly.

  • @terrysteichen873
    @terrysteichen873 10 месяцев назад +20

    At various times I’ve used those types of matches and never once wondered how they are made.

    • @wolfgangjr74
      @wolfgangjr74 Месяц назад +3

      Its a bit more automated in modern factories of the west. This is the low grade industrial factories but it does work.

  • @Mechaneer
    @Mechaneer 3 дня назад

    This seemed so thorough, but I missed the part where the boxes got imprinted with the striking compound.

  • @sidneydawe9937
    @sidneydawe9937 2 месяца назад

    Designing and building all that production machinery to work efficiently is quite a feat. Fascinating, great video.

    • @RichardHamblett
      @RichardHamblett 2 месяца назад

      It’s just like clock work, timing and a little precision.

  • @HoneyMarketingBoard
    @HoneyMarketingBoard 2 месяца назад +5

    It never ceases to blow me away how these processes are created.

    • @AB-gn1ey
      @AB-gn1ey 2 месяца назад

      with slave labor

  • @MrRez808
    @MrRez808 9 месяцев назад +10

    I love all the OHS policy and procedures they have.

    • @gregsmarth3581
      @gregsmarth3581 9 месяцев назад +4

      ...musta missed that part...

    • @gavinjenkins899
      @gavinjenkins899 3 дня назад

      They can't, they'd get undersold by competitors if they did. The ONLY way they can pay for safety is if you the consumer demand to pay more for matches made in safe factories and refuse to buy oens that aren't and are cheaper. Have you ever done that? No? Then you're the problem.

  • @numbernine5044
    @numbernine5044 18 дней назад

    The boss told matches were out 30 years ago but they stayed and kept making match sticks until the end of time.

  • @tomasm2128
    @tomasm2128 6 дней назад

    These machines looks so old, no computers and shits, but still do amazing job.

  • @hanineaalou437
    @hanineaalou437 10 месяцев назад +10

    Careful and very dangerous work, the slightest spark will cause disaster🤲... Even with traditional dress, the workers are doing an excellent job...👍👍🙏

    • @mindaugasv85
      @mindaugasv85 2 месяца назад

      yes, respect for these people! they are working in so "old style" environment.

    • @kindablue1959
      @kindablue1959 2 месяца назад

      Safety matches don't catch fire unless they come in contact with red phosphorus that is in the 'striker'.

  • @pamelanaylor7761
    @pamelanaylor7761 10 месяцев назад +48

    Machines to do all these different aspects of manufacturing products always amaze me. Very interesting to watch how it all works but I worry about safety aspects in the process.

    • @bertspeggly4428
      @bertspeggly4428 9 месяцев назад +7

      No Kidding! That guy with the bandsaw!!

    • @happylittlemonk
      @happylittlemonk 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@bertspeggly4428 Very bad manufacturing system. 20% of the matches fall on the floor. They are wasted and could ignite by accident

    • @HowieZ-iw2jc
      @HowieZ-iw2jc 9 месяцев назад

      ugfo jihs yfu

    • @pamelanaylor7761
      @pamelanaylor7761 9 месяцев назад

      @@HowieZ-iw2jc translate to English please !

    • @sergey-sv
      @sergey-sv 8 месяцев назад

      😱 💪. 👍 👏👏👏

  • @AdvancedMath
    @AdvancedMath 14 дней назад

    We frequently used these matches. They are extremely inexpensive and work like a charm. Thanks for your hard work.

  • @joshuaandrews1757
    @joshuaandrews1757 6 дней назад

    I feel like 1 days work should be enough matches to supply the entire world for 10 years

  • @raydunakin
    @raydunakin 10 месяцев назад +8

    I wish there was an explanation for how the matchsticks are held in place as they hang down on the conveyor.

  • @williamarielrendonsolano7165
    @williamarielrendonsolano7165 10 месяцев назад +18

    Que bueno saber el proceso de principio a fin de la producción de un artículo tan común como el fósforo o cerillo

  • @Drchat-vr1gr
    @Drchat-vr1gr 12 дней назад

    damn seeing a low labor cost factory always amaze me, because of the damn quantity of people working and the little taught in automation

  • @Celler2
    @Celler2 18 дней назад

    The double headed matches are my favs to find in the box. Wish they just made double headed matches as regular. For those who like to play with fire.

  • @harborwolf22
    @harborwolf22 Месяц назад

    The dude cutting the logs almost lost fingers like four times in this clip.
    That place must be a bloodbath.

  • @miguelsuarez8010
    @miguelsuarez8010 10 месяцев назад +16

    I am always appalled by the total disregard for the safety of the workers in those factories.

    • @user-lh4tm3fv2z
      @user-lh4tm3fv2z 10 месяцев назад +1

      Как много ручного труда. Люди как заключённые. Страшное производство! Людей не жалко- их миллиарды!

    • @miguelsuarez8010
      @miguelsuarez8010 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@user-lh4tm3fv2z Sorry, I can't read Cirylic.

    • @riverraisin1
      @riverraisin1 10 месяцев назад +5

      I liked the fire extinguisher on the wall. Might as well spit on the fire if that place ever goes up.

    • @eisbeinGermany
      @eisbeinGermany 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@riverraisin1

    • @miguelsuarez8010
      @miguelsuarez8010 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@riverraisin1 probably there are sprinklers. Dry, of course.

  • @pepebiondi5962
    @pepebiondi5962 10 месяцев назад +5

    Me imaginaba una maquinaria mas moderna pero igual esta esta espectacular.

  • @jordick8427
    @jordick8427 Месяц назад +1

    What's crazy about this is that none of the workers are wearing any ear protection.

  • @sepplee5812
    @sepplee5812 7 дней назад +1

    0:30 This will work out 99% of the time. So around every 100th day a hand is gone and the next guy gets his on the job training… Quick career…

  • @davids6533
    @davids6533 10 месяцев назад +4

    I miss the "Strike Anywhere" matches. Who needs to carry a whole box of matches around just so you can have a striking surface?

    • @MomMom4Cubs
      @MomMom4Cubs 10 месяцев назад

      Stupid and unsupervised children ruined that for many Americans, myself included. I used to love watching the old-timers down to the VFW pop a strike anywhere alight with their thumbnails!

  • @fromfilmtocode
    @fromfilmtocode 10 месяцев назад +5

    Hopefully they maintain their sprinkler system often.

  • @mikekolasa6625
    @mikekolasa6625 Месяц назад

    This is Perfect " I have a exam today so i can watch it at 3AM" video

  • @shawnlinville7907
    @shawnlinville7907 2 месяца назад

    There's a lot of shoulders shrugged good enough going on here lol 😂

  • @yves-noel-mariegonnet1043
    @yves-noel-mariegonnet1043 10 месяцев назад +6

    Passionnant! Extraordinaire! Fascinant! Excellent documentaire "no comment" très bien filmé. Bravo & surtout Merci!

  • @saschah1098
    @saschah1098 10 месяцев назад +4

    A printing machine from HEIDELBERG….a leading printer company in Germany……😮

    • @coloradostrong
      @coloradostrong 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, Germany. A once great nation.

    • @saschah1098
      @saschah1098 10 месяцев назад

      @@coloradostrong I love that word „once“….that is absolutely right……so sad 😞

  • @richardthomas1566
    @richardthomas1566 10 месяцев назад +1

    Can’t see anyone making these living past 50

  • @pennykafai4645
    @pennykafai4645 9 месяцев назад

    Who picks up all those matches that fall out of the different stages of the process- there must be thousands.

  • @andyb6120
    @andyb6120 10 месяцев назад +4

    And there was me thinking Matchmakers was a sweet! Fasinating Video.

  • @RichardHamblett
    @RichardHamblett 2 месяца назад +3

    Respect to all these hardworking men. People here in the UK have no idea who easy they have it.

  • @bobbalcom2658
    @bobbalcom2658 3 месяца назад

    One thing you should never say in a match factory..."Got a light?"

  • @jimbooo1365
    @jimbooo1365 8 дней назад

    I was waiting for them to make a single match from an entire tree 🤣

  • @norbertk.1473
    @norbertk.1473 10 месяцев назад +3

    Meist sind es unmenschliche Arbeitsverhältnisse, schlechte Bezahlung, unbezahlte Überstunden, Stress durch übermäßig-schnelle Akkordarbeit, eintönige Arbeiten, ununterbrochener Maschinenlärm, und einen Choleriker als Chef, lässt den Menschen nicht alt werden. Die Menschen die hier arbeiten müssen, sind nicht zu beneiden.

  • @112doc
    @112doc 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is a factory closed in the US and exported for unsafe working conditions.

    • @yacht-responce
      @yacht-responce 10 месяцев назад

      I don't get your point. US can make more safe and effective factory i guess. The only reason US don't do it is that it's not proficient than other factory or smth. Every nation have its own industrial development level. Before they themselves want it, nobody can force to upgrade the conditions. 🤷

    • @SocietyUnplugged
      @SocietyUnplugged Месяц назад

      ​@@yacht-responce "nobody can force to upgrade the conditions"
      There are no match factories in my country anymore becayse it's too expensive. This is a video of the last match making factory in my country before it closed. ruclips.net/video/Lt_GKGhOOBI/видео.html It's more profitable to move factories to low cost countries than modernizing.

  • @MikiCab1
    @MikiCab1 2 месяца назад +1

    I worked in a mind numbing job in a factory for 2 years when I was going to college. I hated my job every day. It paid for my college but I worked graveyard and went to school in the day and it was motivation to graduate as an engineer.

  • @patavinity1262
    @patavinity1262 16 дней назад +10

    For anyone who works in an office, staring at a computer all day, this is what *real* hard work looks like.

    • @3dmax010
      @3dmax010 15 дней назад +3

      You should know that there are mentally and physically challenging jobs.

  • @ashkenaze
    @ashkenaze 10 месяцев назад +5

    this is captivating to watch

  • @savvyplaysgames
    @savvyplaysgames 19 дней назад

    Imagine owning a factory that makes extremely flammable objects out of extremely flammable materials, then staffing that factory with walking workers comp claims...

  • @1.21Gigawatts_
    @1.21Gigawatts_ 9 месяцев назад

    I can't even imagine the injuries that took place here

  • @fintan3563
    @fintan3563 10 месяцев назад +7

    Man, one tiny spark 💥 and it’s all over!
    🔥🔥🔥

    • @traceymoores218
      @traceymoores218 10 месяцев назад

      😱

    • @StofStuiver
      @StofStuiver 2 месяца назад

      That would depend where that spark is.
      In reality, there are always sparks. And it usually doesnt create a fire or explosion. But at some point, it will, if it is possible to be at a point where highly flammable or explosive materials are.
      I did proces tech as first study and did internships at 4 different factories. Also worked in the sector for a while. There are dangers everywhere, also in factories in the west.
      But obviously not as seen here. Well, not anymore.
      Ive seen plenty of accidents. Thats in NL, with high safety standards.
      One spark however isnt likely to ignite anything. My first intern was actually at a bromine compound factory, mostly to make flame retardant materials (tbba and so). Went to see one factory hall with a batch reactor, where among other things, red phosphorus powder was thrown in aswell, from bags.
      I noticed it on the floor, which got redder as i got nearer the reactor. I mentioned it, but it was ok they said.
      The very same week, my first week, just a few days later, there was an explosion there. Someone had dropped a wrench and it had drawn spark. 2 of those guys i didnt see again in my 3 months there. They survived, but badly burnt.
      There are numerous sparks where metals meet. Usually nothing happens. Untill it does. And because the chance of it igniting something is actually low, people get complacent. They think, ah well, it happend before and nothing bad happened. So its ok.
      If every spark would mean a fire or explosion, things would not look the same at all. Anywhere, where burnable or explosive materials are.
      That low chance is actually the bigger hazard. You literally have to show people what happens when the material and spark meet, in the right conditions, to keep their guard on.

  • @SauronsEye
    @SauronsEye 10 месяцев назад +6

    Good to see they've all got their safety sandals on and there's a fire extinguisher too at 7:47
    A round of applause for the safety committee.

    • @jamesraymond1158
      @jamesraymond1158 10 месяцев назад +3

      no ear protection. they will all be deaf by age 50,

    • @jadneves
      @jadneves 10 месяцев назад +1

      A religião deles não permite mudanças da tradição

    • @frutt5k
      @frutt5k 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@jamesraymond1158 no one will get that old

    • @gavinjenkins899
      @gavinjenkins899 3 дня назад

      And whose fault is that? Yours. Because you'll never pay $1 more for the safety equipment providing brand, so they literally can't provide the equipment or they will go out of business to the other competitors. The consumer has 100% of the power in how safe it is. Demand to only buy things from safe places if this is important to you, and be willing to pay more. If not, it's on you.

    • @SauronsEye
      @SauronsEye 2 дня назад

      @@gavinjenkins899 Oh man, you're in so much luck. I've secured you a 12 month placement with this business.
      When can you start?
      I bet you're shaking with excitement at the prospect.
      Sure, you'll be putting your body in gross danger every day but remember, no safety in the work place means a more profitable business.

  • @jlee3925
    @jlee3925 18 дней назад +1

    Look at those machines! Engineering genius!!!

  • @jacobpaint
    @jacobpaint 23 дня назад

    I like the detailed step by step process. It’s interesting how some things are less precise than others as they have probably honed their process to use just enough effort relative to how much waste they can tolerate.
    Towards the end it seemed there was a small sorting step missing. We see the matches in the open boxes on the circular conveyor. One of the boxes has matches spilling out everywhere and will obviously be discarded but in the next shot they are on a straight conveyor and the boxes are being closed. The boxes at this stage are in groups that are either fully open or closed before reaching the part that slides in to close them. There must have been another section where they are transferred from the circular to straight conveyor during which some boxes fall closed and the messed up boxes are discarded.

  • @asmongoldsmouth9839
    @asmongoldsmouth9839 9 месяцев назад +6

    *Matches have banned in Canada for 25 years. I don't know where else in the world has done the same thing but I would imagine the match industry isn't worth much anymore. A pack of matches was 5 cents last time we still had them.*

    • @Knut-Kase
      @Knut-Kase 9 месяцев назад

      Wrong, not banned in Canada, if you think so prove it.
      Canada has roughly 40 million people, the planet has 7.888 billion people. Us Canadians are a tiny speck of a population compared to the rest of the world. To say because "we don't use them that the rest of the world must not use them" is absurdly stupid. So as a fellow Canadian - you are making us look stupid by stating that we banned matches 25 years ago considering I can go to Canadian tire and buy ez strike matches and waterproof matches or any dollarama and buy 12" long matches for candles, stoves and lanterns, or the fact that most grocery stores that sell tobacco still generally have matches for sale as well, sometimes you have to buy a whole box of matches.
      Next time try thinking before you speak/type or do 10 seconds of research so you don't come off as a know nothing know it all! Much more to world than you.

    • @Pioneers_Of_Cinema
      @Pioneers_Of_Cinema 9 месяцев назад

      You mean completely banned ? What do Canadians use?

    • @shadowhenge7118
      @shadowhenge7118 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@Pioneers_Of_Cinemathey just tell the campfire sorry so intently it spontaneously combusts.

    • @wendy-diannwendy-diann8060
      @wendy-diannwendy-diann8060 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@Pioneers_Of_CinemaLighters of course.

    • @kindablue1959
      @kindablue1959 2 месяца назад

      Nonsense, of course you can get matches in Canada. The 'strike-anywhere' ones are not commonly found but still around in some stores, but the 'safety' matches can be purchased just about anywhere.

  • @gillesbueno1153
    @gillesbueno1153 10 месяцев назад +12

    I love the safety measures taken to produce matches all along the video …

    • @frutt5k
      @frutt5k 10 месяцев назад +7

      Yes, not a chance a fire breaks out anywhere.

    • @mike160543
      @mike160543 9 месяцев назад +3

      And the man at the circular saw?

  • @lucianopasserini179
    @lucianopasserini179 9 месяцев назад +2

    Complimenti per il video e per la grande capacità dell'uomo a conseguire risultati sorprendenti ! Un grazie e un cordiale saluto da Luciano il perugino (Italia)😀🍀🍀🍀

  • @JohnDoe-lc9yj
    @JohnDoe-lc9yj 9 месяцев назад +1

    Q: Got a match?
    A: I haven't had a match since Superman died.

  • @michaelalando
    @michaelalando 10 месяцев назад +5

    Impressive. The factory was established in 1975. Almost 50yrs old technology still going strong.

    • @chloeuntrau4588
      @chloeuntrau4588 10 месяцев назад +4

      This technology is much older!

    • @michaelalando
      @michaelalando 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@chloeuntrau4588 It does actually seem so.

  • @paulvirdee6730
    @paulvirdee6730 10 месяцев назад +3

    GREAT WORK

  • @popkorn1988
    @popkorn1988 9 месяцев назад +1

    They didn't do any testing or testing for proper functioning and on the boxes there is no mention like "use before.." or on the expiry date😊

  • @robsalvv5853
    @robsalvv5853 19 дней назад

    I resisted the urge to put on my hearing protection whilst watching this clip - automatic habit after 34yrs of heavy industry factory working life.

  • @PauloRoberto-uk2wh
    @PauloRoberto-uk2wh 10 месяцев назад +5

    Muito fabuloso.Gostei da fabricação. É demais mesmo. Parabéns

    • @alegrias
      @alegrias 10 месяцев назад

      SUPER

  • @user-pm4nw5my7q
    @user-pm4nw5my7q 10 месяцев назад +9

    I wonder as to why the word "Crazy" used to name this video. I happily appreciate this team work because the manufacturer is using more manpower other than using new technologies and gave more chances to the ordinary people to uplift their living standards and it is not a crazy way it is the "BEST WAY" ... ❤👍🤛👋

    • @pilbomags488
      @pilbomags488 10 месяцев назад +1

      Relax snowflake. it's meant in a good way.

    • @dannydougin3925
      @dannydougin3925 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@pilbomags488 LOL snowflake ... talk about *old* school!