Quote Originally Posted by uls View Post
state-of-the-art manufacturing in the Philippines -- forging, stamping, injection molding

exactly like 19th century America
Actually still pretty much like 21st century manufacturing. The refinements in metallurgy, mechanical engineering, the introduction of controls and new techniques are the evident changes from these processes back then but essentially still the same.

19th Century America used steam engines and belt driven machinery at a point when a 4 megawatt DC generator was the size of 6 double deck buses parked in columns of 2.



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this is like jpdm cheerleading the Phil. auto/autoparts industry all over again

one can feel the energy and enthusiasm in his posts... the same energy and enthusiasm felt during the time of the PhUV

The PHUV was a disaster in an acronym, and an apocalyptic display of mediocrity in prototyping. Intolerant control freakery put an end to those threads.

But seriously, what industry do you hail from to speak with any measure of authority on the state of affairs here? This isn't a rhetorical question. Your posts appear to be more the byproduct of an unhappy childhood as opposed to opinions formed by any palpable technical merit.

You seem to be happy in putting down a multi-billion dollar sector with nothing more than snide remarks and youtube links to your fantastical world of mass-manufacturing demise. That is unfair to people who've put up businesses and dismisses the government efforts expended in setting these up.

The greatest fault of the automotive and manufacturing industry here, is the sheer neglect to project itself as a center of excellence when they perfectly can. Of course the *** appeal has little to do with impressing their clients as with impressing armchair pundits like you.

This isn't cheer leading, this is the state of affairs but there will never be enough facts to dissuade people like you from finding solace and happiness in the failure of this nation.