Crazy Way they Produce Billion of Matches Every Year

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11 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@1dutchmeteor 2 ай бұрын

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

@TheGreatMarcus 2 ай бұрын

Yeah so extremely close😅

@ChocoLater1 2 ай бұрын

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

@tirkentube Ай бұрын

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

@patbrennan6572 Ай бұрын

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

@thebigragu009 3 ай бұрын

Their comfort level around that saw gives me anxiety.

@infomercialwars 22 күн бұрын

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 20 күн бұрын

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

@trvman1 2 күн бұрын

Well, this is what you call manual labor alright :) Good grief, those guys stripping off the bark by HAND and probably make 25 bucks a day doing that all day.

@infomercialwars 2 күн бұрын

@@trvman1 the result of obscene numbers of people desperate for jobs and the irony is if all of them organized they would have better conditions. Unfortunately for them theirs' is just like ours is not set up for such things unless you're willing to shed some blood and most people aren't. It's depressing actually so many millions of people who have no power and they don't understand a better way other than drudgery for shit wages.

@francoisdubois80 3 ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

You sure it wasn't 1895 ?

@everydaycompress4259 Ай бұрын

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

@stuwest3653 Ай бұрын

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

@beardedknits Ай бұрын

Heidelberg still produce printing presses today.

@llorttaf Ай бұрын

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

@aznxknight Ай бұрын

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

@Greek316 Ай бұрын

This is my dream job! :D

@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid Ай бұрын

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. Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

@@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. Ай бұрын

@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

@overtaxedcitizen4975 10 ай бұрын

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

@number62 3 ай бұрын

Kumar, not Jamal. Jamals don't work.

@HansZarkovPhD Ай бұрын

You forgot sanjay patel

@PotatoeSnow Ай бұрын

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

@spaceframe123 Ай бұрын

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

@TapeLV 24 күн бұрын

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

@JorgeForge 4 ай бұрын

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

@solonsaturngaming3727 2 ай бұрын

and How! XD

@lucaskp16 2 ай бұрын

good thing then these are safety matches

@jermalshemism3367 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Safety matches, no worry

@edopizza 10 ай бұрын

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

@loam Күн бұрын

Step 2: SCREAM!!!

@johnhealy9231 10 ай бұрын

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

@ravikiran4495 2 ай бұрын

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

@pava682 Ай бұрын

So true...

@edwardranno7119 Ай бұрын

Yes it can happen!

@PotatoeSnow Ай бұрын

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

@jotadejuan9974 Ай бұрын

@rjwh67220 10 ай бұрын

That looks insanely dangerous.

@zteveh 10 ай бұрын

They were wearing safety sandals!

@ethanpschwartz 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Looks insanely sexy

@sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312 10 ай бұрын

breathing is also dangerous or drinking water too.

@rjwh67220 10 ай бұрын

@@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.

@marklangley7135 Ай бұрын

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

@JailBo-id7ko 28 күн бұрын

I bet they're less miserable than you

@StealingTealPeels 22 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

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

@pixel8119 21 күн бұрын

@@StealingTealPeels loser

@cadillaccole8271 20 күн бұрын

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

@BLDRUNNER81 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

@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 10 ай бұрын

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

@wanderingfido 10 ай бұрын

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

@jamess1787 10 ай бұрын

@@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)

@senthilkr1970 11 ай бұрын

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

@johnhili8664 10 ай бұрын

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

@malkomes 2 ай бұрын

Great video.

@idunnogin 11 ай бұрын

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

@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide 10 ай бұрын

They don’t make fire

@christophergates5546 10 ай бұрын

7:51. Fire extinguisher on the back wall

@wendy-diannwendy-diann8060 9 ай бұрын

@@christophergates5546Oh hallelujah. Thank goodness for that lol

@fredjimbob2962 2 ай бұрын

No hearing protection either.

@nickcatling7724 Ай бұрын

Probably somewhere with all the safety guards and emergency stop buttons.

@Mochi-lf5rz 5 сағат бұрын

Actual Splinter factory, the workers don't even care anymore 😂3:23 Bro just has 2 massive Splinters on his arm casually

@BBBCanada1 9 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

Everyday the fun would never end

@nathanjamesbaker Ай бұрын

I seriously doubt smoking is allowed anywhere near that factory.

@Brian-ig2nb 7 күн бұрын

@@nathanjamesbakerhell, they probably encourage it 😂

@ChrisBreemer 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Was that the guy who was barefoot? lol

@ChrisBreemer 10 ай бұрын

@@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 10 ай бұрын

@@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 9 ай бұрын

@@SergeantExtremeSorry to disappoint but I still use matches.

@ChrisBreemer 9 ай бұрын

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

@johnr5252 10 ай бұрын

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

@lonewolfmtnz 10 ай бұрын

when arsonists dream

@kev-larscuba2323 Ай бұрын

Under rated comment 🫡

@Issblodh Ай бұрын

You mean arsonists wet dream

@known3617 23 күн бұрын

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

@terrycrews1584 23 күн бұрын

@@known3617Submitted an anonymous tip, thanks 😊

@bobhedges 10 ай бұрын

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

@robertwest3093 10 ай бұрын

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

@tqasim3032 10 ай бұрын

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

@CurCam713 2 ай бұрын

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

@jasonkhanlar9520 28 күн бұрын

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

@aurian18 22 күн бұрын

Europeans are responsible for all of modernity

@kobayashimaru8114 10 ай бұрын

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

@Max-uv3eg 10 ай бұрын

10:57

@airspeed_alive 10 ай бұрын

Nahh some where upside down 😂😂😂😂

@SteffenLachele 5 ай бұрын

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

@wyattcole5452 Ай бұрын

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

@Beholdstyle Ай бұрын

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

@mike160543 10 ай бұрын

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

@moman19701 10 ай бұрын

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

@mike160543 10 ай бұрын

@@moman19701 Is life cheaper offshore?

@scouseaussie1638 9 ай бұрын

I don’t worry

@peterpickguitar 2 ай бұрын

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

@lucaskp16 2 ай бұрын

@@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.

@riverraisin1 11 ай бұрын

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

@basilpunton5702 11 ай бұрын

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

@dougdileo4727 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@catsandcrafts171 10 ай бұрын

@@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 10 ай бұрын

i have seen only chinese letters on those equipments

@rickrodriguez7118 10 ай бұрын

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

@MACizera 25 күн бұрын

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

@leokimvideo 10 ай бұрын

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

@Patco11 10 ай бұрын

They were given the day off when they filmed video.

@RosinDaddy5280 10 ай бұрын

@@Patco11😂😂😂😂❤🎉

@jroc2201 10 ай бұрын

They're on a smoke break

@jpmking9635 10 ай бұрын

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

@joelfenner 10 ай бұрын

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

@sonamoo919 11 ай бұрын

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!

@hotcoffee5555 10 күн бұрын

This video shows how machines that were used a long time ago in Japan are still being used today in developing countries. Japanese machines are surprisingly long-lasting.

@gambit-eburg3522 8 ай бұрын

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

@khalidm102 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@reddwarfer999 10 ай бұрын

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

@PinkTaco123 3 ай бұрын

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

@MomMom4Cubs Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

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

@brucewilson1958 11 ай бұрын

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.

@yolamontalvan9502 11 ай бұрын

That's Google Algorithms, it can read minds.

@scouseaussie1638 9 ай бұрын

You mean a matchstick

@wendy-diannwendy-diann8060 9 ай бұрын

@@scouseaussie1638Oh give poor old Bruce a break!!! lol Stick match. I love it lol

@madininafree2369 2 ай бұрын

That’s creepy

@MDE_never_dies Ай бұрын

It knows what you want

@jekku4688 10 ай бұрын

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

@colrennie5936 3 ай бұрын

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

@jbj27406 11 ай бұрын

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

@jason_v12345 10 ай бұрын

Archaic but modern. Those are literally opposites.

@jbj27406 10 ай бұрын

@@jason_v12345 That's the astonishing part.

@VesperTV_ 9 ай бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking.

@fluffymacaw933 3 ай бұрын

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

@laurilink7512 10 ай бұрын

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

@juanfranciscogutierrezpatr5270 9 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

No Mexico Pakistan See clothes

@shilicaso 5 ай бұрын

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

@dj1rst 10 ай бұрын

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.

@loulou7548 10 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

Taqqabal allah dikrallah akhi al karim

@vooveks 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

That's our good friend Capitalism at work

@blidge8282 10 ай бұрын

@@maninamerica2046 Because it's true

@selfhealing1047 10 ай бұрын

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

@generalkayoss7347 10 ай бұрын

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

@blidge8282 10 ай бұрын

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

@terrysteichen873 10 ай бұрын

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

@wolfgangjr74 2 ай бұрын

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

@HoneyMarketingBoard 3 ай бұрын

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

@AB-gn1ey 2 ай бұрын

with slave labor

@curtbonnell4308 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Not to mention the saw at the beginning...

@DaughterOfDrakes Күн бұрын

In this fashion, they manufacture billions of matches, and nearly 500,000 of them make it into matchbooks!

@MarcelHVAC 10 ай бұрын

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

@RonDavis-wl6wy 10 күн бұрын

The noise cannot be matched

@RichardHamblett 2 ай бұрын

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

@pamelanaylor7761 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

No Kidding! That guy with the bandsaw!!

@happylittlemonk 10 ай бұрын

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

@HowieZ-iw2jc 9 ай бұрын

ugfo jihs yfu

@pamelanaylor7761 9 ай бұрын

@@HowieZ-iw2jc translate to English please !

@sergey-sv 9 ай бұрын

😱 💪. 👍 👏👏👏

@gasser5001 18 күн бұрын

The creation of all the machinery is mind-blowing.

@MikiCab1 2 ай бұрын

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.

@hanineaalou437 11 ай бұрын

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

@mindaugasv85 2 ай бұрын

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

@kindablue1959 2 ай бұрын

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

@legionariodemilbatallas_57-62 11 ай бұрын

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

@jordick8427 2 ай бұрын

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

@Celler2 Ай бұрын

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.

@jimmerhardy 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@HULLGRAFFITI Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@davids6533 11 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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!

@gavinjenkins899 17 күн бұрын

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

@JohnDoe-lc9yj 10 ай бұрын

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

@raydunakin 11 ай бұрын

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

@user-wg2de2wr2d 11 ай бұрын

... by SAAS -> Secret Advanced Antigravity System! 🤣

@frutt5k 11 ай бұрын

a wood magnet keeps them in place

@waitawhileexplorer3904 10 ай бұрын

They are in world of their own.

@dougdileo4727 10 ай бұрын

vacuum

@peterpickguitar 2 ай бұрын

Static electricity

@112doc 11 ай бұрын

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

@yacht-responce 10 ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@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. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtqPeq54zbWzcn0.html It's more profitable to move factories to low cost countries than modernizing.

@tomasm2128 21 күн бұрын

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

@Dawgoalie2 9 күн бұрын

I worked at the last American wooden match mill before it closed, and am surprised many of the machines and processes were the same. It is interesting to see what they do by hand vs what we did and the lack of certain safety measures/quality control that honestly are not hard or expensive to implement but I guess that is what you expect when outsourcing products. I'm sure some of the workers get some gnarly injuries with no workers comp

@miguelsuarez8010 11 ай бұрын

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

@user-lh4tm3fv2z 11 ай бұрын

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

@miguelsuarez8010 11 ай бұрын

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

@riverraisin1 11 ай бұрын

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

@eisbeinGermany 11 ай бұрын

@@riverraisin1

@miguelsuarez8010 11 ай бұрын

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

@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043 11 ай бұрын

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

@Drchat-vr1gr 27 күн бұрын

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

@ka0t1k1 Ай бұрын

In america i cant take a shit without a guard on the toilet paper holder. Their operations are crazy

@fromfilmtocode 10 ай бұрын

Hopefully they maintain their sprinkler system often.

@saschah1098 10 ай бұрын

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

@coloradostrong 10 ай бұрын

Yes, Germany. A once great nation.

@saschah1098 10 ай бұрын

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

@Mechaneer 18 күн бұрын

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

@joshuaandrews1757 20 күн бұрын

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

@user-ue3gx4yw8f 8 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@baden271 2 ай бұрын

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

@travispratt6327 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

this is all unskilled work

@mcfly7 2 ай бұрын

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

@MrRez808 10 ай бұрын

I love all the OHS policy and procedures they have.

@gregsmarth3581 10 ай бұрын

...musta missed that part...

@gavinjenkins899 17 күн бұрын

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.

@carbo3017 9 ай бұрын

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

@meldroc 5 ай бұрын

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

@sepplee5812 22 күн бұрын

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…

@pepebiondi5962 10 ай бұрын

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

@williamarielrendonsolano7165 11 ай бұрын

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

@savvyplaysgames Ай бұрын

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

@gvvggvgjj6724 3 ай бұрын

انسجام تام في سير العمل بين مختلف مرافق التصنيع ، بارك الله في هؤلاء ألرجال جميعا ، ( MOROCCO )

@andyb6120 10 ай бұрын

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

@ashkenaze 11 ай бұрын

this is captivating to watch

@danielbrock4936 9 күн бұрын

anyone ever looked @6:26 and wondered "Man I wonder how awesome that would look when all those matches go up at once." But then probably be the whole factory going at once...

@jimbooo1365 22 күн бұрын

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

@harborwolf22 Ай бұрын

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

@SauronsEye 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@jadneves 11 ай бұрын

A religião deles não permite mudanças da tradição

@frutt5k 11 ай бұрын

@@jamesraymond1158 no one will get that old

@gavinjenkins899 17 күн бұрын

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 16 күн бұрын

@@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.

@asmongoldsmouth9839 10 ай бұрын

*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 10 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

You mean completely banned ? What do Canadians use?

@shadowhenge7118 9 ай бұрын

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

@wendy-diannwendy-diann8060 9 ай бұрын

@@Pioneers_Of_CinemaLighters of course.

@kindablue1959 2 ай бұрын

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.

@b14ckyy 27 күн бұрын

Seeing how these people work, I'd not be surprised if some matchsticks are actually made out of bones by accident.

@ToddBrooks-gm6hy Ай бұрын

I stop by periodically and strike up a conversation with whomever is working that shift.

@norbertk.1473 10 ай бұрын

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.

@h.huffen-puff4105 10 ай бұрын

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

@commontater8630 3 ай бұрын

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

@entropybentwhistle 2 ай бұрын

“Hey, buddy, got a match?” “Yeah…a baboon’s butt and your face! Hehehe!” (Repeats joke one million times…)

@sidneydawe9937 2 ай бұрын

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

@RichardHamblett 2 ай бұрын

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

@gillesbueno1153 11 ай бұрын

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

@frutt5k 11 ай бұрын

Yes, not a chance a fire breaks out anywhere.

@mike160543 10 ай бұрын

And the man at the circular saw?

@fintan3563 11 ай бұрын

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

@traceymoores218 10 ай бұрын

😱

@StofStuiver 2 ай бұрын

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.