Why USB3 Type-C Isn’t on More Cases | How Cables Are Made Factory Tour

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This factory tour shows how cables are made, especially USB 3.1 Type-C cables, in SanDian's factory in China. Cooler Master uses this factory for its cables.
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Part of this factory's testing is to establish that its USB 3 and Type-C cables actually reach rated speeds (some factories make fake USB 3 cables that don't reach speeds advertised), but it also looks at how long USB cables actually last by doing endurance connection cycle testing. The factory's primary job is to manufacture and assemble cables of all kinds, including HD Audio, front panel, and USB cables, and sell said cables to case manufacturers, phone manufacturers, or other partners in the industry. This factory does about 80,000 cables total per month, or up to 25,000 USB cables per month.
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@GamersNexus 5 жыл бұрын

Factory tour playlist here! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j5eEoNeVmpfHnH0.html Learn how copper heatpipes are made here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d6pdZ7p83Kmllnk.html And learn how motherboards are made here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdRxebd-xrmZgmQ.html

@dans6127 5 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying this video series, but there's this music that plays through my head on every one LOL kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eeB1dJOQv9XOeaM.html

@hazonku 5 жыл бұрын

Votes How It's Made Tech Jesus edition becomes an annual thing.

@cataria3903 5 жыл бұрын

i would have thought, the cable production process would have been way way more automated, so really surprising for me, thx for those videos, quite interesting and surprising at times.

@Zarcondeegrissom 5 жыл бұрын

Aluminum wires, grrrr. If I had a dollar for every time I ordered a cable with the expectation I could modify it for another purpose, only for it to end up being Aluminum instead of copper. I hate working with Aluminum wire, I have no clue how others think you can solder aluminum wire without getting cold solder joints, lol. OK, I'll go back to gawking at Klingon ships by the Gelato dispensers, lol. Great stuff Steve and crew, B)

@jayredeye6889 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe slow down the narration a bit? It isnt a race. I'd love to sit back and relax while I take your vids in. This is exhausting. I work in manufacturing so I like to get a basic understanding of what the process is and what the machine is doing visually before you cut to the next scene. Some of this is complex stuff from the machinery and controls aspect.

@poeticsilence047 5 жыл бұрын

I definitely have a new found respect for USB-C.

@nocturnal0072 5 жыл бұрын

I use it all the time. It's the bees knees. External hard drive, cell phone, PC, etc...

@fuhrerhosty 5 жыл бұрын

Nocturnal 007 And I don’t have a single device which uses usb-c 😬

@jakegarrett8109 5 жыл бұрын

I know, last (USB C to USB A) cable I bought was at Dollar Tree (where everything is $1). I mean, it works, charged my phone and transferred the 50 GB of video pretty fast. What is more shocking are some of the $1 to $2 HDMI cables I've bought online, those things were seriously tough. I had my PS3 on the floor of my bedroom, and every day I must have tripped over that cord and yanked it out probably 3x per day on average. Cable lasted over a year... 15 ft HDMI cable for $2 that can do that, crazy when people spend $50 on a "heavy duty" or just regular HDMI from a store like BestBuy, like come on, is everyone else like me and seriously tripping over the cable and shutting the door on it several times a day? I wouldn't be abusing a $50 cable that way though! Edit: added that it was a USB C for my phone

@0xsergy 5 жыл бұрын

@@jakegarrett8109 for 120hz I had to get an expensive HDMI cable cause most don't support that update rate

@hmoham 5 жыл бұрын

For me I have a new found y respect for the workers and companies making them, I thought it was largely automated, never thought there were so many points of quality control required for one cable.

@Voidward 5 жыл бұрын

It's like an episode of How It's Made, hosted by Tech Jesus.

@mazt9561 5 жыл бұрын

Was thinking of the exact same thing!

@darthkarl99 5 жыл бұрын

It basically is a episode of that.

@ashutoshsamal4287 5 жыл бұрын

But more detailed

@nocturnal0072 5 жыл бұрын

Just as addictive. 👍

@ConstantinDumitru 5 жыл бұрын

These are great!

@agenericaccount3935 5 жыл бұрын

I love the high tech enclosure for that machine around 3:49. I also love the tours. Actually.

@erko4 5 жыл бұрын

Safety first!

@ionstorm66 5 жыл бұрын

@@erko4 The cardboard is probably for exactly what Steve said it was for, to contain all the waste.

@ColwellMarcus 5 жыл бұрын

OSHA certified machine guarding.

@leocurious9919 5 жыл бұрын

It might actually just be there for the video.

@CaveyMoth 4 жыл бұрын

You could live in there after you're done working.

@sageosaka 5 жыл бұрын

Wow it's crazy how much manual work goes into these.

@kionera96 5 жыл бұрын

That explains why the industry is slow in moving to Type-C

@txtpeer5179 5 жыл бұрын

@Tadas Nanartonis The most useless tech i ever see !

@excitedbox5705 5 жыл бұрын

@Tadas Nanartonis I think he meant the industries such as cell phones and computers (as in consumer products) not industry in general.

@sobolanul96 5 жыл бұрын

@Tadas Nanartonis I have an old pc that doesn't have usb3 and had the intention of adding a pci card for that thinking that it is too slow. While using an external HDD I noticed transfer speeds of over 30MB/s. Decent enough for my needs. Often people are tricked that usb2 is slow because they judge it by the speeds of reading/writing usb flashdrives.

@KurosawaIsamu 5 жыл бұрын

@@sobolanul96 USB2 is slow, You're the one limiting the use case to file data transfer. USB-C/Thunderbolt are expected to push high resolution displays, two way GPU pass through, Ethernet and a host of standard USB devices passing data back and fourth from a single port. Consumer devices are quickly moving toward USB-C specifically for its multi-purpose high data rate capabilities but also its variable profile based powder delivery capabilities. The Nintendo Switch uses it for the same display/ethernet/device connection modern laptops are using. The reason people want it as front I/O on desktop cases is because for many the upgrade cycle is slower than other devices and they don't want to be left without the capability before the next upgrade when every other device they use has switched to type-c.

@txisbest2010 5 жыл бұрын

Because USB3.0 is more than enough for 99% of the use cases. Type-C is only needed for mobiles devices and laptops for its small size and functionality. Plus most of our devices still uses USB-A

@connor040606 5 жыл бұрын

These indepth factory tours are absolutely amazing, Thanks GN team!

@peterjansen4826 5 жыл бұрын

It certainly is interesting to see it.

@theseabass 5 жыл бұрын

You guys should create a playlist that includes all the factory tour videos you've been doing recently. It would make it really easy in the future for us to come back to them. Great work regardless!

@BrumBrumBryn 5 жыл бұрын

They have, it's pinned to this video

@Sophistry0001 5 жыл бұрын

I really don't mind paying the extra 10 bucks or whatever for a USB type C that's validated on a PC case. Love this kind of content too, I love seeing this side of things. Usually only ever see the finished product and not the work and tech that goes into making it.

@zubairsaifi5850 3 жыл бұрын

But your extra money won't reach down the manual labour.

@DoctorX17 5 жыл бұрын

I love the mix of off-the-shelf and custom hardware they hacked together to make things as efficient as they have. But man, it's crazy how much more work a Type C cable is...

@castigo1986 5 жыл бұрын

If this isn't high quality technical and industry journalism, I don't know what is. I also appreciate the interest in the workers' condition, that's what makes this journalism. Bravo.

@ebol08 5 жыл бұрын

6:26 6 cables per hour??? That's 10 minutes per cable!!

@md.imamulislam7 5 жыл бұрын

r/theydidthemath

@xaytana 5 жыл бұрын

There's also 24 wires to separate, order, put a comb on, and tape up. I'm also assuming they're also doing both sides of the cable, so it's actually 5 minutes per end, which is actually a really decent time to do this in. If you think this process takes too long, you've clearly never made any kind of cable before.

@jakegarrett8109 5 жыл бұрын

@@xaytana Still seems excessive (I mean, you can build a nice looking computer in 30 minutes). I can solder up a quadcopter in 30 minutes too (3 wires per motor, a signal wire for each motor from the motor drivers to the flight controller, camera to flight controller and power wires, then to video transmitter needs power wires, flight controller to receiver (both also need power wires)). If I had my stuff laying out on the table ready to go, it would take like 8 to 10 minutes for a quadcopter build if I'm just soldering and have the motors already bolted to the frame and have it planned out. Wires always do seem to take longer than they should, but I don't own a crimp tool, so I always have to make do with just a pair of pliers if I'm making a non-soldered cable. I'm a little surprised it takes 5 minutes per side though, that seems really long to me (I'm sure it would take me 3x longer the first time, but if that's my only job, I would think 3 minutes max per side, so 10 cables per hour)

@Google_Does_Evil_Now 5 жыл бұрын

@@jakegarrett8109 I'd like you to actually time a job. Do this a few times so you get used to it. Then you'll get a realistic time frame for how long things take.

@Google_Does_Evil_Now 5 жыл бұрын

I'd be surprised if a machine is not invented for doing this part.

@dvnamis_actual 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine doing these for 8-12 hours a day 😵 what a soul crushing jobs.

@twogruden9943 5 жыл бұрын

While watching this I was thinking how quickly I would go insane if I had to do jobs like this day-in and out. Soul crushing is the perfect way to describe it, don't know how they do it.

@1pcfred 5 жыл бұрын

I've worked in manufacturing. It's a job. Tedious work builds character.

@1pcfred 5 жыл бұрын

@@spell105 be happy in your work

@Me1le 5 жыл бұрын

Employees might not do the same thing all day long. In the production plant I used to work people would be switched with each other every few hours. So that there's some variation in monotony.

@PrimiusLovin 4 жыл бұрын

I hope they have other jobs places to rotate people around in that factory, because yes, I fear for the sanity of these people!

@S.ASmith 5 жыл бұрын

People think a lot of manufacturing is all automated. It's not really. Even here in the UK all marine cables are pretty much made by hand or are only semi-automated (ie: for MCIL connector types it is semi-automated). Subsea fibre cables that stretch hundreds of miles have been spliced, by people like me, using fusion splicing tools and then injection moulding Polyurethane after cleaning, shielding & such... It's a stressful job at times

@FredPalmerJr1 5 жыл бұрын

Great behind the scenes tour. Very impressed. Thank you Steve. Great job on the narrating. 👍

@xzaviastreet 5 жыл бұрын

Gamers nexus literally offers more knowledge & much higher production value than what Discovery channel would

@CaveyMoth 4 жыл бұрын

But he doesn't have that classic 'How It's Made' music.

@ChannelRejss 5 жыл бұрын

This is great. I love that you covered cables since it's often considered a cheap product that's probably fully machined automaticaly. This goes to show how much work goes into the creation of these products.

@samuelm5140 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome job, GN crew! And shout out to CoolerMaster going the extra mile to extend cable lifespan. Respect 👍

@itsthatYEStoogoodguy 5 жыл бұрын

Next Noctua Fans how it's made!?

@brewcityboatclub8299 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most impressive shows of quality control I've ever seen, goddamn awesome

@taomoonsworkshop9113 3 жыл бұрын

That was a thoroughly cool tour. Thank you.

@Josh-sz7co 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea how much work goes into this stuff. I've been watching the factory tours playlist and have even more respect for factory workers.

@dongurudebro4579 5 жыл бұрын

Just want to say thank you for those awesome factory and manufactur tours. Every single one of them was and surely will be superb, thank you!

@GamersNexus 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@baddog9188 5 жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus Any news on XL gaming mouse pad? i'd love a dark colored one from GN!

@Boborjan1986 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve for the nostalgia, my first job was at a cable factory in Hungary. :)

@graham1035 5 жыл бұрын

I love these factory tours, you're showing a side of the PC world I'm interested in but have never seen.

@owenness6146 5 жыл бұрын

I found this really helpful, & I appreciate the look into the manufacturing side of the user experience.

@JD-McC 5 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of content I find exceptional value in. Thanks GN.

@veemyu 5 жыл бұрын

This is the German "Sendung mit der Maus" in tech form I absolutely love it. Must be a lot of effort for your Team. Keep it up!

@DrakkarCalethiel 5 жыл бұрын

Love those factory tours, keep em going!

@weezin99 5 жыл бұрын

This is really really cool. Please more videos like this

@giovannip.1433 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving us a better appreciation of the tech we take for granted.

@g10118 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. Loving this series my man!

@NicoIsntHere 5 жыл бұрын

This kind of content is top tier! Not only does it give me a new found appreciation for the tech in my case it educates me. Take my like!

@Str8UpMollyWhopped 5 жыл бұрын

These types of videos are just incredible. I really appreciate the hard work you guys put into your content. Thank you!

@danielspellingclausen4669 5 жыл бұрын

This was way more interesting than I thought initially... Good job GN!

@mugflub 4 жыл бұрын

What a great channel, you guys have become. I remember when you just started. Content was A+ right from the beginning.

@ColbyWanShinobi 5 жыл бұрын

This was super fascinating. Thanks for making this video!

@74LS_NE555 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve and team this is really good content

@kelownatechkid 5 жыл бұрын

Impressed as ever by your hard work guys. Keep it up, it's highly appreciated.

@tizzimah7374 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent coverage, Steve. I love how this shows both automation and operator assembly. Only thing I'm surprised at was how one bench guy was plugging plug/pin connections without some type of guide.

@mikechambers9129 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Really enjoyed this.

@MrWilmaDickfitt 5 жыл бұрын

Wish this video was 2x longer, those were some interesting machines. Looking forward to more factory tours

@biniar__ 5 жыл бұрын

That was so cool to watch!

@koldfizzion3762 5 жыл бұрын

Kick ass video. I would love to see more videos like this one. Reminds me of the TV show “How it’s made”. But only about computer stuff instead of just anything. Love it. Keep up the good work. Thanks

@TechDunk 5 жыл бұрын

Love these factory tours!

@C5drummer 5 жыл бұрын

Most people have NO IDEA how things are made...and just how complex it is to make sure all things work together seamlessly. Great detail here. Thanx much!

@schniezelIX 5 жыл бұрын

All the labor that goes into making a pc case, gotta appreciate that.

@ELJefeReviews 5 жыл бұрын

Great video guys!

@LiquidRetro 5 жыл бұрын

Love the factory tours

@whiteburr 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best GN content series so far

@kennuimuffins2426 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this. To some people, these factory tours are boring for boring items, but it is great insight into manufacturing.

@vskye1 5 жыл бұрын

I really never gave much thought into the cable making process before. Thanks!

@Rayzor714 5 жыл бұрын

Monotonous but necessary work. Great tour vid GN

@NEONSPY008 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all ways doing something different that is still informative and interesting.

@ktmdukenz 5 жыл бұрын

That was mesmerizing.

@nate30 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these series thankyou personally

@meareweird7714 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the additional information on the working conditions in these factories. It's interesting to know how the workers preparing our hobby, or professional, items are treated.

@CalifLove 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent work Steve. Very cool stuff that we don't really see anywhere else. Cant even be mad about the cost of USB-C cables anymore...

@justin.s9783 5 жыл бұрын

I like factory tours . Good vid .

@tfkoincognito 5 жыл бұрын

Love these tours. Gaining a lot of respect for these people, Not that I didn't already respect them but love having seen how it's done.

@WiseOldNPC 5 жыл бұрын

I love this series you guys have been doing with the "how its made" for tech fans. It's great!

@Maxjoker98 5 жыл бұрын

9:32 Looks like they are assembling turrets for GLaDOS :O

@ixflqr 5 жыл бұрын

That was awesome. Cool post.

@PainterVierax 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video, thanks. That series of factory tour is amazing ! 7:30 First time I see a wave-soldering machine.

@Netsuko 5 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how we don't even think about the work that goes into something so "simple" as a cable. It's pretty eye opening sometimes. And it makes me appreciate the work these people have to do every day a lot more.

@nrgia 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Thanks GN

@ssmeshedy 5 жыл бұрын

I’m so “wired up” with the tour videos... another great coverage

@SirNickyT 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these.

@forlexer 5 жыл бұрын

they take the dinglepop and they smooth it out with a bunch of schleem. The schleem is then repurposed for later batches. They take the dinglebop and they push it through the grumbo, where the fleeb is rubbed against it. It's important that the fleeb is rubbed, because the fleeb has all of the fleeb juice.

@jasonr9157 5 жыл бұрын

getting schwifty in here

@greggv8 5 жыл бұрын

A push on the pushem and a pull on the pullem, or is it pull the pushem and push the pullem?

@MottyGlix 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8lnepqptK2WcZs.html

@OVERKILL_PINBALL 5 жыл бұрын

Steve, a man who boldy goes where no man has gone before! (Ty love these videos!)

@msimon6808 Жыл бұрын

A technical ad. Thank THE MAKER !! I book marked the link.

@txtpeer5179 5 жыл бұрын

Ty Steve for this awesome factory tour ! Quality content like always !

@jinx0192 5 жыл бұрын

Now I know why I could only find a handful of cases with a USB type c front panel connector.

@tarax007 5 жыл бұрын

Very coo. This explains A LOT!

@DragonProtector 5 жыл бұрын

Wow I never knew it was so complicated and so many steps needed for usb c wires to be made.

@theoneyoudontsee8315 5 жыл бұрын

the little things that matter. thank you steve!

@GameTL 5 жыл бұрын

Wow Respect to all the workers, didn't know that it was that complicated or not machined.

@vincepale 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@LiLBitsDK 5 жыл бұрын

@GamersNexus all these tours are AMAZING! Thanks a lot for doing them, very interesting to see how all the goodies we love are made :D

@lostalx 5 жыл бұрын

GN content is really top class, these series of factory tours are solid. Maybe sometime you can actually let us have the CPU clean room factory videos, especially the multi million dollar ASML system phases too, please ? Thank you Tech Jesus !

@wpherigo1 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks.

@Symbol1313 5 жыл бұрын

I love this. Idk why, but I just do. Keep up the good work!

@rogerhazen3664 5 жыл бұрын

love love these types of videos. plz make more, gfx card one? SSDs? idc they are all ~typically~ pretty cool processes

@ethan_99705 5 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool to see how it's actually made

@Szklana147 5 жыл бұрын

This is so cool content! More!

@jihadao 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating.

@585585MC 5 жыл бұрын

What I really like of this video is the camera focus.

@Reviewing_Playing_and_More_RPM 5 жыл бұрын

wow really great, love learning about this stuff...

@osgrov 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing content guys. These factory tours put you well ahead of anyone in the tech space currently. As if you weren't already, but hey.. Very well done, I'm impressed. This certainly explains why USB-C is so expensive. It's almost crazy-talk seeing how each cable is manually made, and upwards of 10 minutes per cable!? Damn. I've always assumed that most/all cheap cables are fully made by machines.

@rohscx 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing 😉

@bambooex 5 жыл бұрын

this is super cool.

@the360gaming5 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video

@TrueThanny 5 жыл бұрын

Somebody needs to do some serious work on automating Type-C cables. That's just a ridiculous amount of manual intervention.

@SahilP2648 5 жыл бұрын

It actually can be done. I am not sure if these are the only guys or one of the few guys who can't build newer machines to fit the purpose. I guess the major factor here is dexterity and precision. I think some companies may have already thought about this as a business opportunity and started building their own USB C cable routing machines.

@maratpirate6343 5 жыл бұрын

This cant be the most advanced usb c production, more like pc cables favtory added new line for the usb c order from cooler master

@gungrave10 5 жыл бұрын

@@SahilP2648 its certainly is, but it will cost a fortune. Manual labor might cost a lot more in the long run, but it is flexible(cable length and whatnot) and provide lower risk for small factory

@RannonSi 5 жыл бұрын

I think part of the problem is that it'd take too long for it to pay for itself.

@FiscalRangersFlorida 5 жыл бұрын

The cost of labor is so cheap, it is more costly to automate. As machines develop AI to repeat human motions, it could be cheaper to automate.