How Things Are Made

A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing

De: Tim Minshall

Narrado por: Tim Minshall

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Those that can do, those that can't teach

Positives
Great narration , a couple of amusing anecdotes.
Negatives
He is more interested in pushing the narrative that the world must eliminate production of excess CO2 than providing information on how thigs are made.

The title of the book is How things are made, not What we should all to to limit CO2 production in industrial processes and personal choice.

There were a few interesting bits but the author just glossed over details.
For example he mentions that a clothing factory was repurposed to provide reusable surgical gowns during Covid, replacing single use gowns that were no longer available.
Interesting but that story alone could use a lot more detail ,
Did the hospital stick with the reusable gowns after Covid?
Was there a net CO2 reduction compared to single use ,
Is the cost to the hospital more less or the same?
I would have been a lot more interested in details of how things are actually made and the challenges that go into making them rather than all the CO2 reduction stuff.
Even if he wanted to concentrate on that then more detail on the actual mechanics challenges and results would be interesting.
He talks about a sugar plant that has gone to zero waste and does provide a bit of detail but never mentions the bottom line , Does it save money?
He talked about a brief tour of some government digital robotic centre and it sounds impressive but no examples how how it has actually helped increase productivity in the real world.
His is a generals birds eye view of industry but if you are looking for the actual hand to hand combat of facing off against the reality of making things you will be left feeling unsatisfied.

Engrossing and Informative

Excellent overview of manufacturing, past, present, and future…and the problems and solutions inherent in the processes involved. Read by the author, (who has an exceptionally good voice).

as deep as google search allows it to be

the author seems tor rely heavily on google search for the write up - no depth.