Manufacturing Mugs

Quality Control

Think Zero Defects

Made in China.

Unsafe factories in Bangladesh.

"We design them here, but the labor is cheaper in Hell."

"Hey, I saw you on the cover of Assembly Line Illustrated!!"

Business Hierarchy: Research and Development, Manufacturing Division, and Advertising and Promotion.

'Made in the USA with a little help from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, India, Mexico and China.'

R.I.P. American Manufacturing Jobs.

'...we have every new employee spend time on our assembly line. Eight hours, no breaks.'

"We don't build the toys anymore. We just order them from our factories overseas."

'It's an American classic, with parts from Japan and Canada and assembled in Mexico.'

'Hey! This box of 'made in America' stickers has a sticker on it that says 'made in Taiwan'.'

"Well if you don't agree with my count, then you do it."

"My mistake was buying shares in the company. I now worry about the lousy work I turn out."

"You know, boys, I could get this crap a lot cheaper from China."

'So, how's life among those dark, satanic light industrial units?'

Inspectors #2 and #3 inspect clothing.

Foreign Ownership Control in the US

Carbon footprints

'Nothing to complain about, sir. The new press works fantastically!'

"Back in the industrial age, this was, I believe, a steel mill."

'It kills production when we have to stop the line every thirty minutes for an upgrade.'

"As a manufacturer you're involved in a GLOBAL business and you need to cover yourself against all potential claims. . ."

'You wouldn't think it turned out ball bearings would you?'

Steel Works - 'How the devil did all this go down 7 3/8 today?'

The Kavec Corp - A wholly owned (but nevertheless on good terms with) subsidiary of T4 industries.

Man wearing a 'Manufacturing' float ring hesitates beside empty 'Qualified Labor pool'

'Here it is - the world's largest miniaturization plant.'

Glass Production

D.I.Y

' . . . and a surplus screw for the heck of it!'

Hold on until I punch the time clock.

Man at museum. See's a suit of armour labelled 'Made in Japan'.

'We deal mostly in rolling stock...'