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Packing ASE tubes and monster boxes
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Seems awfully inefficient, but the process looks cool!
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As long as it can keep up with the press/es it's efficient enough. Nuthin worse than having an over efficient machine sittin around doin nuttin. Especially since the Mint may be at an over-production stage about now.
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Seems awfully inefficient, but the process looks cool!
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As long as it can keep up with the press/es it's efficient enough. Nuthin worse than having an over efficient machine sittin around doin nuttin. Especially since the Mint may be at an over-production stage about now.
They bang out about 4 million ASE's per month. It's hard to believe that they use this process for all 48 million a year.
Of course, the machine may have been slowed for filming, and/or they have packing machines that can handle a higher volume.
I do like that they weigh each tube before packing, though.
Edit: Fixed ASE production numbers...
Doesn't seem like a system optimized to produce MS70 specimens.
I thought that the handling was pretty efficient, with only the edges being grasped or jostled by the machine. I do agree that a worker(s) were put out of a job because of the machine, but we have cars instead of horse buggies, now.
I am thrilled to see automation used properly. In this instance, automation is far superior to another Federal employee we have to take care of for the rest of their life.
Sorry to be so blunt, but I don't see very many excellent people in government - at any level.
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Funny though, after all of that automation a Human Being manually places them on the pallet!
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Seems awfully inefficient, but the process looks cool!
Auto Tuber - Bullion Packaging
As long as it can keep up with the press/es it's efficient enough. Nuthin worse than having an over efficient machine sittin around doin nuttin. Especially since the Mint may be at an over-production stage about now.
They bang out about 4 million ASE's per month. It's hard to believe that they use this process for all 48 million a year.
Of course, the machine may have been slowed for filming, and/or they have packing machines that can handle a higher volume.
I do like that they weigh each tube before packing, though.
Edit: Fixed ASE production numbers...
The Mint runs 3 shifts, 5 days a week to produce these. For June there are 22 working days so at 3 shifts per day that's 22 24 hour days. 22 x 24 = 528 hours in June x 60 minutes gives 31,680 working minutes. 4,000,000 coins divided by 31,680 minutes gives 126 coins per minute or a tad over 6 tubes per minute. Works for me.
as long as the rims are higher than the design I see nowhere in the process where a coin might be damaged as long as the machinery functions properly. stuff like this taking place since the 1970's at an ever faster pace has as much affect on the job market as our overseas competitors.