Crazy Way they Produce Billion of Matches Every Year

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  • čas přidán 20. 06. 2023
  • 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
    @The__Outlaw Před měsícem +542

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

    • @1dutchmeteor
      @1dutchmeteor Před měsícem +134

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

    • @TheGreatMarcus
      @TheGreatMarcus Před měsícem +9

      Yeah so extremely close😅

    • @ChocoLater1
      @ChocoLater1 Před měsícem +15

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

    • @tirkentube
      @tirkentube Před měsícem +11

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

    • @patbrennan6572
      @patbrennan6572 Před měsícem +8

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

  • @thebigragu009
    @thebigragu009 Před 2 měsíci +205

    Their comfort level around that saw gives me anxiety.

    • @infomercialwars
      @infomercialwars Před 7 dny +1

      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
      @formdusktilldeath Před 5 dny +1

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

  • @overtaxedcitizen4975
    @overtaxedcitizen4975 Před 9 měsíci +242

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

    • @number62
      @number62 Před 2 měsíci +36

      Kumar, not Jamal. Jamals don't work.

    • @HansZarkovPhD
      @HansZarkovPhD Před 27 dny +4

      You forgot sanjay patel

    • @PotatoeSnow
      @PotatoeSnow Před 22 dny +5

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

    • @spaceframe123
      @spaceframe123 Před 16 dny +6

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

    • @TapeLV
      @TapeLV Před 9 dny +1

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

  • @francoisdubois80
    @francoisdubois80 Před 2 měsíci +176

    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
      @johnreed5670 Před měsícem +8

      You sure it wasn't 1895 ?

    • @everydaycompress4259
      @everydaycompress4259 Před měsícem +2

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

    • @stuwest3653
      @stuwest3653 Před měsícem +12

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

    • @beardedknits
      @beardedknits Před 29 dny +4

      Heidelberg still produce printing presses today.

    • @llorttaf
      @llorttaf Před 23 dny +3

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

  • @aznxknight
    @aznxknight Před měsícem +78

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

    • @Greek316
      @Greek316 Před 16 dny +1

      This is my dream job! :D

    • @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid
      @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid Před 16 dny +5

      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.
      @Raiom. Před 16 dny +7

      ​@@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
      @A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid Před 16 dny

      @@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.
      @Raiom. Před 16 dny

      @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

  • @JorgeForge
    @JorgeForge Před 4 měsíci +137

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

    • @solonsaturngaming3727
      @solonsaturngaming3727 Před 2 měsíci +1

      and How! XD

    • @lucaskp16
      @lucaskp16 Před 2 měsíci +25

      good thing then these are safety matches

    • @jermalshemism3367
      @jermalshemism3367 Před 2 měsíci +1

      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
      @StofStuiver Před 2 měsíci +4

      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
      @FinsaneLorist Před 29 dny +1

      Safety matches, no worry

  • @johnhealy9231
    @johnhealy9231 Před 9 měsíci +142

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

  • @edopizza
    @edopizza Před 9 měsíci +13

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

  • @senthilkr1970
    @senthilkr1970 Před 10 měsíci +134

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

    • @johnhili8664
      @johnhili8664 Před 9 měsíci +19

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

    • @malkomes
      @malkomes Před měsícem +4

      Great video.

  • @marklangley7135
    @marklangley7135 Před 23 dny +37

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

    • @JailBo-id7ko
      @JailBo-id7ko Před 14 dny

      I bet they're less miserable than you

    • @StealingTealPeels
      @StealingTealPeels Před 8 dny +5

      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
      @marklangley7135 Před 7 dny +3

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

    • @pixel8119
      @pixel8119 Před 7 dny

      @@StealingTealPeels loser

    • @cadillaccole8271
      @cadillaccole8271 Před 6 dny +1

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

  • @BBBCanada1
    @BBBCanada1 Před 8 měsíci +36

    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
      @Edward1st1272 Před měsícem +2

      Everyday the fun would never end

    • @nathanjamesbaker
      @nathanjamesbaker Před 17 dny +1

      I seriously doubt smoking is allowed anywhere near that factory.

  • @rjwh67220
    @rjwh67220 Před 10 měsíci +299

    That looks insanely dangerous.

    • @zteveh
      @zteveh Před 9 měsíci +96

      They were wearing safety sandals!

    • @ethanpschwartz
      @ethanpschwartz Před 9 měsíci +8

      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
      @Yourmomgoestocolledge Před 9 měsíci

      Looks insanely sexy

    • @sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312
      @sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312 Před 9 měsíci +4

      breathing is also dangerous or drinking water too.

    • @rjwh67220
      @rjwh67220 Před 9 měsíci +22

      @@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.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Před 10 měsíci +206

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

    • @Patco11
      @Patco11 Před 10 měsíci +60

      They were given the day off when they filmed video.

    • @RosinDaddy5280
      @RosinDaddy5280 Před 10 měsíci +5

      ​@@Patco11😂😂😂😂❤🎉

    • @jroc2201
      @jroc2201 Před 9 měsíci +29

      They're on a smoke break

    • @jpmking9635
      @jpmking9635 Před 9 měsíci +8

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

    • @joelfenner
      @joelfenner Před 9 měsíci +8

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

  • @bobhedges
    @bobhedges Před 10 měsíci +45

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

    • @robertwest3093
      @robertwest3093 Před 9 měsíci +5

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

    • @tqasim3032
      @tqasim3032 Před 9 měsíci +7

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

    • @CurCam713
      @CurCam713 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

    • @jasonkhanlar9520
      @jasonkhanlar9520 Před 14 dny

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

    • @aurian18
      @aurian18 Před 7 dny

      Europeans are responsible for all of modernity

  • @kobayashimaru8114
    @kobayashimaru8114 Před 9 měsíci +48

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

    • @Max-uv3eg
      @Max-uv3eg Před 9 měsíci +10

      10:57

    • @airspeed_alive
      @airspeed_alive Před 9 měsíci +3

      Nahh some where upside down 😂😂😂😂

    • @SteffenLachele
      @SteffenLachele Před 5 měsíci +4

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

    • @wyattcole5452
      @wyattcole5452 Před měsícem +7

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

    • @Beholdstyle
      @Beholdstyle Před 28 dny +1

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

  • @sonamoo919
    @sonamoo919 Před 10 měsíci +10

    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!

  • @johnr5252
    @johnr5252 Před 10 měsíci +6

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

  • @lonewolfmtnz
    @lonewolfmtnz Před 10 měsíci +77

    when arsonists dream

    • @kev-larscuba2323
      @kev-larscuba2323 Před 19 dny +2

      Under rated comment 🫡

    • @Issblodh
      @Issblodh Před 17 dny

      You mean arsonists wet dream

    • @known3617
      @known3617 Před 8 dny

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

    • @terrycrews1584
      @terrycrews1584 Před 8 dny

      ​@@known3617Submitted an anonymous tip, thanks 😊

  • @ChrisBreemer
    @ChrisBreemer Před 10 měsíci +47

    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
      @reizig Před 10 měsíci +2

      Was that the guy who was barefoot? lol

    • @ChrisBreemer
      @ChrisBreemer Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@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
      @SergeantExtreme Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@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
      @wendy-diannwendy-diann8060 Před 9 měsíci +3

      ​@@SergeantExtremeSorry to disappoint but I still use matches.

    • @ChrisBreemer
      @ChrisBreemer Před 9 měsíci +1

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

  • @BLDRUNNER81
    @BLDRUNNER81 Před 10 měsíci +34

    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
      @jamess1787 Před 9 měsíci

      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
      @BLDRUNNER81 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @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
      @jonkaminsky8382 Před 9 měsíci

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

    • @wanderingfido
      @wanderingfido Před 9 měsíci +2

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

    • @jamess1787
      @jamess1787 Před 9 měsíci

      @@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)

  • @jekku4688
    @jekku4688 Před 9 měsíci +38

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

  • @idunnogin
    @idunnogin Před 10 měsíci +22

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

  • @mike160543
    @mike160543 Před 10 měsíci +63

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

    • @moman19701
      @moman19701 Před 9 měsíci +5

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

    • @mike160543
      @mike160543 Před 9 měsíci

      @@moman19701 Is life cheaper offshore?

    • @scouseaussie1638
      @scouseaussie1638 Před 9 měsíci +1

      I don’t worry

    • @peterpickguitar
      @peterpickguitar Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @lucaskp16
      @lucaskp16 Před 2 měsíci

      @@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.

  • @MACizera
    @MACizera Před 10 dny

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

  • @riverraisin1
    @riverraisin1 Před 10 měsíci +30

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

    • @basilpunton5702
      @basilpunton5702 Před 10 měsíci +9

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

    • @dougdileo4727
      @dougdileo4727 Před 10 měsíci

      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
      @joemama9098 Před 10 měsíci +8

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

    • @catsandcrafts171
      @catsandcrafts171 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@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
      @TheKahim Před 9 měsíci +2

      i have seen only chinese letters on those equipments

  • @jbj27406
    @jbj27406 Před 10 měsíci +46

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

    • @jason_v12345
      @jason_v12345 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Archaic but modern. Those are literally opposites.

    • @jbj27406
      @jbj27406 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@jason_v12345 That's the astonishing part.

    • @VesperTV_
      @VesperTV_ Před 9 měsíci +5

      @@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
      @mic709 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @fluffymacaw933
      @fluffymacaw933 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @colrennie5936
    @colrennie5936 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @sidneydawe9937
    @sidneydawe9937 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @RichardHamblett
      @RichardHamblett Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @brucewilson1958
    @brucewilson1958 Před 10 měsíci +31

    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.

  • @rickrodriguez7118
    @rickrodriguez7118 Před 10 měsíci +4

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

  • @andyb6120
    @andyb6120 Před 10 měsíci +4

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

  • @gambit-eburg3522
    @gambit-eburg3522 Před 7 měsíci +2

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

  • @yves-noel-mariegonnet1043
    @yves-noel-mariegonnet1043 Před 10 měsíci +6

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

  • @laurilink7512
    @laurilink7512 Před 9 měsíci +3

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

  • @juanfranciscogutierrezpatr5270
    @juanfranciscogutierrezpatr5270 Před 8 měsíci +11

    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
      @ABDOUL-nk7qt Před 8 měsíci

      No Mexico
      Pakistan
      See clothes

    • @shilicaso
      @shilicaso Před 5 měsíci +1

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

  • @legionariodemilbatallas_57-62
    @legionariodemilbatallas_57-62 Před 10 měsíci +5

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

  • @user-ue3gx4yw8f
    @user-ue3gx4yw8f Před 8 měsíci +22

    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
      @romeolajh1602 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @baden271
      @baden271 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @travispratt6327
      @travispratt6327 Před 2 měsíci +3

      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
      @pyropulseIXXI Před 2 měsíci

      this is all unskilled work

    • @mcfly7
      @mcfly7 Před měsícem

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

  • @MarcelHVAC
    @MarcelHVAC Před 9 měsíci +7

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

  • @lucianopasserini179
    @lucianopasserini179 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Complimenti per il video e per la grande capacità dell'uomo a conseguire risultati sorprendenti ! Un grazie e un cordiale saluto da Luciano il perugino (Italia)😀🍀🍀🍀

  • @jimmerhardy
    @jimmerhardy Před 2 měsíci +7

    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
      @kindablue1959 Před 2 měsíci +2

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

    • @HULLGRAFFITI
      @HULLGRAFFITI Před měsícem +1

      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
      @kindablue1959 Před měsícem

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

  • @pamelanaylor7761
    @pamelanaylor7761 Před 10 měsíci +48

    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
      @bertspeggly4428 Před 9 měsíci +7

      No Kidding! That guy with the bandsaw!!

    • @happylittlemonk
      @happylittlemonk Před 9 měsíci +1

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

    • @HowieZ-iw2jc
      @HowieZ-iw2jc Před 9 měsíci

      ugfo jihs yfu

    • @pamelanaylor7761
      @pamelanaylor7761 Před 9 měsíci

      @@HowieZ-iw2jc translate to English please !

    • @sergey-sv
      @sergey-sv Před 8 měsíci

      😱 💪. 👍 👏👏👏

  • @gasser5001
    @gasser5001 Před 3 dny

    The creation of all the machinery is mind-blowing.

  • @AdvancedMath
    @AdvancedMath Před 13 dny

    We frequently used these matches. They are extremely inexpensive and work like a charm. Thanks for your hard work.

  • @williamarielrendonsolano7165
    @williamarielrendonsolano7165 Před 10 měsíci +18

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

  • @pepebiondi5962
    @pepebiondi5962 Před 10 měsíci +5

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

  • @kpec3
    @kpec3 Před 2 měsíci

    Diamond wooden matches are the best. The cardboard matches are hard to strike sometimes. Excellent video.

  • @jlee3925
    @jlee3925 Před 18 dny +1

    Look at those machines! Engineering genius!!!

  • @terrysteichen873
    @terrysteichen873 Před 10 měsíci +20

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

    • @wolfgangjr74
      @wolfgangjr74 Před měsícem +3

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

  • @loulou7548
    @loulou7548 Před 10 měsíci +3

    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
      @kuliluke9968 Před 2 měsíci

      Taqqabal allah dikrallah akhi al karim

  • @gvvggvgjj6724
    @gvvggvgjj6724 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

  • @watchgoose
    @watchgoose Před 9 měsíci +1

    amazing process and the men work so hard!!

  • @ashkenaze
    @ashkenaze Před 10 měsíci +5

    this is captivating to watch

  • @curtbonnell4308
    @curtbonnell4308 Před 10 měsíci +4

    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
      @youtux2 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Not to mention the saw at the beginning...

  • @leeanderironside1898
    @leeanderironside1898 Před 2 měsíci

    Hello , greetings from Scotland , ……. Thank you for sharing ! …….. fascinating , start to finish !

  • @jacobpaint
    @jacobpaint Před 23 dny

    I like the detailed step by step process. It’s interesting how some things are less precise than others as they have probably honed their process to use just enough effort relative to how much waste they can tolerate.
    Towards the end it seemed there was a small sorting step missing. We see the matches in the open boxes on the circular conveyor. One of the boxes has matches spilling out everywhere and will obviously be discarded but in the next shot they are on a straight conveyor and the boxes are being closed. The boxes at this stage are in groups that are either fully open or closed before reaching the part that slides in to close them. There must have been another section where they are transferred from the circular to straight conveyor during which some boxes fall closed and the messed up boxes are discarded.

  • @khalidm102
    @khalidm102 Před 10 měsíci +7

    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
      @horstmuller7512 Před 9 měsíci +4

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

    • @reddwarfer999
      @reddwarfer999 Před 9 měsíci +1

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

    • @PinkTaco123
      @PinkTaco123 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

    • @MomMom4Cubs
      @MomMom4Cubs Před měsícem

      ​@@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
      @kefeer123 Před 25 dny +1

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

  • @HoneyMarketingBoard
    @HoneyMarketingBoard Před 2 měsíci +5

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

  • @JohnGaming97
    @JohnGaming97 Před 11 dny

    Nice to see so many with ear protections and also very safe looking environment.

  • @Mechaneer
    @Mechaneer Před 3 dny

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

  • @hanineaalou437
    @hanineaalou437 Před 10 měsíci +10

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

    • @mindaugasv85
      @mindaugasv85 Před 2 měsíci

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

    • @kindablue1959
      @kindablue1959 Před 2 měsíci

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

  • @h.huffen-puff4105
    @h.huffen-puff4105 Před 9 měsíci +7

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

    • @commontater8630
      @commontater8630 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @AbdurRashid-iw1bh
    @AbdurRashid-iw1bh Před 8 měsíci

    بہت زیادہ محنت کرنے پڑتی ھے! زبردست

  • @uginiopaka3376
    @uginiopaka3376 Před 7 měsíci

    You know there has got to be the guy that is like, "Guys, let's sing! 😃" 🤣

  • @davids6533
    @davids6533 Před 10 měsíci +4

    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
      @MomMom4Cubs Před 10 měsíci

      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!

  • @vooveks
    @vooveks Před 10 měsíci +63

    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
      @blidge8282 Před 10 měsíci +8

      That's our good friend Capitalism at work

    • @blidge8282
      @blidge8282 Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@maninamerica2046 Because it's true

    • @selfhealing1047
      @selfhealing1047 Před 10 měsíci +5

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

    • @generalkayoss7347
      @generalkayoss7347 Před 10 měsíci +3

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

    • @blidge8282
      @blidge8282 Před 10 měsíci +3

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

  • @JoseAngel-iv5eu
    @JoseAngel-iv5eu Před 9 měsíci

    Increible labor, mi repeto por su trabajo,

  • @fromfilmtocode
    @fromfilmtocode Před 10 měsíci +5

    Hopefully they maintain their sprinkler system often.

  • @raydunakin
    @raydunakin Před 10 měsíci +8

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

  • @harborwolf22
    @harborwolf22 Před měsícem

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

  • @gavinjenkins899
    @gavinjenkins899 Před 3 dny

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

  • @RichardHamblett
    @RichardHamblett Před 2 měsíci +3

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

  • @MrRez808
    @MrRez808 Před 9 měsíci +10

    I love all the OHS policy and procedures they have.

    • @gregsmarth3581
      @gregsmarth3581 Před 9 měsíci +4

      ...musta missed that part...

    • @gavinjenkins899
      @gavinjenkins899 Před 3 dny

      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.

  • @clebertonalves2161
    @clebertonalves2161 Před 8 měsíci +1

    🇧🇷 Simplesmente Espetacular!!!!!

  • @tomasm2128
    @tomasm2128 Před 6 dny

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

  • @paulvirdee6730
    @paulvirdee6730 Před 10 měsíci +3

    GREAT WORK

  • @busybeenature9092
    @busybeenature9092 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Amazing! Thanks 🙏

  • @Drchat-vr1gr
    @Drchat-vr1gr Před 12 dny

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

  • @maliklowry1236
    @maliklowry1236 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Cool factory, and such high safety standards.

  • @saschah1098
    @saschah1098 Před 10 měsíci +4

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

    • @coloradostrong
      @coloradostrong Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yes, Germany. A once great nation.

    • @saschah1098
      @saschah1098 Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @112doc
    @112doc Před 10 měsíci +3

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

    • @yacht-responce
      @yacht-responce Před 10 měsíci

      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
      @SocietyUnplugged Před měsícem

      ​@@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. czcams.com/video/Lt_GKGhOOBI/video.html It's more profitable to move factories to low cost countries than modernizing.

  • @Celler2
    @Celler2 Před 18 dny

    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.

  • @buildingbuddy1
    @buildingbuddy1 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Wow that was amazing to see. Thank you. :)

  • @norbertk.1473
    @norbertk.1473 Před 10 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @nicholasfisher2729
    @nicholasfisher2729 Před 9 měsíci

    Great video; very interesting. Subscribed ❤

  • @1.21Gigawatts_
    @1.21Gigawatts_ Před 9 měsíci

    I can't even imagine the injuries that took place here

  • @PauloRoberto-uk2wh
    @PauloRoberto-uk2wh Před 10 měsíci +5

    Muito fabuloso.Gostei da fabricação. É demais mesmo. Parabéns

  • @barriewilliams4526
    @barriewilliams4526 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Fascinating👍

  • @bazcuda
    @bazcuda Před 8 měsíci

    Strike a light! That's amazing.

  • @lih-fk8by
    @lih-fk8by Před 9 měsíci

    Fascinating to watch the process, I just hope they plant at least 2 trees for every 1 they cut down

  • @fintan3563
    @fintan3563 Před 10 měsíci +7

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

    • @traceymoores218
      @traceymoores218 Před 10 měsíci

      😱

    • @StofStuiver
      @StofStuiver Před 2 měsíci

      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.

  • @michaelalando
    @michaelalando Před 10 měsíci +5

    Impressive. The factory was established in 1975. Almost 50yrs old technology still going strong.

  • @pennykafai4645
    @pennykafai4645 Před 9 měsíci

    Who picks up all those matches that fall out of the different stages of the process- there must be thousands.

  • @carbo3017
    @carbo3017 Před 8 měsíci +2

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

    • @meldroc
      @meldroc Před 5 měsíci +1

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

  • @miguelsuarez8010
    @miguelsuarez8010 Před 10 měsíci +16

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

    • @user-lh4tm3fv2z
      @user-lh4tm3fv2z Před 10 měsíci +1

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

    • @miguelsuarez8010
      @miguelsuarez8010 Před 10 měsíci +1

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

    • @riverraisin1
      @riverraisin1 Před 10 měsíci +5

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

    • @eisbeinGermany
      @eisbeinGermany Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@riverraisin1

    • @miguelsuarez8010
      @miguelsuarez8010 Před 10 měsíci +2

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

  • @SauronsEye
    @SauronsEye Před 10 měsíci +6

    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
      @jamesraymond1158 Před 10 měsíci +3

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

    • @jadneves
      @jadneves Před 10 měsíci +1

      A religião deles não permite mudanças da tradição

    • @frutt5k
      @frutt5k Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@jamesraymond1158 no one will get that old

    • @gavinjenkins899
      @gavinjenkins899 Před 3 dny

      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
      @SauronsEye Před dnem

      @@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.

  • @jimbooo1365
    @jimbooo1365 Před 7 dny

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

  • @mikekolasa6625
    @mikekolasa6625 Před měsícem

    This is Perfect " I have a exam today so i can watch it at 3AM" video

  • @gillesbueno1153
    @gillesbueno1153 Před 10 měsíci +12

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

    • @frutt5k
      @frutt5k Před 10 měsíci +7

      Yes, not a chance a fire breaks out anywhere.

    • @mike160543
      @mike160543 Před 9 měsíci +3

      And the man at the circular saw?

  • @c1ue1
    @c1ue1 Před 10 měsíci +13

    Thanks for a great video. I can see from a search that this is a factory in Pakistan - but I wonder about its history. The presumably aluminum containers look pretty old. I also wonder if they don't get fires with so many matches falling out of the production system and accumulating at various points.
    The really interesting part is that there probably used to be a lot more of these factories - back before the West electrified and stopped needing to light fires for cooking and what not.

    • @c1ue1
      @c1ue1 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@maninamerica2046 Very good point, although I wonder what the price difference is between the plastic lighter vs. a box of matches.

    • @rexnemo
      @rexnemo Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@maninamerica2046 Those lighters have to be made to , to factory is next door .😁

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@c1ue1 Well, in America, you can buy 10 BIC lighters for about $10 USD (or $1 per lighter). Meanwhile, a three pack of Diamond matches (or 300 total matches) also costs around $10 USD (or just over $3 per box). Now, as I am not a smoker, I don't know what the use comparison between a lighter and a box of 100 matches is, but even if you can get 50 cigarettes lit from a single plastic lighter, then the lighters are still far more economical than the matches.

    • @jjryan1352
      @jjryan1352 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@SergeantExtreme and don't use up so many trees

    • @pauldenino5644
      @pauldenino5644 Před 9 měsíci

      THEY USE THE ONES THAT FALL OF TO MAKE BOMBS 💥🤸‍♂

  • @lolaridgeback5875
    @lolaridgeback5875 Před 9 měsíci +1

    From tree to a match in no time. COOL