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Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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lugnet.lego, lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:15:42 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, James Powell writes:

Is that mean, in a near future, Lego would be an imported (over the
pond) good for the USians,  too? Hmm... This is not good, huh? Low US
prices are a good thing for us, since even including shipping overseas,
they still be lower than prices here for many of the sets.

It will not make much of a difference.  I don't know how many machines Enfield
has, but I would suspect less than 25 injection molding machines (if they are
laying off 100 people...)

Really! I would think that 100 people (per shift) could support 3-400
molding machines. The machines don't need full time attendants. Do we have
an industrial engineer from the plastics industry in the house? I'm guessing.

++Lar



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  Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
 
(...) I'm no engineer, but DK's Ultimate Lego book talks about the injection plant called 'Kornmarken' (must mean something in Danish) at TLG's headquarters in Billund. It says that the injection moulding machines require VERY LITTLE human (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
  Larry Tells All... (was Re: Lego To Close Molding, etc.)
 
Larry Pieniazek writes: <<I'm guessing.>> 'nuff said. -- Richard (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)

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  Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
 
(...) It will not make much of a difference. I don't know how many machines Enfield has, but I would suspect less than 25 injection molding machines (if they are laying off 100 people...) The cost of shipping Lego would not be very high, at least, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)

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