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| (...) 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. Selçuk (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) It might have something to do with the value of the US Dollar so being so high right now. (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| (...) 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, (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| (...) 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 (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| (...) The last time I was in the factory, there was probably 75 - 80 moulding machines. There was also the decorating and assembling lines, along with the various packing lines. One thing this will do is make it a LOT more difficult for groups to (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| (...) Never been to the factory, but from the pictures I've seen, that's reasonable. (...) Yup :-( Understanding the true bulk ordering system a few of the NZ AFOLs got and how long/hard it was to get...doesn't sould too fun. (...) Yeah.. :\ I don't (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I agree. I also noticed that section, but here are some blurbs which caught my eye: What did we learn? <snip> We need to focus on strengthening our direct consumer access and on building stronger consumer relations. <snip> What have we (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| (...) Eh, Swedes, Danes, they're really just the same. (Ack, don't *EVER* say that to a Swede *or* a Dane...although the Norwegians might get a kick out of it, unless you generalise them into it too.) I wonder what the lugnet.loc.dk and (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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| (...) I am unclear about what parts of the Enfield plant are closing. Obviously, the molding facility is closing, but what do they mean by the processing ( (URL) ). It was a long time ago (1987) but there were more than 100 people working in the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Further Article on Lego ceasing Manufacturing at Enfield, CT location
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| (...) It sounds like they are just closing a small part of it, the manufacturing side. They are keeping the distribution and headquarters in Enfield. An article from my local paper: Lego To Shut Enfield Plant, Lay Off 94 By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN The (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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