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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)
| | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant
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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)
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