Riese & Müller factory

[Timpo]

Wow, clean facility

R&M is more expensive brand so it's kinda expected, but they're much cleaner than Chinese ebike factories,

 

[tompat]

Not only clean, but workers get a real salary, benefits and security.

 

[harvstpt]

2 WOWs from me. this looks like a very efficient process. Happy workforce + happy customers = business success. Nice.

 

[dblhelix]

Wow, clean facility

R&M is more expensive brand so it's kinda expected, but they're much cleaner than Chinese ebike factories,

Don’t know much about Chinese factories but it’s mostly integration and little manufacturing at R&M. And a proper accounting of worker salary/benefits would include the workers making the frames, circuit boards, switches/buttons etc etc etc.

 

[Chris Nolte]

Thanks for sharing @Timpo it was fun making the video and diving deeper into what goes on.

@dblhelix I think we might see a future where they are making their own frames, but it’s quite an undertaking to make modern frames at scale. These days it’s all about robots and the investment is massive. I think there will be some shifts in manufacturing in the coming years due to changing economics of manufacturing in this increasingly automated world. It will mean a loss of jobs and could also mean reshoring of some industrial manufacturing. This is a very interesting concept as it seems to have a major impact on local and global economies.