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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Manufacturing Redefined...

Meryem Ersoz said:
The purchaser has to assemble funds, consider accessories package, receive a final billing, do the wire transfer, confirm funds, etc.
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Or....do like many have done, wire the funds and buy the accessories before you receive your email...you know it is coming soon...the cash may as well be with RED instead of your bank(this if you have the cash ready and available)...and like this as soon as your camera is ready, RED can ship it....
 
I've done that 3 times already, Antonio :laugh: - I wasn't talking about myself...just pointing at that if there's a bottleneck, it isn't necessarily a RED thing.

Just sharing my experiences with people who have never done this yet, and are making assumptions about the process...
 
Wow. So cool to see the inner workings of the process! Pretty amazing.

Michael Dalton said:
I was going to say the same thing, except this guy should be reprimanded first for reading a DS novel, second for thinking he has time to read. Jarred, hell the poor guy out, get him some tom Clancy or something, of Jim's life story the Power of One... that was about jim was it? or was it Peekay?
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Dude, it's motivation. For every minute they go over 15, they've got to read 100 pages of Danielle Steel. I'd do it in 13 too :)

Tim Whitcomb said:
You guys doing the MATH are forgetting a couple things.

1. Jarred clearly stated this is a slice of workers, working "round the clock" which assumes 24 hour days, meaning 3 (8- hour shifts)
2. 13 minute assembly time is PER TEAM so you need to multiply the per/hour by X number of teams.
3. Red has also eluded to expanding capacity with statements like "we are just getting started"

SUMMARY: Your MATH IS WAY OFF :)
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I'm thinking, 4 epics/hr x 3 teams (let's say) x 24 hrs x 31 days x $60k/epic x 6,775,235,700 customers in the world = $18 hojillion a month of PURE PROFIT.


Funny manufacturing story/anecdote: When Henry Ford received the engines for his cars, he demanded the crates were in flawless condition, claiming that if they weren't shipped with the utmost care, the engine would be more prone to failure. So if there was a ding in the wood, he'd send the whole crate back. But on top of that, his employees were instructed to open the crates in only the most meticulous and careful manner. If they jammed at the lid with a crowbar, for instance, they were summarily fired. After the crates were opened, he'd have a team carry the engines to the line, and the wood to a separate area altogether. Turns out, he was actually using the wood from the shipping crates for the floorboard of his cars!


Jannard said:
Nope...

Jim
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LN2?
 
Jarred Land said:
Here is a peak at just a single row in the process... a small slice of what goes on around the clock in our California manufacturing plant.

It really is magical to watch these guys and girls building the tools we all depend on. Someday we will need to open it up for tours :)
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It seriously blows my mind that this is being done 15 minutes from my house! Let us know when the tours open up!!
 
Jim,
I just looked at the picture and I have to say, “Bravo”. That is no joke. Really, I think your manufacturing facility looks to be as big of an achievement as your cameras. The fact that you did it here in America... My respect for you all at RED has really gone through the roof. I know I'm gushing a bit here, but really you all deserve more than a beer for that one.

It's been an amazing treat to watch you grow... a pleasure really. Looking across the breadth of American industry it seems that there are so many companies out there with so much potential that are just doing it wrong. It's terrifyingly sad. Their cycle of growth and development seems born out of either fear, stagnation, or laziness. To see that RED has achieved so much, all here in America is absolutely awesome. You and your team deserve every bit of credit and success. That's the way America used to be. That's the way we can be again. Thanks for the reminder.
 
Chris Toll said:
Jim,
I just looked at the picture and I have to say, “Bravo”. That is no joke. Really, I think your manufacturing facility looks to be as big of an achievement as your cameras. The fact that you did it here in America... My respect for you all at RED has really gone through the roof. I know I'm gushing a bit here, but really you all deserve more than a beer for that one.

It's been an amazing treat to watch you grow... a pleasure really. Looking across the breadth of American industry it seems that there are so many companies out there with so much potential that are just doing it wrong. It's terrifyingly sad. Their cycle of growth and development seems born out of either fear, stagnation, or laziness. To see that RED has achieved so much, all here in America is absolutely awesome. You and your team deserve every bit of credit and success. That's the way America used to be. That's the way we can be again. Thanks for the reminder.
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Here, here...

Nicely put, couldn't agree more!

Eric
 
That’s the whole point.... What can we learn from this?

Sometimes we become over focused on building a company around a “Product” whereas sometimes we have to be reminded that when building a company it’s also about developing a very strong set of capabilities. When you look at what they are doing and the pictures, it’s super cool as they could actually be building just about anything. To me that’s the message above and beyond the EPICs. You start to imagine astonishing laser projectors being built the same way or the Red Ray or the fleets of scarlets.

If there’s anything you get the impression of from Jim at least through RED forum is that he does not think small. I look at this capability and you think WOW.. any company owner that is developing pretty sophisticated systems would immediately think…geeze they are really good at that… Is there any way in the future that we could license (assuming good fit and non conflict etc.), the manufacturing of X, Y or Z to RED, as opposed to geeze who are we going to get to botch these things together in China? . Looking at these pictures one seems to think, where is this going? What is the ambition in terms of manufacturing… it looks like RED one day will be the ACME of the future. I don’t know maybe I am crazy there seems to be a MUCH broader intention here (perhaps)?...and maybe a message that goes with that.

Wild.
 
Talking about made in the USA, did Jim reference the Star Spangled Banner when he was naming his gear?: " And the ROCKET'S RED glare, the BOMBS bursting in air" ( :

And on another not completely unrelated note, It's going to be interesting when (Academy) awards for such innovations are handed out. May the best man win.

"O! say can you see by the dawn's early light"

Hey, and I'm a Scottish born and bred "Canadian"!
 
Made in America indeed.. for all the problems and protests going on against major corporations these days (Automobile/Financial/Manufacturing) Sectors .. Red proves it can make major quality product(s) for the right price... and employing people in all disciplines of engineering, business and administration. Kudos.
 
Looking at that RED Team photo posted yesterday and thinking about the QC discussion in this thread made me reflect on one of several earlier careers as the manager responsible for maintenance and repair of a fleet of 3,000 vehicles.

QC begins with line employees who give a s--- about their work and product. Without that, QC is like making your way through an uphill minefield.

RED's decision to directly manage its own manufacturing operation with its own special TEAM philsophy is good business and good karma. Thanks!
 
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