Word: processing
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...accounts, the gamble has already proved worthwhile. For 25 years, the Genmar factory at Little Falls, Minn., has used the same caustic, grubby process to churn out Wellcraft and Glastron fiber-glass runabouts. Men and women in blue coveralls layer or spray fiber glass over each hull. Half-finished boats are scattered around the warehouse, overshadowed by stacks of used molds. The stench of styrene is overpowering. The manual layering process is so imprecise that each hull is different; imperfections have to be corrected by hand...
...process could reorder manufacturing because it allows low-volume manufacturers to cut retooling costs for new products. If the boatbuilding example is any indication, it could mean labor reductions of up to 50%. Most of all, it shows that intellectual capital can be transmitted anywhere to make anything...
...Klumps have bigger roles in Nutty II. "The process was algebraic from a scheduling standpoint," says director Peter Segal. Of 85 shooting days on the sequel, about 75 required Murphy to play a Klump. (To give Murphy's face time off from adhesives, a Klump-free day was scheduled each Wednesday.) It took an average of four hours to sculpt Murphy into a Klump--via foam-rubber facial appliances that had to be replaced each day and kept consistent through months of filming--then hours more for the end-of-day Klump-ectomy. "The edges are so thin...
...that Survivor has begun luring the very same demographics, considerably buffing CBS's stodgy profile in the process, Sassa and his colleagues have finally seen the light. "Reality programming is definitely here," he announced last week. "It isn't a fad; it's a trend...
...favorite scenic attraction is the canyon, or reverse mountain, especially when it occurs on a flat surface, such as the Grand Canyon. You get the best of both worlds here: levelness, or platitude, and de-elevation. And the magnificence of the erosionary process. And when you go visit, you don't run into flinty-eyed people busily despising you for your yellow plaid walking shorts and a T shirt that says SAVE THE WHALES. TRADE THEM FOR VALUABLE PRIZES. The canyon belongs to the world. (I believe there is a separate entrance for Sierra Club members, the Ansel Adams Trail...