Why it takes mad origami skills to work as a Lexus upholsterer
07-08-12, 11:13 PM
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Why it takes mad origami skills to work as a Lexus upholsterer
Why it takes mad origami skills to work as a Lexus upholsterer
Lexus sets high standards for the craftsmen behind the interior of the 2013 ES 350. Automotive News reports those responsible for stitching the leather on the sedan's instrument panel must first pass a simple test. Given a blank piece of paper, the applicants must construct an origami cat's head. No big deal, right? Not exactly. Lexus makes each worker fold the piece using one hand, whichever one happens to be their non-dominant. As if that weren't difficult enough, they have to do it in under 90 seconds.
That kind of manual dexterity is tricky to master. According to Automotive News, it can take years to become a Takumi, but the level of control is important for work typically relegated to mechanized hands.
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/08/w...s-upholsterer/
07-09-12, 07:37 AM
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might be easier to program a robot to do it. 
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That is just all fluff and marketing bs. The interior pieces like seats, steering wheels, dash are all contracted out to 3rd party companies made by assembly line workers which also make parts for other brands. Yeah good luck telling all those thousands of workers they need to waste their time learning to fold an origami so they can make some part for a rebadged camry, they'd just go on strike and tell you to take a hike. 
07-09-12, 02:43 PM
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That is just all fluff and marketing bs. The interior pieces like seats, steering wheels, dash are all contracted out to 3rd party companies made by assembly line workers which also make parts for other brands. Yeah good luck telling all those thousands of workers they need to waste their time learning to fold an origami so they can make some part for a rebadged camry, they'd just go on strike and tell you to take a hike.
