The making of a LEGO brick
BusinessWeek has a great slideshow and article on how LEGOs are made -
"Compared to the high-tech toys of today, LEGO bricks look exceedingly simple. But their precise production process is nothing to scoff at. Each LEGO brick must have that perfect grasp -- strong enough to hold onto another brick but easy enough for a child to pull apart. The production of LEGO bricks is so accurate that only 18 out of 1 million LEGO elements produced is considered defective. It's an astonishing number, considering that 15 billion LEGO components are made every year. We take a look at how classic LEGO bricks are made." [via] - Link & article.
Here's a fun LEGO factoid -
LEGO Group is producing 15 billion components a year--that's 1.7 million items an hour, or 28,500 a minute. Tire production accounts for some of that number; the factory also produces 306 million tiny rubber tires a year. In fact, going by that number, LEGO is the world's No. 1 tire manufacturer.
Related:
- LEGO Technic Difference Engine - Link.
- LEGO Flash drive - Link.
- Stargate: LEGO - Link.
- LEGO PC - Link.
- LEGO orrery - Link.
- LEGO Harpsichord - Link.
- HOW TO make a medium format pinhole LEGO camera - Link.
- Color scanning LEGO music machine - Link.
- LEGO archives @ MAKE - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
- Blockheads - LEGO: the ultimate prototyping material. MAKE 02 - Page 38. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition!
