[HN Gopher] AIST Steel Wheel
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AIST Steel Wheel
Author : 1970-01-01
Score : 45 points
Date : 2023-09-18 21:47 UTC (1 days ago)
(HTM) web link (apps.aist.org)
(TXT) w3m dump (apps.aist.org)
| solardev wrote:
| This would make a fun Factorio-style game! Modern smithing with
| all its intricacies.
| duskwuff wrote:
| You don't even necessarily have to leave Factorio to get that.
| The "Angel's Smelting" [1] mod, among others, adds a
| substantial amount of realism to the process of creating metal
| products from ores.
|
| [1]: https://mods.factorio.com/mods/Arch666Angel/angelssmelting
| solardev wrote:
| Cool! Of course there's a mod like that; what I was
| expecting? Thanks for the link :)
| cplli wrote:
| First thing that comes to mind is an overhaul mod for OpenTTD
| which has a "Steeltown" economy that resembles the AIST Steel
| Wheel.
|
| https://grf.farm/firs/4.15.1/html/economies.html#steeltown
| solardev wrote:
| Neat, thanks for sharing!
| jacquesm wrote:
| Very neat. If you ever have the opportunity to visit a steel mill
| I'd recommend doing so. The scale of the operation and the
| incredible energy and forces involved are out of this world, it's
| the closest you'll ever feel to visiting the lap of the gods
| without seeing a pyramid. I've lived in two 'steel towns', and
| each of them had their own cadre of thousands of workers who gave
| those towns a particular atmosphere. It's like an army, everybody
| has a role in keeping the material flowing and the work product
| delivered as a continuous stream that you can usually trace back
| for many decades. The gear can be anything from made a few months
| ago to 10s of years old and it's all part of an immense machine,
| parts of which are being replaced or in maintenance all the time.
|
| It's not rare to have factories attached to the factory
| (typically on the same complex) to produce either tools,
| materials or special purpose machinery. These can be pretty
| impressive by themselves. And of course plenty of those use some
| of the steel that was produced right next door. And then there is
| the education department. Not content to just hire people and put
| them to work each steel factory has its own internal education
| track to ensure that people will be able to work smoothly
| together and with sufficient knowledge to ensure that the product
| made will be up to spec.
|
| It looks so simple, a piece of rebar, a pipe or a rail from a
| railroad. But behind each of them there is an enormous amount of
| knowledge and process control to a degree that is most
| impressive.
|
| Seriously: if you have never visited a steel mill, go do it.
| RandallBrown wrote:
| I was surprised to see the Pittsburgh Steelers logo on this site,
| but then it turns out their logo is based on the Steelmark.
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelmark
|
| Neat.
| peter_l_downs wrote:
| Terrible interface but awesome animations, thanks for posting
| this.
| solardev wrote:
| Whoa, I didn't even realize there was a web page there. Thought
| it was a static infographic.
| LeifCarrotson wrote:
| I kept trying to middle-click to open topics I was interested
| in a new tab, and nothing happened.
| solardev wrote:
| Hell, I tried to scroll down and nothing happened. Never
| thought to try clicking on the wheel.
| pinot wrote:
| my neck hurts lol
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