Comments on: [News] Canon Factory will Replace Human Work with Robots

By: Andreas_Feustel

Andreas_Feustel — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000

This could be the answer! :-)

By: Jens Marklund

Jens Marklund — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:06:00 +0000

I know this happens in the shoe industry as well. Larger companies sharing factories with smaller Chinese companies, as well as Chinese businessmen going to large trade shows and taking pictures – leads to copies being done and sold cheaper then the original, even before it’s (the original model) been released.

By: David Parrott

David Parrott — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:19:00 +0000

There are a few other reasons to keep final assembly in Japan, namely protecting IP. Japanese (and some American) companies have learned that shifting assembly of critical parts and technologies to China is a recipe to get knocked off before the product even ships. Witness the Yonguo YN560 rip of the 580EX as an example directly affecting Canon. I mean they copied it down to the die level.

By: tompano1

tompano1 — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:13:00 +0000

I might be missing something, but is this really a big deal? I mean haven’t electronics been constructed by robots for years?

By: Jaron Schneider

Jaron Schneider — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:54:00 +0000

If only. Cutting costs is the only way they can stay in Japan. But one of the reasons I would want to stay in Japan if I were Canon would be to KEEP people and employ the nation.

By: Ven McAndrew

Ven McAndrew — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:24:00 +0000

Great! ….cutting costs, now maybe they’ll drop the price on the 5DmkIII? HA!!!!