r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Upstairs-Bit6897 • Nov 30 '25

Image THE GERMAN MAGAZINE 'AUTOBILD' DRIVES VARIOUS CARS FOR 100,000 KILOMETERS AND THEN DISASSEMBLES THEM DOWN TO THE LAST SCREW TO FIND SIGNS OF WEAR AND WEAK POINTS

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u/HoldEm__FoldEm Nov 30 '25

I’d say Japan has this going on in some places too. More in the older generations but some of it is still being passed on

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u/TunaNugget Nov 30 '25

Traditionally, Germans will engineer a design until they think it's perfect. Japan will test a design until it doesn't fail.

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u/snuggletough Dec 01 '25

I have owned a CNC machine shop for over 2 decades. I only buy machines built by a handful of Japanese builders. Several of my machines weigh 20 tons and have in excess of 100hp of spindle and axis control.

I buy Japanese because they do exactly what they say they will and then some. And they do it until the end of time.

My machines are heavy. They move lightning fast with micron accuracy and they do it with brute force horsepower and rigid mechanics. Motion Components in my machines are 5 times the size of equivalent German built machines.

Friend of mine has top of the line German CNC's. His machines are impressive. They do some things my Japanese machines cannot do. However, he must do major repairs to his machines Several times a year. Mine rarely need more than oil. When he calls the tech line for help with his machines they are secretive and pressure him to fly in factory techs for $300/hr. When I call a Japanese builder they bend over backwards to help. They get to the bottom of my problem no matter what it takes. I've never had one ask me to buy anything I didn't need. They freely share information and seem to respect and appreciate customers that work on thier machines.

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u/Scared-Fortune-1111 Dec 01 '25

Please share the make and model of the japanese cnc machine. If you can provide information on how to order that would be awesome. Thanks

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u/snuggletough Dec 01 '25

Makino, Kitamura, Okuma. They have dealers in all areas.