# Monster Scale Production

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2016-10-28
- Length: 1h 16m
- Episode: 321
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-10-28-monster-scale-production
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/321-monster-scale-production/

## Summary

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss Gammell's new pro bono engineering initiative, the extreme low costs of components in Shenzhen's markets, and the massive scale of Boeing's 737 production lines. They analyze the security vulnerabilities of IoT devices, the rapid copying of Kickstarter products by Chinese manufacturers, and the VC funding logic behind the failed UBEAM juicer startup.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-10-28-monster-scale-production#t=0) Introduction and Pro Bono Announcement
- [15:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-10-28-monster-scale-production#t=919) Shenzhen Market Costs and Smartwatch Breakdown
- [24:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-10-28-monster-scale-production#t=1494) Boeing 737 Production and Automated Testing
- [45:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-10-28-monster-scale-production#t=2715) IoT Security and Router Passwords
- [53:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-10-28-monster-scale-production#t=3211) Kickstarter Copying and IP Protection
- [1:07:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-10-28-monster-scale-production#t=4034) UBEAM Juicer VC Funding Analysis

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- KiCad (tool)
- Boeing (company)
- UBEAM (company)
- MediaTek (chip)
- Alibaba (company)
- Jabil (company)
- Flextronics (company)
- Keurig (product)
- Wired (company)
- Keyboardio (product)

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- [#032 - Why manufacturing in USA vs China is becoming interesting, with Scott N. Miller of Dragon Innovation, USA](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-hardware-entrepreneur/2017-07-05-032-why-manufacturing-in-usa-vs-china-is-becoming-interesting-with-scott-n-mille) (The Hardware Entrepreneur)
- [140: Physics Is the Same Everywhere](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-25-140-physics-is-the-same-everywhere) (Embedded.fm)
- [39: Made in China](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2018-06-27-39-made-in-china) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [S3 E7: Building Bootstrapped Hardware That Sells with Christian Reed](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-builder-circle/2026-01-13-s3-e7-building-bootstrapped-hardware-that-sells-with-christian-reed) (The Builder Circle)
- [186: Sleeping on the Factory Floor](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-02-09-186-sleeping-on-the-factory-floor) (Embedded.fm)

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