Wow...! It wasn't easy to get a Permission! I-Beam Factory in Korea

[@UristMcFarmer]

Hello, I work for a Steel retailer in Ohio, US. We regularly get beams in from Dongkuk that we resell. It's really amazing that this randomly popped up in my feed!

[@pgabrielrr]

your profile pic is of the finest craftdwarfship

[@UristMcFarmer]

@pgabrielrr greetings my dwar...gno...brother of stone.

[@Silent_Shadow]

@@UristMcFarmer I'm a warhammer nerd so I don't know what yall talkin about, but I have a question from random mechanic to Steel worker. In the videos where they are making thin long pieces of steel and it starts making steel ribbons all over. Why do they not shut if off? I assume if they could, they would,. So what exactly is going on in those videos?

[@UristMcFarmer]

@@Silent_Shadow I have no experience in a steel mill, but I did eat my Khorne Flakes this morning. It's probably a case of 'too floppy, too fast'. Steel is both heavier (has more mass) than you realize and floppier (especially when HOT) than you think. The 'ribboning' videos you speak of - from those I've seen they're probably taking phat ingots (like you see at the 7:12 mark) and putting it through a series of ever smaller rollers to squish it down to the desired girth. Each set of rollers makes it thinner, necessitating that the material moves faster because it's moving the same volume through a smaller space. At 14:15 in the video, the captions state that the rebar is moving at 36m/s or 80.53mph. At that point, if something goes wrong you can power-off the equipment, but the steel's already on the move and there's nothing to do other than just get out of the way**. I imagine it's probably also less total damage to let it ribbon and clean up than let the steel cool in the rollers. ** It's _probably_ possible to design one of these production lines to have both a 'braking' and 'reversing' abilities, but it's probably cheaper to design the line so that the material never gets caught and as such needs neither of those two functionalities. I suppose I'm assuming the videos of which you speak are mostly from localities which are more...lackadaisical about safty measures, i.e. China.

[@Silent_Shadow]

@@UristMcFarmer I see you ate your Khorne flakes, but be careful saying that when Inquisitors are everywhere, listening. All in all, Thank you for your response. That description gave me enough of an idea of what my question was about. I appreciate it bro. Stay safe out there, and take care.

[@ramblingriver]

Just ordered one of the big spools for my wife. I am doing all of my Christmas shopping from your videos.

[@51hankyspanky7]

Just be sure she doesn't wrap you up in it. 😠

[@djui5]

lol

[@mercerconsulting9728]

Likewise

[@wavydavy9816]

@@paultrigger3798 I'm just totting everything up now to see if I'm eligible, otherwise I'm shopping elsewhere.

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

I just ordered 300 tons of the H-Beams. I think it's going to be a little challenging fitting them under my Christmas tree.

[@paultrigger3798]

4:20 the Fur Elise sound is basically the 'polite' signal to workers that the big molten thing is moving. Some other countries use it as well for trucks, kind of like an ice cream truck. It's a cue that's quickly recognized amid all of the other factory noise. Also the E and D# combo in the notes makes it similar to an alarm.

[@countvonthizzle9623]

Because K-Pop sucks?..../jk

[@JoshuaNorton]

Holy crap, it works. For the first minute of the video my brain was like "What's that weird noise in the background? Is that music?" I scroll down, see your comment and exactly at 1:44 you hear it clearly for a second. What a weird mind trick.

[@eriklondon2946]

That is much less jaring and annoying than hearing an alarm sound a bunch during the day. Thanks for the heads up!

[@emmakai2243]

@@eriklondon2946 That's probably nice side-benefit, but I imagine it's because people have become desensitized to the constant beeping on your standard work yard.

[@derpdederp8954]

also no royalties to pay

[@bicin4k]

Much respect to every single worker there. NEVER ending, ALWAYS something to do. Wouldn't be surprised if they need to do 12+ hours shift to meet deadlines on specific breakdowns. I'm a welder from Canada and have seen many Dongkuk heat stamps.

[@MasterThief117]

One of the best parts about these videos is the captioning with its mix of being highly informative and educational, while often being funny and snarky. Keep it up!

[@Factory_Monster]

Thanks alot!

[@DongusMcLongus]

That's what made me a subscriber! I love it

[@MartinBogomolni]

Cultural Significance: In Taiwan, "Für Elise" is strongly associated with garbage collection trucks, similar to how a specific jingle might be used in other places. It’s also used in large industrial complexes to make people aware that an automated piece of large machinery is in operation and moving.

[@DarkAttack14]

Yeahhh, its an alternative to a backup alarm usually

[@Yusa9204]

The best steel mill video that I’ve seen on FB. Explanations for most important things which is usually lacking in the manufacturing posts.

[@User0000000000000004]

OMG!!! THAAAAAAANK YOOOOU!!!!!!! I am so unbelievably happy that I'm listening to the sounds the machines make instead of some stupid BS unnecessary background music! This is the best possible way to make machine videos and because you did it right, I've subbed. If I see one video with music in it, I'll be out, but as long as you keep making them just like this, I'll be your fan forever. You're a king.

[@Garganzuul]

Would like to chime in that capturing ambient sounds can also be really rewarding, perhaps for replacing audio that is otherwise uninteresting. Or you could have an industrial soundscapes episode!

[@azarellediaz4892]

Thanks for bringing us these videos of things we may never would’ve seen otherwise.

[@Factory_Monster]

Thanks for visiting:)

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

You have the best and most interesting videos of Korea manufacturing! I would not know of this without your contributions!

[@Factory_Monster]

Thanks for watching :)

[@MrLittleswede]

​@@Factory_MonsterCan you please visit the manufacturer of the "musical box" playing Für Elise from all korean heavy equipment? It seems to be a quite unique tradition in Korea. It should get some recognition!

[@stevenhorne5089]

You have some great humor my friend. Thank you for all the work you do to show us this.

[@Dan-vq4pz]

Factory monster your comments while the action unfolds make these videos more awesome. Thank you for uploading them

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I like your goofy comments! Help the world go around. THANKS agasin!

[@Jmzz542]

Thanks!

[@Factory_Monster]

Thanks for ur support!!!

[@SteelJM1]

Your captions are not stupid! They are the icing on the cake of what "How it's Made" wished it could have been! And I'm in luck, I need exactly 101 tons of I-beam, discount here we go!

[@User0000000000000004]

I'd like to know why machines in Asia play Fur Elise when they move. I don't mean like "people can pick out order from the chaos" type answers, I'm talking like if they are to play music when moving, why do they play SPECIFICALLY Fur Elise and not something else? It seems to me that random chance isn't why this happens. There must be a cultural reason why that specific song is what's played. Does anybody know the answer? Not a guess or reasoning, I mean KNOW the answer.

[@aetherift_]

It has been played since 1970s, it is a simple melody that crappy equipment can play, and it has two high alternating notes that can easily be heard over factory noise.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

Excellent work as usual. We enjoy the captions. Looking forward for more. As an Electrical and Mechanical engineer, I, too am awed by the design and execution.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Your comments are hilarious! And these are so beautifully filmed too. Cheers!

[@naamatel-djazrawi3198]

مساء الخير ٠مبروك لهذه الشركة والف مبروك الأيدي العاملة من مهندسين وعمال بالتوفيق والأزدهار ٠

[@speedyham545]

I've been in these facilities before, and still find this cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@ph11p3540]

Translation of "blah, blah, blah" @ 5:40: 1% nickel, .03% cobalt, and 0.0005% aluminum since its's most likely AISI 1020 mild steel for structural beams, columns and girders. Easy as making a pasta dough

[@Gersberms]

The captions make it fun. Thanks for these great videos!

[@gth042]

4:31 Kimchi joke here. I'm surprised you don't use a rectangular "hot mirror" mounted on a rail. I hope your gear didn't get melted too badly! Thank you for making these videos. They are interesting and funny. You are really good at this, and I hope some big advertising company wants to pay you lots of money for your time. Best wishes from North Carolina, US. (ain't South)

[@JeffM-fy8tz]

Thank you very much for an Excellent video! I enjoy your captions, and the music of the factory is the best music! Please continue making more videos like this!!!

[@MelW123]

I watch all your videos just for your awesome sarcastic humor. What's going on in the background is just a bonus 😂

[@ExFarmTech0307]

impressive and educational overview of the metal recycling process. Great video!

[@Factory_Monster]

Thanks for watching :)

[@andrewmiller3834]

You are an awesome narrator and photographer!! The way you focused on the distant subject rendering the near subject all but invisible was very clever!! “I can see through this” was indeed my favorite sequence!! Thanks for great productions!! Have a blessed and wonderful day! Always, Andy

[@RT-qd8yl]

AMAZING footage! You really outdid yourself with this one!

[@Metal-Nine11]

Very neat. Love these large factory vids. The machinery and engineering behind it is fascinating and the men and woman that work them, a special breed. Definitely one of the more dangerous industries and no thinking person can watch these without being in awe of what it takes to work in it.

[@theinsane4469]

Thanks for showing the process of their South Korean steel factory

[@soupwizard]

I think they use Fur Elise because it has distinct individual notes that are easy to hear, and it has a catchy tune that is easy to recognize over the general industrial noise.

[@jaymzx0]

Also, an experienced worker on the site will know what equipment is actually moving based on the sound it is making without being able to see it or look at it. Is it a big overhead crane or a forklift? Sound is different.

[@just_a_quick_ride]

And very few notes too, so complex equipment was never needed to play the tune?

[@chrisg7938]

Ce sont les légendes les plus intéressantes dans cette vidéo ! Merci 😉

[@pgabrielrr]

8:28 look at all those eletric motors spinning the wheels, imagine all the engineering required to link them to them control room, imagine all the power to make all the factory work. My jaw is dropped.

[@SS-he9uw]

Amazing efforts, amazing video... Thanks a lot.. woow

[@Factory_Monster]

Thanks for watching :)

[@waxore1142]

By far the best video of its type to date. Thank you for your ambitious approach to filming this. I bet you actually wanted to go into the oven to film too huh? 😜

[@babyboo600]

incredibly filmed ! keep it going !

[@Shahrol76]

Salam ukhwah dari Malaysia.. Terima kasih kerana menambah sarikata bahasa Melayu 🙋‍♂️🇲🇾

[@BrassLock]

This is a re-upload. I remember the jokes in the narrative 🙃

[@Factory_Monster]

I-beam and Rebar videos are recycled :) They recycle scrap metal! and I do recycle the videos:)

[@stirlingfromla]

@@Factory_Monster Why recycle this video?

[@iooasdl2540]

​@@stirlingfromlaeco-friendly video production😀

[@ShainAndrews]

@@pixieflitwit1516 He captures all the footage. Film has not been used in decades.

[@LanceMcCarthy]

I liked again anyways, because the content is great ​@@Factory_Monster

[@beatrute2677]

You did real good with the camera work here. Well done

[@Saki630]

you have paid lots of your bills at this factory because its so beautiful

[@kennethmaney914]

I worked in a steel mill in Scunthorpe,And it was one of the most interesting jobs I've ever had. I worked in the Rod and Bar mill ,and the Heavy Section mill. We where allowed in all parts, and expected to learn as many jobs as we could. Great job if you can find one in England now ,

[@barrywinters1142]

Thank you for this excellent video

[@cecilearzur1408]

Thank you for this excellent video, which is both informative and entertaining, thanks to your comments. Watching these factory videos, I often think about our over-consumption, in France and elsewhere. We don't see this crazy consumption of energy and water in the gadgets we accumulate. And yet it's there, gigantic and unsuspected... Written with Deep.L

[@ThomasBarone]

Another great video. I love your caption!👍

[@sirmalus5153]

Those pots the molten metal is poured into are the type of ones i used to repair in the steelworks. The pots (ladles) would be lined with refractory brick, which would break sometimes and let the molten metal leak through the bottom. The metal they are made from is about 4" plus thick from memory, with brick protecting it.

[@chinchan9]

This is incredible footage!

[@TheFraggler]

Came for the factory video, subscribed cuz of the captions. 😂

[@drewgriffing7447]

I am stunned by how well this is shot! Incredible work!!

[@stug77]

Your exposure work was excellent👌

[@HylanderSB]

Really enjoyed the rack focus shot of the rebar spooler...nice job!

[@ionutsandu9]

Nice! Thanks for the funny comments!

[@Factory_Monster]

Thanks for watching :)

[@F96-t6s]

The best video I have seen in years ! Awesome work !!

[@hanns1401]

Wow, some amazing shots in this one!

[@capitolabill1921]

17:59 Thanks for showing the patterning dies. This is the first video I've seen that even hints at the patterning process. Which I still haven't seen...on any video.👍

[@dylanshapiro3292]

I saw a similar video in China where they were playing “it’s a small world” and all the comments were like ‘what a terrible dreadful place they play this music to brain wash people’. Now this video is Korea and people are making jokes.

[@다이준]

진짜 이런 초대형 공장은 설계랑 설비를 어떻게 했을까ㄷㄷ....

[@TylerKrick]

Even bigger factory LOL it's bigger factories all the way up

[@technocracy90]

​@@TylerKrickgalaxy factory when

[@김필석-u6k]

돈만주면엔지니어 들이다만들어줍니다 처음이라 신기하지만 자주보면 별다를겨없습니다

[@Saunis]

I drive truck and sometimes I carry those products. This was awesome video to see, how Korean people do things. Btw, I bet you would like to see machine that uses that rebar spools... It can bend & cut it almost on every shape, that construction sites needs. Btw, your shots were awesome in this video! I really like how well you could film that all!

[@choibj1125]

동국제강 내부를 볼수 있게 해주셔서 고맙습니다,,구경하기 어려운 공장내부를,,,,

[@타이거고]

이걸 중국애들이 본 탓인지,, 중국 생산량을 한국에 쳐밀어내서 동국제강 망하기 일보직전이다.. 우헤헤헥

[@davidsouthy]

Fascinating video, thank you for the hard work in that heat, phew 😎

[@Garywaters-r7z]

That was fantastic! Great shots!

[@bobs_ya_runkle]

Brilliant. Thankyou.

[@임재균-i6v]

인트로 진짜 파괴적이다ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 헤비메탈 같은 영상미네

[@MasterThief117]

I've always wondered how they get the metal alloy ratios correct with such diverse sources of steel. Can anyone please explain it?

[@dziban303]

Yes

[@raimundoferreira7626]

Pretty simple , since that moment on the beginning off the video when the iron is still red hot , it is forced into a series of rollers that press it into the the lower roller and side by side it goes through a series of repetitive smaller and smaller size until it gets the sizer ordered by the client Another words , a great amount of pressure while it is hot will shape it into the right measurements required

[@Acer_Maximinus]

“…how they get…ratios correct…” They analyze samples before a batch gets used. This used to be done manually.

[@Acer_Maximinus]

⁠@@raimundoferreira7626 “…will shape it into the right measurements…” That’s not what the op was asking.

[@bulwynkl]

Rebar is one of my favourite steel products from a Materials Eng PoV. The last roll takes it up to a suitable temp for it to be quenched so the surface transforms to martensite, but then they let it sit and cool slowly and the heat in the core difuses out and reheats the skin and tempers the surface... Hard on the outside, ductile in the core.

[@C-M-E]

Seeing this operate on industrial levels and the sheer girth of what man can produce for size and utility always fascinates me on many fronts. That little claw picker picker though for manually unloading scrap looked strange. I would have assumed they'd have a hydraulic dump function up above into an accessible pit. I wonder how much that slows down efficiency.

[@GreenFarm4.0]

5:18 The cleaned scrap metal is fed into melting furnaces, where the steel is heated to high temperatures to turn it into a liquid form. This process removes impurities and prepares the steel for casting. Once melted, the molten steel is poured into molds to be cast into steel bars or I-beams of the desired shape. These molds can be customized to produce a variety of products, from I-beams for large construction projects to rebar for reinforced concrete.

[@5월은너의계절]

이번에 채용공고 떠서 쓸까 말까 고민되었는데 선택에 도움이 되엇어요! 감사합니다.

[@타이거고]

이걸 중국애들이 본 탓인지,, 중국 생산량을 한국에 쳐밀어내서 동국제강 망하기 일보직전이다.. 우헤헤헥

[@molly_mallard]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@Enonymouse_]

Fur Elise is used widely internationally for a lot of reasons, i think because it is so easily recoynizeable that perhaps in a foundry setting they are less likely to confuse other sounds for notification of an important event occurring. Taiwan Garbage trucks use it to notify people when garbage collection day is happening.

[@hcderksen]

It’s impressive how they do this. In years past I’ve used many ton of this kind of steel. Ours was made in the little town of Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada by Manitoba Rolling mills. We need to be doing this again without importing it.

[@youtubasoarus]

Love the video, thanks for posting!

[@nunyabidness117]

So are the requirements for I beams loose enough that they can just melt scrap and they are close enough?

[@jlinkels]

Awesome video. And I like the comments!

[@StubbyPhillips]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@djtjpain]

Nice video! I liked your “unprofessional” commentary and it was still informational

[@Robert-un3cf]

How do they stop the steel from rusting during the forging, cooling, and afterwards?

[@Tolakamee]

It won't rust enough to matter

[@Lex4122]

4:48 what is beeing added to the molten steel? Stuff for an alloy?

[@soupwizard]

It might be coke (not coca-cola), a type of processed coal: it's added to both act as fuel to raise the temperature of the iron, but also it has the effect of 'stealing' the oxygen from the iron ore, leaving only the pure iron behind.

[@Lex4122]

@@soupwizard Not Cola, that was a good one 😹 thanks for the explanation!

[@yon2004]

Amazing camera work. It's like you are looking into hell.

[@Factory_Monster]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@theoldbigmoose]

Love you videos and captions

[@인어왕자-m8c]

Dongkuk Steel Busan factory was originally located in Yongho-dong, Busan, but I believe it was renamed Dongkuk CM Co., Ltd. and moved to Gamman-dong, Busan.

[@응답하라1996]

우리공장도 H빔으로 뼈대를 세우고 지었는데 이집 H빔 맛집이었네

[@stevensawyer2489]

Thanks for making the journey.

[@KCOWMOO]

amazing and left me with ringing ears. imagine seeing this in real life wow

[@9Skill]

always wondered how they get the metal alloy ratios correct with such diverse sources of steel ,tks

[@douro20]

The chemicals added to the ladle during tapping mainly consist of limestone, borax and dolomite which act as fluxes to draw the impurities in the steel to the surface.

[@davidyoder6174]

The Narrator is very funny!!! Excellent job!!!

[@sky173]

Truly amazing footage!

[@alystair]

Your "1080p" joke got a laugh out of me, yes there are many lines in that bundle :D

[@doodiik]

30 лет отработал в прокате.

[@TruckerChick]

This channel has the dumbest captions and I love it. 😂❤ Thank you for the Christmas present.

[@DinoNucci]

Very well done!

[@Dr_Kenneth_Noisewater]

Wow! Wowow! Liked and subbed. This is amazing.

[@joshz9230]

I love your comments, great video.

[@bulwynkl]

fun fact - at a bit after 6 minutes where you see the strands coming out of the continuous mould, the walls are only about 1cm thick or so - the core of th billet is still molten.

[@جنديمنالقواتالخاصه]

فيديو روعه❤❤❤❤

[@JonBecker81]

Everything looks so much more efficient there than in the US other than the scrap trucks having to be unloaded. Here they won’t let you in the plant unless you can dump it yourself. The material handler won’t touch your truck due to liability reasons. Also every mill I’ve dealt with has outdoor scrap yards. I like the inside areas a lot. It keeps everything out of the weather and dry.

[@eyeexaggerate7687]

Possible to get some footage of making the ladles?

[@cor-tauri]

Very fascinating. Especially to see one of those - how do you call it - humans.

[@chocolatemint2568]

감사합니다 정말 유익해요

[@오카드-i3j]

와 영상 너무 좋아요

[@Factory_Monster]

시청해주셔서 감사합니다 :)