How Tennis Balls are Made in The Factory

[@leandrotami]

I'm both very interested in the process itself and also horrified at the complete lack of security measures of pretty much any kind.

[@kiyanharchegani2588]

machines are probably 60+ years old too

[@PointyTailofSatan]

You afraid of someone stealing your balls?

[@korinogaro]

On one side yes on another it is rather low speed manufacturing process with no automation. So the press is not going on the timer, they press it every time. With two 1st machines I am sure there is emergency stop we just don't see it because it is from the operator side. Working there is probably safer (thanks to lower automatization and lower speed) than working in for eg. western "safe" meat processing plant.

[@adamwal4591]

Security? Are you afraid of a pack of dogs coming through and stealing their balls? Why would they need security!?!?!

[@EtoileLion]

@@adamwal4591 Think he means Health and Safety.

[@gregoryrothenberger4900]

AMAZED at how 1800s this process is.

[@wictimovgovonca320]

The tennis ball was invented in the 1850's by Charles Goodyear.

[@sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312]

that's why its $0.50 cents!

[@garyh4458]

The equipment is probably from the 1800s

[@sotirzvanidjubre4109]

Im amazed they even produce tennis balls.

[@asdfssdfghgdfy5940]

@@sotirzvanidjubre4109 I am as well considering the sticker on it says cricket ball

[@user-sz2og2pk7b]

Really liked the intake valve attachment on the bench drill to rotate the ball halves for easy sanding, ingenious!

[@rossgalbraith3878]

That's clearly an exhaust valve.

[@seananthonybenoit]

This part actually annoyed me that there wasn't a jig set up for easy sanding once the drill press was lowered. Attached sanding block to the drill press, then a light press on the block of wood with the sandpaper to make it 10 times more efficient, and less rapid repetitive motion.

[@bekartoka2823]

@@seananthonybenoit These are not the balls for Tennis. These are made for cricket bats. You cannot hit these balls with tennis raquets. These are heavy balls with a small south east asia market. The tennis ball making factors are very much mordern and automated. These people are local ball makers.

[@seananthonybenoit]

@@bekartoka2823 And that has nothing to do with making a more efficient mechanical setup to perform sanding with less effort. Everything I mentioned has nothing to do with automation, and more to do with simple machines.

[@4NaturesStory]

I was wondering if anyone else saw that!!

[@gandei100]

10:10 that bag poke is an important step and crucial for volume efficient packaging! Thanks for the video.

[@pierrepirault3840]

and it made a little sound too, like "all done!" 😂

[@jimbeam7728]

Glad someone else noticed. 😂

[@cleitonfelipe2092]

there's pre-punctured ziplock bags that they can buy and skip this step, but I don't think they care

[@abatecruento667]

machine's manual clearly states "Please remember to keep adjusting the position of the squared pads while the press is being actuated"

[@maluinthe90s]

Something tells me they wipe their behind with OSHA guidelines.

[@NathanThomson]

Also don't wear shoes while operating machinery

[@stephhhie17]

People lasagna and hand ravioli has probably been made here at some point

[@stevenfromer3816]

🤣

[@dancopp5849]

@@stephhhie17 Most Definitely! That first set of rollers have seen some things in its time!

[@ultimobile]

I love this stuff - 'tennis ball - best for cricket' ! a real eye-opener for someone sitting in a comfortable recliner in carpeted comfort - to see these guys in I guess Pakistani factories making stuff we get from stores without thinking about where it was made, who made it, or how - just wow.

[@bval2201]

This factory doesn't supply any US businesses. Watch the video on the pen factory It's about 70 times larger than this and automated

[@batesvillbilly368]

@@bval2201 Also much cleaner. I can smell this place through the screen.

[@THEmongo0se]

@@batesvillbilly368 The factory smells like chemicals and rubber, you’re probably smelling your own room mate.

[@a.mathis9454]

Can’t imagine what the guy putting the glue on the balls goes through after work.

[@technophant]

I thought tennis balls were filled with pressurized gas

[@bizziszn9146]

When I see “made in Pakistan” on the back of packets, this isn’t really what I imagined

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Really? Sorry to say this is exactly what I picture when I see made in Pakistan, made in Bangladesh, made in Vietnam, made in Honduras, etc

[@TheGunnCat]

@@icecreamforcrowhurst Not Bangladesh.

[@pinetreeflag1517]

While a lifelong supporter and participant in manual labor, I thank my higher power daily, that I do not work in the manufacturing business, performing the same repetitive tasks endlessly with no variation. Thank you, Mother Earth, for allowing me to view this type of labor as a spectator, and please protect and reward the hard working individuals in this factory.

[@jimdennis2451]

Billions of dogs thank you for your service. I am amazed that everyone seems to have the correct number of fingers.

[@pinecedar180]

This video won't show the few people who lost them at some point

[@jsbFF08]

I was about to comment the same thing about dogs. Well played!!

[@Sariyal..]

One of them was not literate.. he named his cub Dennis instead of Tennis..and Dennis is as moderate as his producer was.. damn he excepted that willingly.. "Legacy of a Dog" .. 🤭🤭

[@jpnphom5470]

Dogs don’t care…only us made dogs into humans….Dog are social animals when humans cage/isolated them-and only allowed to urinate once a day? They get excited when owners get home to feed/ play…humans perceive this as love but it’s really not…there’re many reports where dog/cat ate their owners clean to the bones…….love…huh?

[@biggusdickus9046]

They could be saying the exact same thing about you, but your brain cells.

[@billmoran3812]

I was impressed with the Quality control and inspection processes as well as the health and safety management.

[@ravanabrahmarakshas4263]

yep. dr fauci OF HELL, is incharge of quality control.

[@dannyboybogdan2356]

It's 10 cents cheaper plus your dog gets to taste a lot of hands!

[@justthatsomebody408]

Best tennis balls and footballs are made in Pakistan all by hand, this process has been tried by machinery alone and the quality is nowhere near those made by hand.

[@chefduane3742]

Yeah. That stuff has GOT to be good for your lungs.

[@RandyElliottRealtor]

Yep…real healthy and safe. LOL! Toxic chemicals flying all around and almost everyone is barefoot.

[@SuperCodriver]

Well over 50 years ago I was a young man I use to work & make tennis balls at Slazenger in Sydney Australia The company is no longer there it has long gone . We had modern machines & all the production machinery and the press were state of the art at the time 50 years later I can’t believe it how the tennis balls are mate

[@carbon1255]

Exploiting the third world for virtual slavery is cheaper than machinery and living wages. Eventually they will become middle class too like the Chinese and start desiring living standards, as we did in the industrial revolution.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

That's because this is a bullshit video.

[@Geronimoux]

There is a big difference in quality ;) these are the cheap versions

[@JasonDBike]

Nobody ever asks how the tennisballs are, mate.

[@sslavi]

I remember that, back when I was a kid, Slazenger balls were considered the absolute best. I know they still produce them somewhere in Philippines, but I don't play tennis anymore and cannot tell if the quality is still what it used to be.

[@akplayz1154]

I've always wondered what a sweat shop looked like. Those balls cannot be regulation, though.

[@rrCHRISxx]

Primitive amazon

[@bekartoka2823]

These are not the balls for Tennis. These are made for cricket bats. You cannot hit these balls on tennis raquets. These are heavy balls with a small south east asia market. The tennis ball making factors are very much mordern and automated. These local ball makers.

[@12namleht]

@@jackthepirate9233 Yes I do...and you are paying me, more than that entire factory makes in a month...each second, I am not working & screwing around with my chair is a second, I am not making you $

[@bricknmotor]

They're probably dog toys

[@Doty6String]

No chance these are regulation

[@gtg356y]

These primitive manufacturing videos are amazing, yet horrifying, and I can't get enough of them. I'm also very grateful to be born into a life where I'm not forced to do this soul crushing, mind numbing, back breaking work, in order to survive.

[@cactiguide]

Just wait, your time is coming

[@SolasChristusMinistry]

Obviously not a USW Member. We just pay dues while the union gives up our benefits. I’m going to apply at this tennis ball “factory” pretty soon

[@threestans9096]

he’s not forced either.

[@threestans9096]

@J Boss what are you talking about? china still makes tons of things, they just lock down their cities and have a social problem with fraud and lying which means most things, including the citizens lives are a house of cards. kids are basically taught to cheat on tests and etc. There’s tons of stories of students going to other countries and not speaking to anyone in the country cuz they don’t know the language cuz they had someone take the tests for them. And then the bricks and construction. Look up some chinese construction and brick issues. Billions spent on fake materials, just to use the materials and two years later, whole condos tumble from a loud sneeze. and then the sewer grease. they wreck their sewers by dumping oil in them, but them fish the oil out to refry things. But this stuff isn’t new. it’s been going on decades. China is def not losing its lead as worlds factory because they can’t, they have other things on their mind.

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

@J Boss you need poor people for the world to work (as we know it). Sad truth of reality. China is an exception, they rose to power out of good (for them, not us) leadership and sheer size.

[@edwardautrey3671]

Anyone notice the exhaust valve being used in the drill press

[@Gersberms]

Yes, simple, but perfectly functional. Apparently used for a long time, it was worn down a lot.

[@tomedward128]

Yep sure did

[@morganwheeler7417]

I wondered what that was! It's perfect.

[@rubenlabay3615]

Dunlop tennis ball factory is in Philippines ....EPZA Mariveles Bataan Philippines.

[@daveberry2177]

same as, are we mental

[@LanceCampeau]

Engine valve in the drill press.... love that!

[@marcodevries4481]

It’s amazing any two balls bounce the same seeing how manual this process is

[@vinnyvasquez]

That is what i was curious about. Zero testing they were perfectly round before or after applying the yellow felt layer.

[@UstedTubo187]

This is astonishing. There wasn't a single step where I didn't think there was an incredibly high risk of injury--either chronic or acute. It seems like you're either getting your hand smashed or burned, throwing out your lower back, or you're getting repetitive stress injuries in your wrist and forearms. And each step seemed so prone to human error.

[@StrangelyIronic]

Welcome to the life of a large portion of factory workers. Even something as simple as a hose or belt factory has line workers reaching into extremely hot machines that can easily and do burn the worker's hands/arms.

[@lightfox11]

welcome to most of the world. count your blessings

[@GregorShapiro]

This is the result of the absence of trade unions. Workers of the world: unite!

[@CB-rv2lj]

and people say america is a terrible place to live.

[@danaildanailov3847]

Yet it went so smooth.

[@MarioDiaz-kx1kb]

after looking at the dangerous working conditions there, I got to admit, it takes balls to make balls

[@texaswild3346]

Two balls to make one 😳💃💃💃💃

[@AsbestosMuffins]

that or a complete lack of care for safety, its not that hard to add some safety but it always eats ever so slightly into production efficiency

[@marksnethkamp8633]

The burner rack that's about to fall over with the heavy & hot molds and the guy throwing them on the ground while wearing flip flops takes the crown.

[@paulj9587]

No it takes exploitation

[@mandolino6259]

100%

[@longlivethefish]

WOW that older gentleman not afraid to get one of his hands caught on the rollers😳🙈 What a humble beginning for a tennis ball such a majestic sport!

[@jashonjones2434]

thats not a factory, its a window into times past. very interesting. these men work very hard, and do a wonderfully effecient task, given the perameters of their environment. well done

[@wandarogaczewski5955]

Well said.👍

[@tigerwuuds5341]

I'm absolutely moved by all the health and safety procedures and safe working practices that are in place 💯👏👏

[@leroyleo1]

My particular favourite was the hands in a moving press

[@chrissarvello6852]

Hey, they’re professionals, nothing but the best.

[@iamShorteh]

Mine was the open gas fires at kzbin.info/www/bejne/gne1YYyae8uEqq8 : they weren't anchored to the floor or wall, with no protection for the operator at all! Revolutionary.

[@markp8295]

Are you moved to only buy products that have been manufactured in better working conditions, at the cost of fewer things, but better quality for what you do get?

[@truth8seeker275]

appears Power Plus brand based in pakistan, sells one bag (retail) online for 60 rupees (1 rupee = $0.01 USD) Haha ! Website is named 'Quality Store' 😄 Sadly, these 'factory workers' are compensated and treated much better than products produced for name brands eg Nike and others by Uyghur and Christian slaves in CCP death camps.

[@walterpickford3204]

The first time I've ever seen a video of somebody mixing rubber on a mill. This was one of the first skills I was taught when I started work at 17 yrs old. Despite the huge size of the Mills accidents were usually losing the mill knife into the mix. Wonderful to see this process again after 50 years.

[@frankwilliams4445]

Love ya' Walter! 💗

[@carcaridon]

I was a factory hand at 17 extruding rubber into seals,orange window seal etc after I did my plastic extrusion training. I used to hand feed uncured strip's cut by the mill operator into a steam heated extruder. I'd help with die changes and cleaning them. The parts were autoclaved to cure the rubber, I was surprised they used flame heated curing. Quicker I'd say... I'm now 45.

[@JoseAntonio-yo8dq]

I have a company in Spain and its a very dangerous work, one worker lost 4 fingers and doctors had too put finger of the feet in the hand.

[@excxmoody]

With ones that ended up as defects, ever stock pile them and once enough try surfing

[@Fotosaurus56]

I worked at a rubber mill that made small wheels for shopping carts and roller skates. Working the night shift I once dropped my knife and foolishly tried to grab it. The rollers caught my glove as I yanked my hand back. The glove went down and when it came back around, had flattened about three times bigger! I quit.

[@grandmastermomo]

best part is how he air holes the final back with is finger 😂😂. got me that, for some reason.

[@joshualyon4965]

This is fascinating in so many ways, but at the same time so inefficient. And a great deal of that seem so unsafe, and I mean that it seems like they don't Care that they could do the exact same thing their doing, but safer.

[@SlickRickTPB]

I almost died putting felt on a rubber ball this one time, still have ptsd from it today.

[@4supervic4]

@@SlickRickTPB Hey funny guy, just one example: they are carrying heavy metal molds wearing flip flops...

[@suman.p6566]

It's not that they don't care about their own safety, it's because they don't know any better. Just because you've had the privledge of being educated enough to tell the difference between safe and unsafe work environment dosn't mean they do. Making a factory more efficient and training workers on safety costs money, hense the balls are manufactured in a 3rd world country with no regulations and workers are expendable, this is why the balls are cheaper.

[@pexxajohannes1506]

Well paid factory work beats being suicide bombing...right?

[@davidkoontz24]

I now love my job.

[@wonton8983]

Having wired a rubber press at a tyre retread factory and seeing it in use, apart from the obviouse mechanical risks, the biggest long term safety risk is the toxic fumes. They mix sulphur and all sorts into the rubber.

[@billdenny4309]

I think that's why we have stuff made overseas. Stops becoming our problem.

[@battosaijenkins946]

No WONDER tennis balls smell so awful!! 🤢🤢🤢

[@Brewermb]

@@battosaijenkins946 Cricket Balls?????

[@sherpajones]

And all that dust that is kicked up when he dumps the bags of ingredients onto the rollers.

[@acrylix3073]

@@Brewermb They're intended for kids playing cricket. Tennis balls are made to a higher spec: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYrVpKSJbd2bsMk

[@BobbyIronsights]

I'm always surprised at how a modern product can be made under such primitive conditions.

[@ProleDaddy]

What you're looking at is a result of Western imperialism.

[@dbaider9467]

Those polished vulcanizing molds are where the money was spent. Even in the west there is a fortune in machinery to set up an operation like that.

[@wictimovgovonca320]

Modern? The tennis ball is over 170 years old.

[@BoltManiac]

Primitive conditions yes. Modern product? LOL. No. This process shown was how tennis balls were made a century ago. Pretty much the same now, just mostly automated and highly safe.

[@calvinhobbes7504]

@@BoltManiac Some of those operations didn't look "highly safe" to me at all - so I shudder to think about conditions a century ago! :)

[@tuhingatoha1134]

Power Plus "cricket" balls...says it all. Fantastic to watch dedicated workers actually WORK.

[@Hewey19]

My golden retriever appreciates all your hard work.

[@jayflow7949]

5:40 that engine valve in the drill press being used as a friction device is so very cool!!!

[@JesseCase]

Yeah I noticed that too. They are so resourceful.

[@ChucksBasix]

@@LegendLength But cost more... Wood is cheap and lasts longer.

[@lasskinn474]

@@LegendLength you'd nick your finger easier with that and need a holding device anyway. Doing some linkage to hold the sanding thing and press it automatically with the thing might be easier tho. Well, automating the whole thing would be long term easier

[@person-sx2wc]

@@LegendLength would need replaced more, way more, and risk of sanding the inside rubber finish throwing off the weight and quality of the ball. A piece of metal grabs very quick and does not tear or harm the rubber. Metal on rubber actually gets better traction.

[@Oink_Blaster]

I scrolled far too down for this!

[@paulhansen7667]

It took a lot of balls to make this video!

[@checkfactschecking]

Good dad joke!

[@yououtuber4176]

@@checkfactschecking Don't encourage him

[@mayainverse9429]

wonder if they got their training from your mom

[@mickgatz214]

Yup!, safety is NOT a number 1 priority in this particular manufaccturing industry! Cheers. :)

[@borumfishing]

I like how they constantly throws everything onto the floor, just for the next guy to lift it up again. Day in and day out. Healthy back exercises. No need to worry about retirement, just work.

[@terencejay8845]

'Benches? We don need no stinkin' benches!'

[@MoreEffinCowbell]

"I have the solution to sweatshops, Air conditioning!" -Mitch Hedberg RIP

[@bdublu519]

These men do what they need to to feed their families. Good, honest work.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

There is nothing "good" about this filthy, dangerous sweatshop.

[@Machria23]

Yep, SAFETY THIRD!! I love all the amazing ultra modern automation in this facility! I also love the protective footwear each cherished employee has been issued and the safe clean work environment.

[@gustavthemagician]

I like the fact that it says 'cricket ball' on them.

[@jacobhoffman2553]

life is a precious precious gift.... lol... you guys keep coming with the quality of life banter buuuuutttt.... heres the fuckin thing... there are so many human beings in india ... human labor supply outweighs demand to far worse degrees than even this channel will show you.... you start fucking with quality of life in india yoe better be prepared to starve half of them to death.... cause thats exactly what happens... when ppl start fucking complex fragile systems that think with emotion and abandon hard cruel math and logic

[@dgoddard]

I like how these guys feed their families and don't worry about BS like we do in the US. If you die making tennis balls, maybe life just wasn't your gig.

[@jacobhoffman2553]

@@dgoddard actualy theyll take whatever the fuck they can get... work that sustains you is hard to fuckin come by in india for every one dude you see doing a fucked up job there are ten with nothing

[@dgoddard]

@@jacobhoffman2553 That's exactly what I'm saying. There's always one dude in these types of videos railing on how safety just isn't followed, blah, blah, blah. I'm sure after making the comment he went and looked in the mirror and told himself how great he was. But anyway, in countries like India, getting a job is a literal lifesaver and they could care less about safety regulations, most of which are usually only in place to either give someone else a job or cause you to spend money on something such as steel toe boots. I'd love to see how many toes were saved vs. the cost of all the steel toe boots. I'm sure it was totally worth it.

[@viktorwallaby4231]

Price of a branded ball: $450 dollars, salary of the employees who make them: 15 cents every 10 days

[@bigsidfan]

They use Adidas labels in the same factory oh Evidz video of tennis balls

[@imakeitwhynot]

Factory owner: "Ok everyone, listen up, we have cameras filming us today, so we are going to work in the safest possible way" The safest possible way:

[@bigsidfan]

They have children working in the same factory on Evidz channel about tennis balls

[@treeguyable]

The fact that men can sit/ squat like that for hrs is the amazing part. Never could sit comfortably on a floor, even as a kid, and squatting has been out for years.

[@electricitysucks5]

Yep, my knees are shot, it's come to the point where if I drop something I have to stop and think, do I really need that anymore?

[@mikeytee6821]

@@electricitysucks5 As a person with bad knees I found that hilarious!

[@treeguyable]

@@electricitysucks5 Putting socks on in the morning takes a second of planning..😆but, at 65, did spend a couple hrs, climbing a nasty pine tree, yesterday, full of vines, at least that still goes good.

[@Hammerjockeyrepair]

its not amazing, they die a few years after....

[@lhaviland8602]

Squatting is actually more natural for us than sitting believe it or not!

[@NikitasGuitars]

I loved the sanding jig with the engine valve hold down.

[@TheRoflcopter84]

I thought that looked familiar

[@TyTanium1294]

5:35

[@pieluvr7362]

Waste not want not

[@mayainverse9429]

yea i thought that was it too lol. glad i was not only one.

[@gregoryolenovich6440]

The manager every time a tennis ball is messed up by anyone ever: "Bro you had one job"

[@brucebruegger2051]

I always admire people that can do a difficult tedious job. Doing whatever it takes to put food on the table. I feel I'm a soft a American

[@robertallenmcdowell]

Guy walks in with lunch, "Where should I put the food?". "Oh just throw it on the floor. We do that with everything."

[@terencejay8845]

When I watch these types of video, it seems like they painted the place once when it was built then never bothered again, and they burned all the benches and chairs for some reason.

[@samrogers1]

love these videos millennials need to watch these videos and know how good they have it here in the USA these guys are awesome!

[@agrandcanyonoffucksgiven2776]

I see, so you, assumedly not a millenial, but who is older, worked as hard as these guys? Yeah I bet...

[@thegingerpowerranger]

These are the best cricket balls I've ever seen made

[@weirdshibainu]

I'm very impressed by the safety practices in this factory 😥

[@luciolles]

When I see this level of Safety I have no doubt in the quality of these balls!

[@pollard068]

Ever play tennis with dollar store balls?

[@thelungilife6057]

You know that if these are being sold locally in Pakistan - they're being used for street-cricket, not tennis

[@iroll]

Wow, I wouldn't have guessed that balls marked "cricket" and boxes marked "best for cricket" would mean they're used for cricket! :D

[@karelkvita]

These are just for cricket For tennis you need high pressure inside the ball, you must add spec. chemicals inside before vulcanization.

[@thelungilife6057]

@@karelkvita I know - I grew up playing galli cricket with "tennis balls" from kirana shops. Just saying, for the non-desis here.

[@YouWorryMe]

I love all the start of the art equipment and top notch facilities. You dont often see that in these places.

[@midwestcharm]

There are huge opportunities here to improve safety and reduce unnecessary steps in this process. Standardizing the movements will make the finished product more consistent

[@officialdislikebutton5566]

I love the plot twist at the end when you find out they are cricket balls

[@eduardohernandez2040]

So the title is deceiving?

[@bruceaurand32]

@@eduardohernandez2040 Not really. Young kids use them for cricket as they are safer.

[@MuhammadJaved-ew2rg]

In Pakistan they play cricket with it.

[@MartinD9999]

Very cool! No safety cables at the mills incase someone gets caught on the rubber. Interesting video, thanks for posting.

[@PnwOnTour]

2:11 wonder what caused that tray damage 💥

[@JasonDBike]

3:20 instead of cutting just use the previous machine sideways.

[@765lbsquat]

The workers seem so happy to be making balls. Good for them!!

[@samuelstoner5651]

I would never have believed this was the process if I hadn't seen it here with my own eyes. This looks like a factory from a hundred years ago! They appear to do quality work.

[@richd9646]

to be fair it is Pakistan

[@osrikking8785]

There's no quality control at all. Every ball is going to be be a different weight, have different bounce characteristic. Be unbalanced. But at least they're cheap!

[@xanderstrlyczula5438]

This is a 3rd world "factory".

[@samuelstoner5651]

@@osrikking8785 I guess what I meant was they look nice.

[@johanea]

You should redefine your interpretation of the word “quality”.

[@mikedickinson9730]

Kudos to these guys! Looks like a lot of hands touch those balls before they are ever played with. On the other hand, some engineer is saying, “I automated that process a long time ago.”

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

It's nice that they print 'cricket ball' on the things to avoid confusion...

[@christined4452]

They sure are on ball there, looks like they got a handle on it . dildo factory is next door.

[@bobrabbit4219]

I just watched a video of a 'modern' ball making process. The process is pretty much exactly the same, but with more tools and machines. For instance, the other company doesn't have a guy rubbing glue on the ball with his bare hands (they use a tool!). But it was amazing to see that the process is the same, but just a few improvements.

[@hindugoat2302]

imagine all the germs packed into each ball

[@sabelch]

@@hindugoat2302 The final step before packaging is to heat the balls on a giant gas burner. Those balls are likely quite germ-free.

[@alanhayes1080]

I wonder how many of these workers end up with missing fingers and what not. The chains and gears just completely open just give me chills.

[@tacticalant3841]

@8:29 lift with the back while twisting is the safest most preferred method of lifting…

[@stewartross1233]

I've noticed in a lot of these videos that they package each individual item. It must be a sign for their consumers that it's a commercially made quality item rather than home made. Doesn't matter if it's junk as long as it's in a wrapper it's quality!

[@floridapmi]

@@pepwaverley2185 These balls are made specifically for lower income kids in India to play cricket with.

[@acommenter5184]

Stewart - are you suggesting these are junk?

[@floridapmi]

@@acommenter5184 let’s put it this way, Wimbledon won’t be calling them soon to use their balls.

[@MrEazyE357]

@@floridapmi So they use tennis balls to play cricket? Aren't tennis balls like the complete opposite of cricket balls?

[@floridapmi]

@@MrEazyE357 yes they are, but real cricket balls are expensive while these tennis balls are affordable to them and they don’t hurt if you get hit by one.

[@skinwalker_]

That was fascinating and eye opening to the kind of work that people need to do to make a living. Truly amazing and terrifying

[@bulufish8208]

Some of the tennis players NO all tennis players should se this video and appreciate the gift they have. And humble them self and give so these people can have better working conditions 🙂.

[@Tumi_n_Company]

Definitely NOT what I imagined 🤯

[@wessmann]

Well may they be blessed... I did not know this was so labor intensive. I'm humbled

[@rherman9085]

Its only this labor intensive in third world countries where the manufacturer can get by with super cheap labor, minimum standards and no oversight. In modern countries with state of the art equipment, there is very little human intervention.

[@Bill_N_ATX]

I sell automation equipment. I was at a convention in Las Vegas and discussing a recent project where for a company in the US we had reduced the number of people needed by half for an investment of a little more than a million dollars. The project had a pay off time of a little over two years. There was a gentleman from Indonesia there who was amazed at what we did and I asked if he was interested in something like this for his operation. He looked at me and laughed. It wouldn’t make sense he said. He was paying his people about 6 dollars a day. He could hire a village of people for years for what it would cost to automate his place.

[@user-zd4vo1vy8u]

@@rherman9085 and, suddenly - very high price. About 15 years ago very last tennis ball factory moved from USA to Asia. Wilson - Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam; Slazenger (Wimbldon supplier) uses Philippines; Penn maded in China.

[@fubisroc9673]

Blessed? Are you nuts? Being paid pennies for your efforts AND having to work in a filthy shithole all day long? Well, bless YOU then. I'll remain a heathen if that's what it takes to be 'blessed'!!

[@adamcravets5408]

Here is how most tennisballs are made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpbbiGaBec98iq8

[@RF3seeker]

I liked working there. In the 5 years I was there I moved up from ball gluer to felt applicator, then finally I was given the opportunity to move up to label applicator which came with a significant pay raise.

[@hosseinmohammadali7016]

What do you mean?

[@claesmansson9070]

Think he means that he finally got fired because he put the labels upside down!

[@RikHendriksDutchCo]

Hard to believe story. After 5 years of glueing all your brain cells are desolved

[@bodeine454]

I think he's making a joke comparing the guy that works at the burger joint moving from mopping to frying burgers and then to French fries, moving up the fast food worker ladder so to speak in the movie "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy.

[@rbclima]

@@claesmansson9070 hehehe

[@Ridesharereflections]

These guys never fail to amaze me. They do so much with so little

[@novaguy509]

Hard working people. I can’t imagine doing some of those tasks for 15 minutes let alone 8-12 hours a day then waking up and doing it all over again.

[@steelmagnolia474]

Wow, never knew the amount of work that goes into a tennis ball. Respect for all these hard working people!

[@LMB222]

Respect? Are you serious?

[@hippopotamus86]

This is a 3rd world country making poor quality products. Now days it's an automated process.

[@Curtis_H]

I'm amazed at no valve guides where needed in making of these tennis balls.

[@bassandkeys8178]

Because they weren't making tennis balls. You didn't watch the video until the end.

[@WJCTechyman]

If you have crappy valves from an engine they can be used in a drill press for preparing the edge surface of half a tennis ball for adhesion. It's an interesting factory, fairly basic and gets the job done.

[@terrkinney5561]

Interestingly amazing, also very dangerous A lot of hard work that most people never would have thought how much work goes into making them!😉

[@jenette16]

Well now, at the beginning, a rubber mill. I worked on several for years. Rarely see them on video. Still used at the Navy submarine base in Bremerton WA. Has a rubber shop. Interesting place to work.

[@franciscovaleriano3153]

Where are you from Jenette?... I am from México.

[@jenette16]

@@franciscovaleriano3153 US, Washington state.

[@jenette16]

@@Sloptit civilian. Puget sound naval shipyard had a rubber division. We made several rubber formulas, then molded the parts for the subs. One of my favorite places to work.

[@Jasonliggett69]

I did a stint at the Bremerton yard from 2000-2005, I was ships company on CVN-72, and yes you are correct, it was an interesting place to work.

[@jenette16]

@@Jasonliggett69 I had moved to Bangor by then. Still had small amount of rubber work, had a small mill. What did you do at PSNS? I was a sub worker, got lost on the carriers. Lots of rubber on them subs, when I first started I was surprised, education.

[@dandjc9394]

I love that they don’t care about health and safety but they do individually bag every tennis ball 🎾 😂

[@UberKrispy]

@Lost⚽ the rich have alwats enslaved the poor

[@frankiemuniz666]

Inspiring how the young man at 3:25 got his degree in operations management from Lansing Community College and used it to increase productivity at his new career at the cricket ball factory!

[@bigsidfan]

He probably got it from a yard sale for 10 cents

[@patricklewis7636]

That is some seriously homebrewed isht, right there!

[@jamestone265]

If this was “How It’s Made” tennis balls you wouldn’t see this…

[@pinecedar180]

Ya you would just see a guy press a button to start the line

[@thedutchman8793]

That's because "this" is local to them only🙄🤦‍♂️. The vast majority of tennis balls are made in automated factories!

[@Harry-zz2oh]

@@thedutchman8793 At the very last station, the stamp shows these are cricket balls instead of tennis balls. Very different usage and hardness. India has a lot of cricket pitches since it was, at one time, a colony of England. I've played cricket which is fun but it does take a lot of patience and time to play. Fits the English frame of mind.

[@bodeine454]

@@Harry-zz2oh Is that why they came to sip tea? 🤣

[@zaneh6224]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5a0d6aQibl0ock

[@PeterM0911]

Absolute environment friendly and amazingly safe workplace. Wow!

[@joshpro3816]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kitfrew9983]

Wonder what the top tennis aces would think after watching this?????

[@planetvegan7843]

Kit - they would wonder how the balls they use are made.

[@kitfrew9983]

@@planetvegan7843 yea probably!

[@scottdesart275]

I’ve watched numerous videos and it seems they do a lot of work on the ground or the floor of the factory. A work table, even a lightweight one would help

[@kalleballex]

The manual workload is f insane. I will never complain about a tennis ball in my life ever again.

[@isaacsheppard7624]

The working conditions are absolutely horrendous! Look at the way that gear is held up by piles of rocks! And no one thinks about where and who makes these things. Well, I’m torn between saying, we’ll never buy another tennis ball, and feeling that if we don’t they won’t have a living. What a twisted world we live in…

[@suicidalkatt]

Yea seriously, those BURNERS OMFG. When all the pipework was just wiggling around while he was loading it with HUGE CONCRETE FORMS. One slip and he's on fire and the room is flooded with gas.

[@frankcarey9567]

Looks like someone's rose colored lenses finally fell off their head.

[@skaruts]

The path to higher living standards always begins at worse living standards. There's no way around that, so you don't have to be so upset about it. These people are creating wealth for their country, and they're most likely better paid there than in native companies. Everybody's better off: you get better price tags, companies get more customers, and 3rd worlders get higher wages and a faster rising economy. (And they probably get better working conditions, compared to native companies, as well.)

[@forgetfulpriestiv14]

As a tennis player, those have to be for their local Indian market. Professional tennis ball companies that are western have much nicer factories then this. All the big tennis companies like Wilson, Slazenger, Dunlop all have high end factories for all their balls and they treat their workers well. I would honestly buy one of these balls but they would be extremely hard to find and be on some weird website that I don't fully trust. They are definitely for the local Indian market

[@ArtypNk]

It's not that bad when you live in it and know nothing else. As someone from eastern europe, which is like a middle ground between first and third world, I only knew how fucked and shagged everything was once I got into a better place. I doubt they worry or care, to them it just seems like they have a nice job, they are probably quite happy.

[@stuarthoward1508]

How can you not love and appreciate these guys hard work and honest living! God Bless them!

[@Brian-rs4ug]

This is a fun KZbin to watch. Although Penn and Wilson do all there manufacturing through automated machines today. I wonder where this prehistoric factory is located.

[@TheRealKaiProton]

A lot more manual, and labor intensive than I thought.

[@jaex9617]

In case anybody wants to know what true deregulation looks like, this is it. I have prepared for plenty of OSHA and USDA inspections-and while it was a pain in the ass, there are reasons we have those things.

[@thediscodungeon7035]

🙄

[@attilajuhasz2526]

I, too, was not impressed with the (almost) complete lack of consideration for health and safety. From the beginning, the latex dust seen covering all surfaces (probably also in the old gentleman's lungs); the work performed sitting on the floor, stooping, rather than at a bench; handling raw chemicals without gloves; carrying heavy objects rather than utilising trolleys; and lifting (often heavy) things all the way to the ground and up again (with a back-twisting motion -- which was especially alarming, at 8:32). No consideration for ventilation, air filtration, machine guards or human ergonomics. Even a simple work table, a trolley or breathing mask is a cheap one-time cost. The owners of this factory should hang their heads in shame! This is a perfect example of deregulation for the benefit of Capitalism.

[@jaex9617]

@@thediscodungeon7035 👋🏻🐒

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I've seen quite a few vids like this, and the electrocution vids are good too. Good to make you realize that even though we bitch and moan about OSHA ,it's really not that bad because I like living and wanna retire with all my digits.

[@robslaney3729]

@@attilajuhasz2526 at least they have their steel-capped sandals

[@chuckewe]

Pretty cool. And absolutely horrifying. Exposed belts and shafts running with no guards, no interlocks on press machines, open flame (burn risk, carbon monoxide risk). Can’t imagine leaning over massive moving rollers with a heavy bag of material. Hard to believe these humans are exposed to dangers like this for something like tennis balls.

[@amarissimus29]

Spoken as only the truly ignorant can. This is the real world. Your sheltered 'safe' existence is the exception. Go call OSHA to save them, see if they thank you while their children starve.

[@onazram1]

@@amarissimus29 That's right, no one cry's after cutting their finger and wanting 6 months of comp time... And no state or government welfare supporting the lazy...

[@larryousman]

I note the responses here. Why not talk about the gross profits the companies such as these make at the expense of the workers? That is the ill we should be against. so people should be grateful for a job that should be paying more or with lacking safety measures that demonstrate how little people are valued? We are too accepting of the real world and that is why the ill-treatment of people will continue. Sheltered safe existence should not be the exception.

[@vripiatbuzoi9188]

And years of breathing in all those powder compounds for rubber making. Hurts my lungs just thinking about it.

[@sunnysingh-bl2fh]

Because some men born with heart of lion. They dont need excuses

[@Murdoch493]

I love how they use an intake valve to spin the ball half

[@hugoschmeisser2484]

the automotive intake valve in the drill press to spin & sand the halfs was my favorite part.

[@kiwichess]

I always compare those horrible work conditions and bright and shiny smiles of top tennis players getting millions of dollars.

[@melindabooth9806]

Disgusting isn't it!

[@yamspaine]

what is so disgusting or horrible? these people are skilled... what is kinda sick?... Americans playing video games to recreate the social aspects of work. good work is actually pretty satisfying.. and yes, i would probably want to make a few things better... but really, they got things pretty well under control. at my work, we grind metal... the older machine is actually safer than the new one with all the guards... one could easily loose a finger or arm in the new one, but the WWII era one has little to catch on.

[@lhaviland8602]

They're not using the balls shown here. The "cricket" term means these are most likely for local use in India/ Pakistan.

[@charliepearce8767]

For 3 years tennis courts behind my home. Sometimes the balls would find their way into my backyard... I wouldn't throw them back and kept them in my garage in 4, 44 gallon drums. Until the day came i had to sell and move out. Me and a mate threw every ball back over the fence one night ... Hehe....! There was thousands of them .

[@ricardofranco9946]

I think you can do that, but waiting until a tournament match begins and throw every ball in the middle of the tennis court.

[@TTRVision]

same here , but we set the place on fire too ...

[@spoony8232]

Chaotic good

[@jimdennis2451]

Donate them to a dog shelter.

[@Sydney-Ghumo]

I could've said something funny, but seriously, these guys got some tennis 🎾 balls to be working in those conditions.

[@terencejay8845]

Throughout India and Pakistan, every back alley will have kids playing cricket with makeshift bats on all kinds of surfaces, all trying to be the next Sachin Tendulkar. These balls are made for that. Heavy enough to almost emulate the bounce of a proper cricket ball, but soft enough it won't shatter windows, dent cars or hurt anyone nearby. A local kid with a new one of these will be King for A Day.

[@vincenzocracolici7002]

What a high-level in safety rules!!! It is amazing to observe that everybody still have two feet, ten fingers and can breathe normally

[@stupidas9466]

"Turnover" is high. The guy who loses his hand just moves on to another job, where only one hand and two lungs are required. After he loses a lung he will move on to a job where…

[@TyinAlaska]

The ones that don't anymore aren't there.

[@Burnwash]

Every time I hit a bad shot, I loudly say "Yeah, the guy at the factory didn't glue the halves together right..."

[@lufc76]

The H&S in this factory is outstanding!!

[@taffythegreat1986]

I love the complicated high tech way they make a hole in the bags of finished balls. A finger. 😂

[@unknownplauer306]

If it works it works

[@tgmcface]

This is exactly how I imagined tennis balls were made.

[@philthycat1408]

Nice to see the balls handled with extreme delicacy.

[@brandonb7074]

You can just tell in the guy's face who is bagging at the end that he loves his job🤣🤣🤣

[@calvacoca]

Incredible. I would never have thought that tennis balls could be made in factories like this! A ball like this is sold about 3.5€ in our foreign countries. I wonder how much the factory sold it's balls, how much this workers are paid, and who are the middlemen who get rich by selling these items...

[@cycloneranger5354]

You can be sure these guys are making less than 3$ a day

[@akiblue]

I'm pretty sure these aren't ATP/WTA regulation balls, they're the ones you buy at Dollarama that fall apart after playing with them once,

[@badlucklazyguy]

You're missing the key element of cost here and it's not 'middlemen who get rich'. The more regulation, governance, environmental restrictions, tarrifs, etc a country puts on their own factories and manufactures the more it costs for those businesses to do their business. And, *ALL* of those costs get passed on to the consumer (you and I.) In a factory like this video, I'm going to guess not a lot of regulation, safety training, or environmental restrictions in place so that ball can be sold much cheaper (probably lower quality.) When your own country puts restrictions on their own goods and services (making it more expensive to do business), but allows the importing of the same goods and services from (say) China who do NOT have those restrictions and dirt cheap labor. And, coupled with the fact that your own country does NOT put a tarrif on the significantly cheaper goods coming in from the other countries you can quickly see where your country is put at a disadvantage. This in turn causes companies to move to China to open up shops where they dont have the commerce choking restrictions. This leads to loss of jobs, lower wages and lower quality goods and services in the country that had their (business) hands tied by their government. Economics 101.

[@DeMuSMK]

you get one of these for exactly 1.11€ (without shipping costs)... just sad, the worse thing is the contrast to the sport itself

[@rocksfire4390]

@@badlucklazyguy middlemen who get rich is exactly why it costs 5-10x as much as the materials+labor put into it. ever shopped on amazon before? you can actually sell stuff yourself on their too and the norm is 3-10x what you pay for it yourself. now think about what the people selling it to you make in profit and then think about the people who make these things and how little they get for making them. 90% of the cost of a item is just pure greed. economics isn't real.

[@tomcline5631]

These cats really oughta put "INDIVIDUALLY HANDMADE!" on their packaging! Automatic 2 to 3 times price increase!! That's a pretty cool process.

[@elmodiddly]

Yeah but your Labrador is not interested in hand made 😀 that is the only worth that these balls have

[@danalawton2986]

I'm so glad that this ancient Indian ball making tradition has continued to be passed down for thousands of years despite the high mortality rate. It is a testament to the belief that one should marry early.

[@mickcarson8504]

Those moccasin people are legendary. No safety shoes (7:03), no dust masks, no eyewear, no safety workwear, etc. Incredible.

[@janudholm]

Hardworking men. Respect for them. One thing i dont understand , why throw the work piece on the floor, all the time? They got to pick it up themselves

[@Allexz]

Haha yeah, i've seen lots of videos now and in all but one video they use the floor instead of workbenches. Even here at the end with the heated slabs. One single table there would reduce lifting from the floor by 100%. I find it so wierd.

[@Allexz]

@Alter Kater but their backs must hurt lifting from the floor? I know mine does

[@boriskarloff598]

That is sacred concrete Sahib, and every ball from this factory has touched it.