Warship Anchor Chain Mass Forging Process ! Factory Since 1958 !

[@sondangthai4885]

2:49 Incredible craftsmanship! 🔥 How do they ensure the strength and durability of these anchor chains under such extreme pressure?

[@SawTech19]

This was really helpful, thanks for sharing such great tips. Can’t wait for the next one

[@chrishatton2642]

With all the high tech stuff in our lives, it is interesting that industrial manufacturing and testing methods created decades ago are still being used.

[@tomkarau]

It makes me wonder how many people died until they got the process exactly exactly figured out.

[@mrfarenheit9159]

It's China, they have spares...

[@edward9]

The amount of labor and energy to produce one link 🔗 around the next is incredible

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

So time consuming. These things must cost a fortune.

[@diamondback210]

@@sntslilhlpr6601these are bought by leaders of countries not private partys lol

[@cwitt483]

​@@diamondback210 Yeah no, your wrong. Every large commercial ship has anchor chains not just military vessels and he's right they must cost a fortune!

[@j_m_b_1914]

Every day we look at things like massive chains and just take for granted that they were somehow made somewhere. It is amazing how much time and effort and energy goes into making these things. Also, all of the knowledge and experience from all these workers goes into each link. Truly incredible when you think about it.

[@PaulBoehme-d1k]

KZbin daily lets me be amazed at 3rd world workers turning out 1st world heavy industry parts, with 1900's Tech. Itz The Mind!

[@notmenotme614]

Not going to lie. Seeing the size of ship chains always made me wonder how they were built, so this was an interesting and educational video. I hope those workers stay safe with the heavy machinery moving at high pressures.

[@ballistic350]

I always thought hulk made it..

[@Shiva108]

@@PREDATEURLT it's China after all...or any other country if it weren't for the unions..

[@modee-b9s]

@@Shiva108 If you don't like unions, go to China. Those non-union workers live great there - and that could all be yours if you lived there. Import tariffs would solve the lack of USA owned heavy industry. Like the old days - made in USA. Wait a minute... republicans love free global trade. Guess we can't have that heavy industry here in the USA. Wait a minute... suppose there is a global war. Guess we ain't getting any necessary products here in the USA. Wait a minute... we'd have to kiss China's ass and bend over if that happens. At least the 1% wouldn't have to - they'll find a way to keep living large. Thank Heavens... we love free trade.

[@diekritischestimme]

Stay safe in China with CCP? Are you joking? Nobody over there cares for their workers. It's a system based on exploitation and human rights violations.

[@billhill839]

Thanks for not lying.

[@craigschiller1599]

What an AWSOME documenrty. Very well filmed & great to see. 👍

[@diekritischestimme]

China propaganda video. Reality doesn't look like that. CCP is a total failure.

[@diekritischestimme]

Just look for the details - like the old steel ropes holding the steel in the air on the crane. That doesn't meet any safety standards and when such a rope tears, it's super dangerous. But in China you are just a number.

[@MrPLC999]

Great video. Much better than 95% of all low-budget industrial documentaries.

[@TANOH_BLANG]

the price is very expensive

[@DisasterDiaryk8n]

Why is everything so big? What is it for?

[@sers6007]

​@@DisasterDiaryk8nТебе этого не понять - НИКОГДА!

[@captainpronin5264]

@@DisasterDiaryk8n Someone misplaced a decimal in an excel sheet and they build everything 100 times bigger than it should be.

[@miloskveton5475]

Úžasná, skvělá a poctivá práce !👍 A upřímně musím říct, že si čínských pracovníků velice vážím. 25 let pracuji jako vrtař a střelmistr v kamenolomu v České republice a stejnou dobu poukazuji na nevhodné rozmístění roubíků vrtacích korunek světových výrobců a na jejich nepravidelné opotřebovávání. Bohužel bez úspěchu, až se mi ozval jeden známý, že nabízí čínské korunky a že není problém vyrobit cokoliv. Takže už dva roky vrtám korunkami vyrobenými podle vlastního návrhu v Číně a jsem konečně spokojen. Vše funguje jak má a já na čínské pracovníky nedám dopustit. Jen tak dál a ať se vše daří !

[@biancametz482]

Das ist ein hervorragender Film! 👍🏻💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Ohne Musikgedudel und ohne Gequassel! Und vielen Dank, dass es auf Deutsch geschrieben ist! (Ohne dabei zugetextet zu werden.) Und wie ruhig es da ist. Da herrscht auch keine Hektik; jeder arbeitet behutsam und vorsichtig. Der Produktionsprozess sowie das Endprodukt sind sehr qualitativ! Vielen Dank, für die Aufnahmen! Die gesamte Fabrik hat bereits einige Jahre auf dem Buckel und dennoch funktionieren alle Maschinen und Geräte noch tadellos, weil sie gut und liebevoll❤ behandelt werden; wer diese konstruiert und gebaut hat, ist ein wahrer Künstler! Ebenso die dafür zuständigen TechnikerInnen und BetreuerInnen. 👍🏻💪🏻😊 P. S.: Es ist für mich unvorstellbar, wieviel Gewicht die Stahlseile tragen können, wenn die Ketten und Schäkel etc. am Kran hochgehoben werden. Einfach nur: Wow!💪🏻😮

[@Xingmey]

ohne musik? schauen wir das gleiche video?

[@danielsaint-amour]

Bonjour j'aimerais dire un gros merci pour la vidéo , c'était très instructif à regarder,❤👍❤️🇨🇦 merci a vous tous.

[@Itsjustme1982]

Geezus. Everything in that factory is like ultra mega size. AMazing that there are machines that could build such things. His Allen Wrench was like the size of a friggen crowbar.

[@michaelbezoski3096]

Very well done. Enjoyed. Much respect to the men bringing the process to life. Hot, dirty, dangerous work. They earn their money.

[@diekritischestimme]

And then Big Brother is taking all that money. CCP sucks.

[@Quanuck]

I'm impressed by the quality manfacturing and testing. a very impresive video! I was always curious how those huge chains were made.

[@richardwilliams1334]

I wonder what the power out lay would be to make these chains. Ie how many cities could this place light up with electresty in a week for example. Interesting indeed. Thank you.

[@scottrackley4457]

As a toolmaker for a long time, I always like stuff like this. Nice work. That surface treatment has to be spot on.

[@tomkarau]

What? What? It's so loud in here, I can't hear myself think!.. I'll be completely deaf by the age of 35.

[@vernoncrown]

The machines that cut, bend and shape the links are amazing. I can't imagine what it takes to maintain the machines. A fascinating video!

[@goose300183]

Some of those machines are incredible! The one that places the crossbar into the links blew my mind - it just crushes the whole thing into place. Terrifying power. Also the shearing machine that was shown, it was snapping those 2 inch rods like dry twigs!

[@Kevenant]

Men, we meet again.

[@marekmagdziak5916]

Amen.

[@haddenindustries2922]

Yes we do💪🏻

[@crossmethod23]

😂

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

​@marekmagdziak5916 Good work ❤

[@BoatbuildingIndia]

​@@haddenindustries2922 hello farind

[@xaiano794]

Love how that saw cuts the steel like it's butter

[@trevorpom]

It's more of a mill than a saw but you're right, it does cut that steel like butter.

[@scottrackley4457]

Hard to see without the tool not rotating, but I can assure you those teeth are carbide.

[@codeorbs]

​@@trevorpomI love the fact they turned off the collant for a moment for us to see the cutting action

[@Νικόλαος-θ1σ]

​@@codeorbsΕίσαι εξαιρετικά παρατηρητικός!

[@arcuz7862]

The way this steel is heat treated leaves it very close to butter. You could cut through such a rod in under 5 minutes with a handsaw.

[@ActiveJoe]

As someone watching from the US • Watching your videos is most relaxing even at 2 x speed. Hope your customers appreciate the skill talent and dedication of your workers for this very important job for the community • It’s good to see how well your crews understand the process of chain forging & manufacturing to get the job done efficiently - loads of experience is evident with this skilled set of workers • Watching your people doing a great job make me think there is hope for the other parts of society who don't even try to have a job. Your crew is a great role model for all of us • Thanks so very much for posting and sharing! All the best and God Bless. 🇺🇸

[@daze4341]

I noticed the measurements of the largest was 152 mm the same as Russian artillery. Not sure about Chinese artillery . I would be careful not to underestimate their ability to convert to wartime mode with greater efficiency than America.😢

[@theoccupier1652]

I served on an Aircraft Carrier ... always wondered how the made the Anchor Chains ... Fascinating ... Thanks

[@davidjohnson2994]

Thanks for your service!

[@maritimeus]

If you served on a US carrier, you didn’t have a commie anchor chain. That stuff is saved for our clothing and happy meal toys 😂

[@ralphbourke5473]

-------------------- " Right, they also made your life vests! Still feel good about China our greatest threat! " -------------------------- " FJB " ---------------------------

[@Hal-k8p]

I never served on an Aircraft Carrier ... always wondered how they made the Anchor Chains ... Fascinating ... Thanks

[@AdeSwash]

Wonderful insight into how these chains are built. Thanks for the great video!

[@joeblow6478]

I've offloaded an anchor chain from a U.S. Navy frigate... one of the most arduous days of my life!

[@GerardMeunier-mn7qp]

Documentaire très intéressant, je connaissais une grande partie de la fabrication mais par épisodes alors que cette vidéo donne toute la fabrication. Dire que nos ancêtres faisaient la soudure de la maille au feu de forge et tout manuellement, c'était un travail de titan très pénible qui usaient la force des hommes!

[@alanevery215]

Makes me feel such a weak blob of humanity to see such strength of the product and the power of the system that creates it! Awesome, thank you.

[@brahmburgers]

Do we really need so much gargantuan fabrication? In other words, do we need all the oil tankers + container ships + cruise and military ships that such large scale manufacturing feeds? Let's simplify our needs. Lessen our gargantuan footprint on the world. We're just one species. Let's do good for the millions of other species of animals and plants.

[@Massivemachine7]

"Wow, the scale of this process is incredible! The sheer power and precision involved in forging these massive anchor chains is mind-blowing. Seeing how much craftsmanship and engineering go into creating such vital components for warships really gives you a deeper appreciation for the industry. Respect to the team behind this!"

[@OstseeStudio]

Wow, hochinteressant sowas mal zu sehen. Was ich richtig gut fand, alles ruhig, sauber, tolle Mitarbeiter. Dankeschön fürs zeigen und die besten Grüße aus Deutschland, Axel

[@TheBigdog868]

You sold me! From now on, I'll be getting all my anchor chains from Quindong anchor chain factory number 4!!

[@lukeuseforce]

[@stuartarestad7768]

I always wondered how they made the big chains. Thanks for sharing. Love the video.

[@wad-n4b]

Ничего сверхестественного. Просто очень красивая работа. В первую очередь - работа инженеров. Молодцы! Nothing supernatural. Just very beautiful work. First of all - the work of engineers. Well done!

[@paulrosenberg3173]

Impressive! Brute force and high tech quality certification. Just one of a thousand critical industrial processes that allow the modern world to keep on trucking.

[@richardthomas9263]

I enjoyed the video and hats off to the hard work of the employees, the equipment looks dated but if it works and is easy enough to maintain then why change. Much respect to those who still manufacture things, instead of just consuming them.

[@whatdidujustsay2094]

They are probably working with what they are given and don't have a choice of much else.

[@postmortemritual]

Loving the style of video, just the necessary comments , friendly and respectfull. Great job! About the video itself : mindblowing , the size of everything it's giant !! 4,5 Tons of chains , incredible. A watch to enjoy from start to end. Regards !

[@jean-lucdumont9309]

Fantastique travail hyper controlers bravo

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

I’ve often wondered how chain links so large are made. This is a great documentary.

[@PaulStClair-or3gj]

Thank you for excellent & interesting video. ⚓⛵

[@yesorlando05]

I really enjoy seeing videos like this. I really like that there is no talking and commentary, which can be distracting in many (not all) cases. thanks for posting.

[@cyrilio]

Love seeing how different organizations are doing their best with quality control. So often overlooked but crucial to safety.

[@thfc110479]

I am a quality technician for a leader in steel rope construction, the volume of testing we do is crazy, from small 6mm elevator ropes to 120mm off shore ropes

[@Twoprocesses-93]

Great video! The forging process of anchor chains for warships is impressive, demonstrating the precision and durability needed for sea operations. It is interesting to see how the technology has evolved since 1958. Hopefully the factory will continue to develop and deliver even higher quality products!

[@EnriqueOchoaMaldonado-uc8kl]

Muy interesante documental acerca de como se hacen las cadenas para barcos, es un proceso muy largo, y es mucho el trabajo que se invierte para la fabricación de las mismas..!! Es una muy buena fábrica con equipo de punta, y la que tiene un excelente nivel de calidad..!! Excelente video..!!

[@srv7464]

素晴らしい‼感動‼

[@Одинокиймыслитель]

Очень серьёзная работа, трудоёмкий и длительный процесс.

[@andreblack8132]

Wow! Never knew it was so complicated and I was totally intrigued by the whole process seeing I am a technical person. Amazing quality control!

[@retinaquester]

This beats "How it's made" by a streetlenght. I am impressed about the quality control, even for a chain, Ultrasound? and Fluoresciëne Dye. Lot's a manual labour. Well filmed.

[@KvaltorKvit]

I didn't even knew they NDTd in china😂 they even NDTd without the "N"

[@petergibson2318]

A chain is only as strong as the weakest link. So all links must be 100% perfect.

[@forgodssakehuskers6261]

​@@petergibson2318correct

[@eedobee]

I love seeing all the comments in different languages all saying the same thing. A great video, clean presentation and great editing.

[@เสงี่ยมอินทแสน-ษ7ธ]

เพิ่งเคยเห็นการผลิตเหล็กแท่งให้เป็นโซ่ขนาดใหญ่ สุดยอดมาก

[@wathekmansour1634]

ووووااااوووو هذا مدهش للغاية لا يمكننا رفع نصف حلقة من هذه السلسلة

[@user-iv4gr4xh8n]

لماذا ترفعها ؟؟؟

[@wathekmansour1634]

@@user-iv4gr4xh8n هذا ليس بالمعنى أننا ارفعها بنفسي ولاكن هذا الكلام توضيح لحجمها الضخم بحيث يكون المعنى اقرب للذهن

[@ottocubed9520]

The Incredible Chinese people. Outstanding video! I’m coming to visit. Ciao

[@Madsstuff]

please dont put music on these types of videos..

[@ademayemofficial1525]

Cok

[@geoffnoyes520]

Dramatic music with the real possibility of a chain reaction, very appropriate.😊.

[@Sancar___]

🇹🇷❤🎉

[@godfreypoon5148]

@@geoffnoyes520 * Diana Ross has joined the chat

[@eudes.santos2317]

Só abaixar o volume😂😂😂😂😂

[@bobojamba]

Спасибо за отличное видео, посмотрел на одном дыхании!

[@markt5426]

Thank you for sharing. A very interesting video of chain forging and testing the final product. 👍👍

[@alainrenaud8869]

Très spectaculaire et pédagogique, merci beaucoup.

[@michelealba744]

C'est carrément époustouflant ce que la technologie actuelle arrive à faire ! Un grand bravo aux ingénieurs et aux ouvriers pour la réalisation de telles prouesses !

[@orchidorio]

I spent ten years on US Navy ships and I always liked to admire the anchor chains. Each link is indescribably massive.

[@glib986]

Amazing and detailed video. Thanks to filmmaker and the company for sharing! Floating Turbine engineer here.

[@debartellomartinez7214]

Interesting to see things that were once made in America so long ago in the 90's.

[@forgodssakehuskers6261]

😅

[@futuristica1710]

Yup, apparently the rich Americans don’t trust American workers anymore?

[@dadstablet-q3u]

It was a very clean factory. Nice video.

[@iwasthere2]

Fascinating documentary. The thing that really caught my eye though was those frayed cables carrying the steel around! 😮 There's no way I'd be standing under that! 😮

[@dntlss]

Yeah those cables should be replaced, probably have been in use since the 80s , i work in a shop and we have 20 ton cranes and we use cables like that, you gotta really use the heck out of them for them to get frayed like that.

[@YacineDZD-nw7lb]

Wow wow amazing factory and hard work

[@jeremiasjosuegarciavallejo6970]

Muy educativo/informativo el video, gracias.

[@antonioaraujo3029]

Parabéns belo trabalho ..belo controle de qualidade. 🇧🇷

[@alaintartempion6214]

Incroyables machines pour en arriver à ce résultat! Cependant j'ai remarqué que certaines interventions se faisaient encore à la main, comme le soudage ou la peinture....! Très instructif! Et touche pas à mon chien hein!😅😅😁

[@lavrberia4963]

Это круто !! Очень желаю больше видео и развития канала.

[@Roger__Wilco]

🇺🇦

[@MrKran80]

@@Roger__Wilco чё это значит?

[@Acein3055]

Good video. Good content. The machines that make the products are as interesting as how the raw materials are changed into the final product. There's about a million ways to get hurt in that factory. How the HVAC system keeps the working conditions tolerable throughout the year would be interesting.

[@seriyvershinin5904]

Раньше,когда не было таких машин и электросварки,точно такие же цепи изготовлялись литьём.Вот там действительно сложная и тяжелая работа.

[@SanjayKumar-j9e5g]

Skilled Labour. I work in the TMT (Steel) Manufacturing company in South India. I had seen first time how perfectly making the Ship Chains. Skilled Workers. Heavy safety taken care in each department. All the Best . Keep Posting more educational vedios

[@danomite8423]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.

[@areairad]

دورود وخسته نباشی به همه کارگران مشاغل سنگین امیدوارم که کارفرمایان قدر این کارگران زحمت کش بدانند ❤❤

[@PUNKMYVIDEO]

Wouldn't those make great wind chimes!

[@sforza209]

Tornado chimes.

[@benjamindewberry8227]

Warship to wind-chime. I❤ u.

[@stevenhj3124]

Amazing construction site. Well done. ☮

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Another awesome video ! 👍

[@loner4055]

Завораживает!

[@gregsmith7428]

I did time in Navy on carriers and inspected the focsle. Was amazed at the huge anchor chains and always wondered how they were made. Great video!

[@robert574]

I could smell the paint when you lifted the chain out of the tank. Do you ever have a competition with the two guys and the gray paint brushes?

[@gordbaker896]

That looked like inorganic zinc primer.

[@artic6015]

Very impressive chain manufacturing. Thanks for the education,

[@pagedown4195]

I can watch stuff like this all day long : )

[@davidmcmahon5991]

Great Video 💯👌

[@matthewrichardson828]

nice work and nice quality

[@niburmada5366]

Danke für Ihren sehr interessanten Beitrag...bei den Männern, sitzt jeder Handgriff...tolle Mitarbeiter...Grüße a.NRW 🇩🇪 👍⛓️🛠🔗📹👍👋👋

[@martijn3151]

Amazing to watch. If only humans would use all this effort and resources for the good, instead of for fighting each other.

[@JulioCesarVargasFleitas]

Increible!! Mi respeto para estas personas que ponen al máximo su capacidad!

[@handstandish]

Dramatic music too! Nice.

[@ВасилийБилак-о1ь]

😊 😊

[@ВасилийБилак-о1ь]

😊 15:25 😊😊 15:27 😊😊

[@ВасилийБилак-о1ь]

😊

[@normandeplume7533]

Fascinating! Very hard work and satisfying results.

[@bigpapadrew]

now celebrating 4 days without a chatastrophic work health and safety event

[@briansnik1848]

4 days and 4hrs!

[@Rich77UK]

Having been to many factories in China. They are not all shit holes in a shed. Some are absolutely on par with American and European makers with safety taken very seriously. Pressure from the western customers have ensured this. There are shit factories but there are in Britain and America.

[@0dbm]

Mixing the music with the real audio was genius Excellent work

[@ГераТГератович]

Красиво !

[@bernardosilva245]

Espetáculo de trabalho, fico muito satisfeito de saber que trabalho em uma Siderúrgica aqui no Brasil na Cidade de Sete Lagoas, e saber que fazemos parte desse processo produzindo o Aço para ajudar a abastecer esse trabalho! Parabéns a todos os envolvidos no desenvolvimento do Mundo!!!

[@giovannifinievoli8825]

Very interesting!

[@morenofranco9235]

Mind-Blowing! This is absolutely incredible. Thanks for the education.

[@pauld382]

All those special machines and they still have to hand paint chains 😮

[@sao9995]

It's mesmerizing-the noise, the heat, the mass, the sparks! Everything in the manufacturing process is intrinsically dangerous. Well done guys.

[@feynthefallen]

1:00 Wow. Using frayed cables like that on a crane. Do these people WANT to be crushed under tons of steel?

[@brokenrecord3523]

After a few years making chains, probably.

[@mephInc]

Those aren't frayed. The loops are hand woven. Pull the feral off of any cable and you'll see the same.

[@feynthefallen]

​@@mephInc I presume by woven you mean spliced, and that's just not true. Look at the cable laying on the floor right at the mark. The strands are coming out of it above the splice, which is definitely not good. Even if it were part of an eye splice, it would be a darn sloppy one, because you are supposed to clean up any excess of your splicing strands once you are done.

[@mephInc]

@@feynthefallen I agree. You do need to remember, this is China. They don't exactly have a safety first attitude

[@superchargerone]

@@feynthefallen look again. Dont make assumptions when it is clear that you do not know what you are looking at.

[@jamesarmitage8399]

Mr T would get his chains from here!!

[@futuristica1710]

He’d be fool not to 😂

[@kdochce-vidi8540]

Ale je to nádherný... Děkuju, šířím 👍

[@zacharywolter]

Thats a lot of trust for so few cables

[@hoperp1951]

Looks like the Impact Testing was at a low temperature (test samples kept in a cold bath), I wonder what temperature was used for the tests?

[@mehmettemel8725]

I don't remember seeing impact testing only tensile test.

[@hoperp1951]

Yes, around about 19:07 to 19:42. @@mehmettemel8725

[@mrmissdestiny5953]

@@mehmettemel8725 19:05 - 19:46

[@mrmissdestiny5953]

Since the impact energy on metals if often temperature dependent, a test temperature of 23 °C is specified for Charpy impact tests at ambient temperature. Deviating test temperatures are permitted under standard-compliant conditions. Often Charpy impact tests are performed at low temperatures. These temperatures are usually at minus 20 °C and minus 40 °C.

[@hoperp1951]

@@mrmissdestiny5953 Thanks, when doing Metallurgy / Materials Science many many years ago one of our experiments was determining the ductile/brittle transformation temperature of several samples of steel using a Dry Ice bath amongst other things to cool the test samples.

[@TopTech-TM]

This video is amazing! You did a great job conveying the message and creating engaging content. Keep up the good work! 👏🌟

[@flybobbie1449]

Most British chain makers were closed by 1958.

[@flybobbie1449]

My business partners family, great grand parents were chain makers 150 years ago.

[@timothysmith5769]

What a beautiful and amazing process and it's done on a gigantic scale.

[@diplodockxxi1057]

All this metal was sold to the Chinese by the Kazakhs😁

[@NLTechs]

Not going to lie. Seeing the size of ship chains always made me wonder how they were built, so this was an interesting and educational video.

[@realemonful]

This would be the most repetitive job I can think of and don't think I'd last 1 day, but to imagine that some of these workers have done this day after day for years already... That must be hard to do lol

[@ms.annthrope415]

They gotta feed their families, and jobs are hard to come by. No different than people in the Great Depression. They worked whatever jobs they could get.

[@notmenotme614]

I imagine it depends on the pace. If it’s a chilled out relaxed pace then it wouldn’t be so bad. But if the Management are screaming at you that you must do 1000 links per day and we are 1 link behind schedule then I wouldn’t want to do it.

[@brians48now]

Almost all factories have a production line.

[@realemonful]

@@brians48now Almost every kind of a job has some sort of a production line set up lol but that is not what I was referring to in this case

[@brians48now]

What's the difference? You do the same thing day after day on every production line. What are you referring to if not that? @@realemonful