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Ha! Was just going to post this myself. Cool vid!
Another thread merger.
You may not have looked in this rather esoteric sub-forum.....Huh. I actually searched “How Kodak film is made” and came up with no results, prior to posting my link, so as not to look like an idiot.
Whelp….
"I can only show you the door, you're the one that has to walk through it"It seems Matt you are the only one able to see into the Matrix
Yes it's remarkable! I'm eager to see how much they will share about the other parts of the production process. It would be so cool to see tours with this level of detail of other manufacturers as well.2) more importantly, I am amazed at how much information is disclosed here.
Finally had a chance to view this.
Besides the very interesting content, two things struck me:
1) I have never considered the substrate to be "film". "Film" is the neat stuff that they coat on the substrate - it is, in fact, a "film" coated on the substrate;
2) more importantly, I am amazed at how much information is disclosed here. Not very long ago that information would have been guarded strenuously as proprietary knowledge. Videos like this and Bob Shanebrook's (@laser ) book reveal a sea change in culture, reflecting I expect the acknowledgement that there is no likelihood of anyone ever again wanting to obtain this knowledge to compete in such a high volume manufacturing enterprise making similar products.
I'm sure there are other parts of the process - not the substrate - where more information will be kept from disclosure. Their joint venture development of their new type of 120 backing paper is, as I understand it, being closely held as a significant market advantage!
When I worked on the campus about 8 years ago everything was hush hush. I did learn that all 120 at that point was hand rolled and they had very dim green lights installed so you could almost see what's going on. They hated IR film days because there was no light at all.
Ah... so THAT'S the reason why they won't bring back HIE
Finally had a chance to view this.
Besides the very interesting content, two things struck me:
2) more importantly, I am amazed at how much information is disclosed here. Not very long ago that information would have been guarded strenuously as proprietary knowledge.
In the patent literature we find the term web.I have never considered the substrate to be "film". "Film" is the neat stuff that they coat on the substrate - it is, in fact, a "film" coated on the substrate
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