How Wilson Manufactures Footballs
 

[SIZE=4][COLOR=Black][B][FONT=&quot]Here's how a little assembly plant in Ada , Ohio makes[U][U] [/U][/U][U]all [/U][/FONT][/B][B][U][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/U][/B][B][FONT=&quot] [B][FONT=&quot]the Wilson NFL balls. And we want to continue outsourcing all types of manufacturing in the U.S. to overseas plants?
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[B][FONT=&quot]Look at the employees and their longevity at this plant.[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=&quot] Quite a business … their only product,[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=&quot]lifetime employment for maybe 40-50 people,[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=&quot]$25 million annual revenue[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=&quot],[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=&quot] [B][U][FONT=&quot]low overhead and high quality![/FONT][/U][/B][/FONT][/B]
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Interesting stuff.

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Pretty cool. I guess ill buy a Wilson football next time i need one.

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Very cool....
The guy that's inverting those skins looks like he'd get worn out after a few hours.
I wonder if they rotate their positions/jobs.

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[quote=Alvin Walton;777785]Very cool....
The guy that's inverting those skins looks like he'd get worn out after a few hours.
I wonder if they rotate their positions/jobs.[/quote]

That's gotta be the toughest job in the plant.

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They said that one lady has been blown balls for 37 years.

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She has the easiest job in the place.


The lady that does the laces has a strenuous job too, but she seems to work at a fast pace. The box lady was impressive too. I used to fold pizza boxes by the hundreds at a time...paper cuts. Cardboard can slice you up nasty.

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That's awesome, hopefully they continue it there forever.

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[quote=firstdown;777791]They said that one lady has been blown balls for 37 years.[/quote]

That made me laugh.........

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Good watch....and the blown balls comment had me giggling like a 12 year old.

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[quote=firstdown;777791]They said that one lady has been blown balls for 37 years.[/quote]

LOL! She's a real pro at handling those balls!

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You know those people don't always work that fast. Anytime you have the boss there and a camera going you step it up a notch. I wonder how many footballs the NFL actually goes through every year.

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Ok I know the answer.

[URL="http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+many+footballs+does+the+nfle+go+through+each+year"]Let me google that for you[/URL]

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[quote=firstdown;777873]Ok I know the answer.

[URL="http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+many+footballs+does+the+nfle+go+through+each+year"]Let me google that for you[/URL][/quote]

haha that was extremely well done.

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That was really interesting to watch. And I'm probably the only guy here who missed that blowing balls bit.