Nowadays, many products like to be associated with "Made in Germany", "German brands" and "German technology". I don't want to over-praise them, but this is the fact.

I have seen many cool hanging models of German black technology circulating on the Internet, such as:

Weaving-like paving

Logging

Mowing grass

Grape picking

Or various innovative techniques for a comfortable life

The inseparable stroller technology

"Made in Germany", many people will associate this word with brand, quality, precision work...etc., seeing this video comparing bearings, the concise explanation reflects the level of German craftsmanship.

100 years ago, "Made in Germany" was a mark of shame

Germany was not the first country to industrialize. In the 18th century, Britain was the first to complete the Industrial Revolution and became a technologically advanced industrialized country.

The Germans, who were still weaving by hand, discovered that British textile yarns were uniform in thickness. How did they do it?

Germany, which was still an agricultural country at the time, started to learn (qie) from (qu) the British model in order to get rid of poverty.

From the end of the 18th century, German engineers, machine builders and business owners secretly went to Britain to serve as industrial espionage, and later Prussian officials funded and facilitated "research trips" by representatives of engineers.

In 1851, the world's first industrial exposition, the "Expo of All Nations", was held at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, where companies from various countries exchanged and introduced product production. Germany ends industrial espionage for the purpose of "study tours".

The Germans copied the core technologies and manufacturing machinery that they had stolen and brought back, and made various products. But one thing is that until the end of the 19th century, German products were still inferior and low-quality goods, and these goods were sold to Britain and its colonies.

As an insulting law, in 1887, the British Parliament passed the "Commodity Act" and clearly stipulated that products sold to the United Kingdom and its colonies must be marked "Made in Germany".

The "Made in Germany" logo was first used in 1887. This insulting trademark has become a commendable national symbol in the future.

In addition to copycats and imitations, "Made in Germany" has also become a symbol of excellence. The Germans came back with technology for research and increased innovation, achieving industry leadership in machinery manufacturing, chemistry, pharmaceuticals...

Today, there are hundreds of Nobel Prize winners in Germany. The world's top companies like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Bayer, Adidas, Siemens... are distributed in various industries. Thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises with professional technologies are leading the industry and are truly "hidden champions".

A person only does one business

The video of two bearings rotating (the video at the beginning of this article) caused a stir in the comments of some netizens: "You put a few hundred yuan and Comparing the prices of dozens of yuan together, what a man?"

Although the rebuttal seems very irritating. But without core competitiveness and independent property rights, some people have become leading industries, while others are still making low prices and imitating products with no future.

Users of German kitchen utensils should have some experience: mid-to-high-end knives and pots have the feeling of works of art whether they are looked at or used. These strict steel types, German brands that are meticulous in meeting heat treatment and smelting standards, are not just seeking temporary gain.

Most chefs will use the best pot to match when cooking "hard dishes"

When you happily chop vegetables and cook in the kitchen, use the ancestral pot When it comes to quality kitchenware. The kitchenware brand seems to have only made a pot of money. In fact, it has already won praise and praise from users.

What can be pried may already be the wallets of the other 7 billion people.

A project that has been running for hundreds of years

The German city of Wuppertal is the hometown of the philosopher Engels. But the reason why many tourists come here is because of the suspended railway in the sky - the Wuppertal Skytrain.

The Wuppertal S-Bahn is the world's oldest electric elevated suspension railway, which has been in operation since its opening in 1901.

During its trial operation in 1900, Wilhelm II also rode this unique railway line. The Kaiserwagen Kaiserwagen carriage also runs during festivals or special occasions.

The Wuppertal Skytrain is 13.3 kilometers long. During the 30-minute journey, it crosses the Wupper River, canyon roads and highways.

In a hundred years of operation, there has been only one serious casualty. Because the workers at the maintenance station left early without checking. As a result, the train hit the iron claws that had not been removed and derailed and fell into the river.

It was not a system failure, but the negligence of the workers that led to the tragedy.

Don’t trust people

In order to avoid human oversights, the Germans have taken automation to the extreme.

Siemens’ Amberg Electronics Manufacturing Factory (EWA) is a representative of smart factories.

Since the establishment of the factory in 1989, these three factories with a simple and low-key appearance have stood here. The fan doesn’t look cool at all.

While the plant area and number of employees remain unchanged, EWA is producing parts for BMW, Bayer, Daimler and their many competitors around the world.

The biggest goal of EWA factory is to ensure quality. They have a data metric called errors per million (dpm-A).

In 1989, EWA's automation process resulted in 560 errors per million electronic products.

In 2014, the error rate of this level was only 11.5 times, and the production quality improved by 40 times.

Since it was put into production 26 years ago, EWA can produce 12 million Simatic series products and nearly 3 billion parts every year. A product is produced almost every second.

From order to production and distribution to the central warehouse, production and delivery can be completed within 24 hours. Compared with 26 years ago, EWA's production capacity has increased eight times.

For more than 20 years, EWA has always had about 1,200 employees. They play the role of analysis, management and scientific monitoring behind automated smart factories. This factory with an automation level of 75 is rated as the smart factory closest to Industry 4.0.

The most profitable public toilets in the world

General public toilets are public welfare, but Fan mainly tells you: the Germans are really awesome. You can also earn hundreds of millions of dollars! From a small toilet, we can also see the awesomeness of German manufacturing...

There are many public toilets in Germany, and there are city toilets every 500 meters in bustling neighborhoods. Many tourists will specifically experience the "toilet culture" here.

Because the Germans innovated and created the most profitable public toilets in the world.

In 1990, entrepreneur Hans Wahl won the right to operate public toilets in Berlin from the Berlin government.

Val's company mainly engages in the production of public facilities, such as telephone booths, trash cans, public seats, and bus stops.

The Waal Company provides public toilet facilities to the city of Berlin for free, and also pays for the maintenance, cleaning, and management costs required to manage the toilets.

But in return, Val got the advertising rights to the exterior walls of public toilets.

You know, in the most prosperous areas, a prominent advertising space is in short supply.

What’s more, it is a public toilet with a shining location that everyone must go to. Chanel, Apple, L'Oreal... all advertise on the exterior walls of public toilets.

Val Company has employees regularly maintaining public toilets every day. Public toilets also have very user-friendly and innovative services.

In addition to providing mother and baby rooms, there are also rest, personal care, back massage, listening to music...

The toilet paper in the public toilets is also printed with literary works, which is convenient for those who like to read in the toilet. The additional services of public toilets also allow Val Company to receive a certain commission on the fees.

At first, a businessman did some calculations for Val. If the toilet fee was 0.5 euros per person per time. Val will lose 1 million euros a year in Berlin.

But now, this company has surpassed BMW and Mercedes-Benz and won the most innovative award in 2003. The profit in one year is as high as 300 million yuan.

Although "Made in Germany" is praised and has a heaven-like feeling. But there is no conscientious and meticulous craftsmanship and innovative blood. It may still be a "European patient" who relies on copycats and cheap products to survive.