And so, the lesson of the Factory Floor was learned: true strength isn't just about what you are, but what you can when you're willing to be reshaped.
: Thin wires were being pulled through smaller and smaller dies, becoming the delicate but strong cables that hold up elevators and power cities. Manufacturing Processes 4: Forming
Manufacturing: 3.4 Forming processes | OpenLearn - The Open University And so, the lesson of the Factory Floor
: A block of aluminum was being pushed through a shaped hole, emerging on the other side as a perfectly consistent, long curtain rail—like toothpaste being squeezed from a tube. Steel looked at its reflection
Steel looked at its reflection. It was no longer just a flat slab; it was a . By enduring the pressure and heat of forming, it had gained the shape it needed to go out into the world as part of a car, a building, or even a simple soda can.