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Re:See How Pencils Are Made in a Japanese Factory by teacpde on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:22PM (#36980598)
My guess is it is probably cheaper than fully automating the process with machines.
Re:See How Pencils Are Made in a Japanese Factory by guhidalg on Thursday August 03, 2023 @10:09AM (#36986180)
It is, or rather they may not have enough production volume to justify full automation. Buying the machinery and setting it up to automate a production line only makes sense when your volumes are massive.

I didn’t watch the video but $DAYJOB is a consumer goods company that manufactures, some fully automated some with human operators.