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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mynamespat, post: 3927790, member: 83738&quot;]I believe this error could have easily made its way out of the mint without assistance. </p><p><br /></p><p>First, you would be surprised how screwed up a machine can become before it is noticeable.&nbsp; Unless it is a catastrophic failure, machines can generally continue running with all sorts of mechanical issues (and be making parts w/n tolerance).&nbsp; Stopping machines is highly frowned upon.&nbsp; If the machine is not making parts, production is being lost.&nbsp; I imagine feeder fingers losing metal is par for operation.&nbsp; That is why they are made of aluminum.&nbsp; They become damaged instead of objects they grind against.&nbsp; If they didn&#039;t regularly become damaged they would be made of a more sturdy metal.&nbsp; I believe that feeder finger damage is normal machine wear and would only be noticed (and cause a stop of operations) if the finger becomes damaged to the point it quits feeding the machine or the machine begins putting out bad parts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, nobody is checking every single part that comes off a machine at this volume unless there is a contractual obligation to do so.&nbsp; This is normally only done for Just In Time orders.&nbsp; When the buyer needs the part perfect because it will be used immediately&nbsp; upon receipt- bad parts will result in terminal failures.... like jet engine components and car motor parts.&nbsp; Nobody is going to spend that sort of money to inspect non-critical components because the only way to 100% check parts is to pay people to check the parts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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