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Line filter - a device that is in almost every home. Only now we do not always reflect what kind of a filter, calling special equipment banal "extension" or "pilot". Splitter for five or six outlets with a single button "on / off", that is for sure you have on the floor in an apartment or office can be both an extension and therefore the line filter. From extensions surge protector is different "stuffing": inside there are different elements, such as varistors, capacitors, coils, etc, and outside of the body, there is also a fuse with the button.

Surge - thing is really necessary. It removes the problem with high-frequency and pulse interference, which can be a lot of electricity in the home, protects your equipment from overload or short circuit.

The bulk of Russia sold in line filters are manufactured in China. Now almost all produced in China. All the economy, the Chinese too. If the customer is their well-controlled, they will do well, and if a thorough quality control was not, save wherever possible and impossible. And it turns out that the package is written one, but in fact the product has very different characteristics. So instead of the filter pack is a banal extension cord.
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And Russian companies requiring Chinese minimum price, just push the latter to save on the fact on which it is impossible to save. Further, the product of unknown quality in large quantities can be sold to consumers at a reasonable price and have a good profit. And what actually purchased the buyer - it is a problem of the buyer.

But there was a man in Russia, which produces a surge in Russian. Evgeni Gorbatov controls a group of companies that are just engaged in the production of network filters under the brand name Power Cube (or "Power Cube"). Initially, filters called Power Cube, because the company was called Cube. In 2009, entered the name of "The Power of Cuba," where "Cube" - it got accustomed simplified product name.

Having been at work admit I was very surprised at first: why these guys do everything ourselves, from the mold to the cord may be easier in the whole world to give most of the work is outsourced? After a conversation with Eugene clarity on the issue has increased. They earn money and get the necessary stability.

Let's see, how do surge.

01. The filter consists of a body to be cast in the injection molding machine of plastic. What are the mold.



02. Instrumental area for mold making



03. The machine, which makes the housing. Into a surge protector Power Cube, in contrast to a large part of Chinese products used for non-flammable plastic casings, when ignited, he dies, it does not burn.



04. The resulting body line filters do not require further treatment.



05. And to make a cord with plug, you must first make the cable itself. It makes cables for power strips, and other devices.



06. At the bottom of the cable line extruder



07. The plant receives raw materials - copper stranded conductor and flexible PVC in granules. From here these granules make insulation.



08. Application of the insulation on the wire.



09. The output from the line wire is wound on the drums which are then fed to Stranding machine.



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11. Twisted strands ready for application of external insulation.



12. From Business Wire cords into a power strip



13. The need to cut the cable, attach it to the valve.



14. Now, this design should be on a different thermoplastic pour-plastic. And that product - ready cord with plug:



To make the filter should contact bus and ground, still need to find good quality and inexpensive - screws, switches, fuses, connection cables, do individual packaging, general packaging, normal solder, etc.

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16. All collected, go to the filter assembly.



17. The general assembly - it works laborious and requires attention. Perhaps that is why on the filter assembly work mainly women. The quality of assembly largely depends on the quality of the finished product.



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19. Pike contact group, cord, switch, electronic components



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23. Each workstation on the shop floor is equipped with a personal stretch, so the air in the room is clean, contrary to expectations, overheated and overheated rosin tin solder here does not smell



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25. Each collected specimens are censored and only then enters the packaging



26. Now it is possible to shop!



Yes, in general, simple thing, but even to make it, you need to work hard.

And all began to Eugene. In the early 90's bought in China, the Chinese are the same filters, sold in Russia. Sales grew, but from the Chinese tired of problems: quality not satisfied, the Chinese constantly disrupted delivery times, for long periods had current assets freeze. In 1998, these troubles added another - the price. The dollar rose sharply and the same Chinese goods became ruble cost significantly more. The idea to start to produce a surge in Russian logically follows from the existing prerequisites.

"His production, a" candle factory "- is not the dream of a lifetime, but it is interesting. But there is no experience - the education programmer. On which side to approach - is not very clear. Come to the main, from the staff. Join the team who had the experience of production in Russia on the desired subject us ", - said Eugene.

Then, the first task was to make the mold. "Well, I think it is not a problem - the plants are now them come, pay the money, they will do us all. After months of unsuccessful searches realized that things are not so rosy: the people in the factories there, everyone had gone to the market to sell, work managers, security guards sitting in the office secretaries. Those who are willing to work, ask for his job so much money, it turns out that the product is very expensive. No one will buy it. That had to step by step, all the work to organize themselves, one after another production process. And in Russia is still destroyed many production chains, the normal sub-contractors are hard to find "- says Eugene.

In the beginning, to get the filter housing on the Zhiguli with a trailer drove mold on plants, which were kept in working condition injection molding. And in one of these factories mold spoiled so that it cracked across. Imagine assembly shop is already staffed, they are ready to collect filters - give the work, and the body is not present, the mold is cracked! Miraculously able to fix.

Drawings for that mold made when the designer of the old school, it is the old-fashioned drew them on paper. I must admit that the designer knew that designed, that the mold is considerably longer fulfilled its intended service life. There were still in Russian engineering traditions.

The next mold bought in China, in Russia at that time was very bad with the manufacturers of molds, but are unhappy with the quality. A mold still need to maintain and continuously, so that once all the prerequisites to, to organize their production tool.

The same story was with a cord and plug. We ordered a large batch of the Chinese, and those detained for three months delivery! Again, all steel production. "I had to buy cords wherever possible lasted. Cord for our filters is critical, so the production of cord with a plug need to control yourself. First cords only made to fit their needs, and now the production has to fit your needs is not more than 15% of the total produced volume. Now we cord with different types of plugs and other processing all buy all manufacturers who make at least some equipment, which is powered from the mains ».

So, as recognized Eugene, a full cycle of production of filters in Russia - forced, although justified in the Russian context step. Want to get a quality product and stability - do everything himself. Now employed in the production of several hundred people.



PRINCIPLE OF ZEN

"Of course, it is easier to bring the finished goods from China, the more we can and have extensive experience working with the Chinese. Now China is already doing very good equipment, we at use. They have a lot to learn. But when we come to our Chinese friends, they also take away from us any engineering ideas. Yet we are important quality of our products and stability. It can only be obtained on its production ", - says Eugene.

Here's more on the difference between the approaches to the production first-hand. "We do not save, where exactly should be done. We would do well not to be ashamed, first of all, to themselves. Our cords, unlike Chinese, contain copper and copper not coated with aluminum (aluminum fragile and cable of a material used in a soft cord dangerous). Only self-extinguishing plastic housing, components from trusted manufacturers. Products Power Cube constantly testing to confirm our certificates, we provide the certified filter available commercially.

But the seller is the Chinese goods are sold to it, and more of it is not responding. He can apply for certification of a quality product and then sell cheaper, which is not guaranteed to pass the certification.

"In general, production in Russia - this is such a Zen problem. Someone as "bloggers against waste" comes to its output and tries to make the world cleaner, to himself and to all of the country was not ashamed. We in the production do something similar, but each business day.

Can not dead yet "domestic producer" and?

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