Kobe Steel Knowingly Sold Faulty Steel For 10 Years (1 Viewer)

GroveDiesel

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #1

This is pretty incredible. Japanese steel manufacturer Kobe Steel has confessed to faking data on steel that failed quality control tests and selling it anyway for 10 years. This steel was sold to 500 manufacturers, including; Boeing, Toyota, Honda, train manufacturers, a rocket manufacturer, etc.

This comes on the heels of Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata knowingly selling malfunctioning airbags.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-13/kobe-steel-scam-hits-planes-trains-automobiles-quicktake-q-a-j8pto39q

 

Ilov80s

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #2

Not sure if Japanese culture is what it used to be, but this is some real seppku ####. 

 

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comfortably numb

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #3

I'm in the middle of getting steel certs from China for my job for material we get....its a nightmare.

This report is discouraging as the Japanese seemed to have their #### together from a manufacturing perspective.

 

Dan Lambskin

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #4

Kobe Steel sounds like an adult film star

 

C

comfortably numb

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #5

Dan Lambskin said:

Kobe Steel sounds like an adult film star

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I'll take a PM

 

AAABatteries

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #6

Dan Lambskin said:

Kobe Steel sounds like an adult film star

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Dammit - came here (pun intended) to post this 

 

STEADYMOBBIN 22

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #7

No kidding. 

 

trader jake

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #8

So we're finding out that Kobe didn't pass for over a decade?

Time to rebrand...Mamba Steel!

 

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rascal

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #9

This is causing all sorts of engineering nightmares

 

rockaction

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #10

Buy American!  

 

PIK95

Footballguy

• Oct 15, 2017

• #11

Am I getting paid?  I have two Honda's.