Coming from a video where an Indian sweatshop factory is making much poorer quality tennis balls, the most striking difference is that there's probably the same amount of people involved in both processes, but this is so much more efficient.
I had the exact same experience. Large difference between the jobber cutting out the felt with a manual punch to the low-waste automated punch. It was also nice to see some respiratory protection in use.
I actually don't find the part that applies the felt itself that incredible, the folding action is not difficult to make at all, just a couple of pneumatic actuators on each side. I think the difficult part (and the reason this machine is the only one) is what we can't see: the felt must be applied with a tolerance of perhaps +/- 0,5mm, probably less than that even, the part that grabs the felt from the pack must not fail - not even once, grab just one at the time, and be precise about it. If it fails to grab the felt properly, there would be glue on the claws and next felt would stick to the claws. How the claws that apply the felt keep it in place and at the precise spot is also a mystery.
My wife did the job of this machine for 35 years, before they sent the whole plant from Phoenix overseas. Forced retirement. Still a great tennis ball, though, and the whole process is amazing to see.
Impressive? Maybe. But they weren't making Penn quality balls. The inside of those tennis balls were 1 atmosphere, and are the equivalent of tennis balls you find in a pet store, for your dog to chase. It was a fun video to watch, but I doubt those balls are used in any serious tennis organization.
@@StefanMArndt they were cricket balls. Not sure if the bounce is supposed to be different but the rubber ball itself was different. People are crazy over cricket there so I’m sure they’re up to par for cricket playing on a grass pitch, maybe not tennis tho
Damn, so much more complexe that it seems to be. Almost hard to believe your ball then "only" cost you 1.50$/ea. I would turn crazy doing the job of quality control of the balls non-stop.
Tennis balls “die” or in other words wear out / go bad after a while of playing so they are thrown out or given to dogs. The demand is so high because of this required process of replacing the balls, because of the huge amounts of balls that tennis clubs buy and because almost all matches, whether high school or in a tournament are played with new balls.
Apparently you can buy some kind of pressure restorer to prevent the ball from losing its pressure, it's on sale on amazon, reviews are a bit mixed (4.3 / 5.0). I'm tempted to try it because it does seems very environment-friendly otherwise. I tend to keep my balls for a long time even if in theory, you are not really supposed to. At some point, the ball simply does not bounce enough for playing "normally" and you end up with the ball bouncing way lower than normally so a ball that you would normally be able to reach, now you can't. .... "Playing at a recreational level, a can of pressurised tennis balls will last anywhere between 1-4 weeks of light to moderate play. If used for competitive tennis, a pressurised set of tennis balls might last as little as 1-3 hours"
I wish they would put an air valve on tennis balls...so they could be topped up. Balls should only be discarded when the felt is worn...not so much a cost issue but an environmental one.
Fun fact: the Pringles company was originally supposed to manufacture tennis balls, but on the day the rubber was supposed to be delivered, they received a shipment of potatoes instead. The rest, as they say, is history.
slightly less automated variant manufacture: ua-cam.com/video/LFR0YdFfQtM/v-deo.html All the processes are the same as Penn's but not in an east Asian factory but a south Asian facility.
I watched that video right before seeing this one. The other process doesn't pressurize the balls. It was really interesting to the difference in the two manufacturing processes.
It kills me. We are so greedy that we are going to make a video about our tennis balls and show how we produce them with cheap Chinese labor or an other Asian country. Then make sure we get paid by youtube because we put in commercials. And blow our horn about engineering with crappy seams. Way to go Penn.
I came for the tennis balls but stayed for the music. Found the other video from the Islamic country, going by attire, more interesting. Definitely not as sanitized as this one. This has the "clean up the film crew n boss are coming" feel.
I would like some company to supply me with 1000 tennis balls, but without the felt. I was trying for the pass 2 years, and cannot find a supplier. Why is this so hard, when balls are made first, without the felt. I would like someone to contact me on this
These people haven't seen the videos of Indians making tennis balls on a dirt floor, using machinery from the 1950s with custom made molds and recycled rubber.
Imagine if this production was here in America providing American jobs! Oh yeah might have to pay a little more to help fellow Americans 😉. Wonder who's side the American founded company Penn would align with if relations with China went south. 🤔
Probably be 5 or 6 times as much if made in the U.S. Then some other company would make them in China. The market would stop buying the U.S. balls because they're no better and way more expensive and the U.S. company would go out of business... oh wait - that's exactly what happened already!
@@osrikking8785 bring back manufacturing, put Americans back to work, pay a livable wage, and build America back to it once great economy. It's not a hard concept really. Look at the history of this country, it was thriving when we had made things. And feeding communist China handfuls af money will only ensure American grandkids will be speaking Chinese and slaving away for the overloards.
what an absolute disgrace that manufacturing operation is. The guys face is covered in powder and everyone is fully reliant on PPE. Ever thought about putting in some engineering controls like an extraction or downflow booth?
Why are Slazenger Balls soo much better? I've play tested every kind of tennis ball since I started playing tennis at 15, but always found Penn and wilson to be the heavier and bounced the least out of all the brands. Slazenger should show their vid, so you guys can improve your manufacturing methods.
Slazengers are great for certain court types. But they don't hold well against Dunlops on other courts such as Clay. Dunlops dominate clay. Somehow their engineers have figured it out exactly.
Slazengers are perfect, then some Dunlops are okay. Wilson/Head/Babolat truly suck. Don't bounce straight, are dead and you can even see the seam. Shocking.
Our dogs appreciate the engineering
Coming from a video where an Indian sweatshop factory is making much poorer quality tennis balls, the most striking difference is that there's probably the same amount of people involved in both processes, but this is so much more efficient.
And the white seams are hand applied in the Indian sweatshop.. i didn't see how pressure was induced either in their process.
Lol good to hear you get similar UA-cam recommendations 😂 I saw that one too myself.
Same. We’re trapped in the same algorithm.
I didn’t see any workers wearing safety sandals in this video. 🤔
Ya they love to throw everything on the floor and pick it back up
Who’s here after watching the nasty/ sketchy cricket balls getting made
What a difference ey
Yes!
All of us
lol, I watched tennis balls made in India I think it was. I wouldn't let my dog play with those.
The bat breakiest of bat breakers
Just had this video come up after I watched some guys in Pakistan making tennis balls by hand. Really interesting to see the similarities.
I had the exact same experience. Large difference between the jobber cutting out the felt with a manual punch to the low-waste automated punch. It was also nice to see some respiratory protection in use.
Watched that video too, probably is the reason youtube recommended this video
Your company has made many dogs around the world very happy!🐶
the machine that applied the felt was an engineering masterpiece
Yes! Tt saves so much money, they didnt even have to pay a poor underage chineese girl to do the work!
I actually don't find the part that applies the felt itself that incredible, the folding action is not difficult to make at all, just a couple of pneumatic actuators on each side. I think the difficult part (and the reason this machine is the only one) is what we can't see: the felt must be applied with a tolerance of perhaps +/- 0,5mm, probably less than that even, the part that grabs the felt from the pack must not fail - not even once, grab just one at the time, and be precise about it. If it fails to grab the felt properly, there would be glue on the claws and next felt would stick to the claws. How the claws that apply the felt keep it in place and at the precise spot is also a mystery.
My wife did the job of this machine for 35 years, before they sent the whole plant from Phoenix overseas. Forced retirement. Still a great tennis ball, though, and the whole process is amazing to see.
I literally just watched a video of 15 Indian guys doing this manually in flip flops and their grandma's pants. It was a lot more impressive.
I saw that too!
thats where I started to. down the rabbit hole I go!
Yup - One UA-cam channel leads to another! LoL
Impressive? Maybe. But they weren't making Penn quality balls. The inside of those tennis balls were 1 atmosphere, and are the equivalent of tennis balls you find in a pet store, for your dog to chase. It was a fun video to watch, but I doubt those balls are used in any serious tennis organization.
@@StefanMArndt they were cricket balls. Not sure if the bounce is supposed to be different but the rubber ball itself was different. People are crazy over cricket there so I’m sure they’re up to par for cricket playing on a grass pitch, maybe not tennis tho
Damn, so much more complexe that it seems to be. Almost hard to believe your ball then "only" cost you 1.50$/ea. I would turn crazy doing the job of quality control of the balls non-stop.
Seems like you are putting a lot of thought in balls!
The trick is to put the factory in a country where you can get away with paying your "employees" (i.e. slaves) $1.50 a day.
@@htomerif lol The reply 7 YEARS later hehe. Still impressive to re-watch this video.
@@PanzerIV88 Its kind of like the "pig eating bacon" video for me. That was only 5 years ago though.
Balls are $3.00+ now
I love the discount Tony Stark styled tennis ball engineering in the beginning.
100 million balls a year? Where the hell are all the old ones going? How can there be such a demand? It's unbelievable
Tennis balls “die” or in other words wear out / go bad after a while of playing so they are thrown out or given to dogs. The demand is so high because of this required process of replacing the balls, because of the huge amounts of balls that tennis clubs buy and because almost all matches, whether high school or in a tournament are played with new balls.
Ever hear of the X Products XM42
Can Cannon?
he never said "per year"
Apparently you can buy some kind of pressure restorer to prevent the ball from losing its pressure, it's on sale on amazon, reviews are a bit mixed (4.3 / 5.0). I'm tempted to try it because it does seems very environment-friendly otherwise. I tend to keep my balls for a long time even if in theory, you are not really supposed to. At some point, the ball simply does not bounce enough for playing "normally" and you end up with the ball bouncing way lower than normally so a ball that you would normally be able to reach, now you can't. .... "Playing at a recreational level, a can of pressurised tennis balls will last anywhere between 1-4 weeks of light to moderate play. If used for competitive tennis, a pressurised set of tennis balls might last as little as 1-3 hours"
I wish they would put an air valve on tennis balls...so they could be topped up. Balls should only be discarded when the felt is worn...not so much a cost issue but an environmental one.
The valve would affect its bounce.
noted ...good point
Me too I want that kind of ball
Use a 'Tennis Ball Saver' device.
You can repressurize them. Buy the machine.
My German Shepherd is obsessed with your product and quality.
Look at all those happy faces.
The magical step happens at 03:25. Kudos to the engineers!
They used to be made in Arizona , I had a tour of the plant , seems like same machines and processes are still being used
Ever hear of the X Products XM42
Can Cannon?
The most fun you can have with a tennis ball.
Last week i saw a video of a pakistani sweatshop making tennis balls, and now this.
What an insane difference.
Tennis! 🎾💕💕
Is the felt used for all (or most) tennis balls partly comprised of sheeps' wool?
They just say that. It is dog hair from all the dogs they butcher for food.
@@greenlawnfarm5827 😂😂😂
I remember when I worked for pen in the factory in mullingar Ireland
Penn not pen lol
OMG. I want a sheet of those half shells!
Only note. You should use the word “premium” more.
Amazing! I love seeing how every day things are made. It's really interesting. Great video.
Yes! Imagine the lifespan of a poor chineese worker breathing in the rubber powders all day long.
@@greenlawnfarm5827 yes, not good at all. Still interesting though.
Why new penn tour tennis ball so low in bounce?
What is the name of the yellow colour glue...please help
Fun fact: the Pringles company was originally supposed to manufacture tennis balls, but on the day the rubber was supposed to be delivered, they received a shipment of potatoes instead. The rest, as they say, is history.
I would like to get my hands on a few yards of that felt.
I worked at the Phoenix Arizona plant for 7yrs it was a good place to work
There needs to be a tennis club wide recycling system for all worn tennis balls.
Andy Murray!! 💕💕
Crazy!
you know theres a Pup out there that will only play with Penn tennis balls
Can one buy a tennis ball without the felt?
So why all the different "levels" of tennis balls? Are they all the same from a particular manafacturer?
They are not levels. The numbers are meant to distinguish your balls from those of others,
@@siddharthmohanty5731 I wasn't talking about the numbers on the balls. I just meant the various models from the same manafacturer.
@@marcusvaldes that's a question, that's a problem)
ua-cam.com/video/LFR0YdFfQtM/v-deo.html
This is how cheap balls are made
Different surfaces...grass, clay, hardcourt
i wanna know the machines name.
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Todd
Lol I just went from seeing how tennis balls are made in Pakistan to this one
Me tooooo!!!!!😂😂😂😂 What a contrast 😱
@@MC-pk6no 🤣🤣🤣
can i use your video?
if they're "precise to the gram", why is there so much flashing?
HEAD OWN PENN PEOPLE! (i didnt know until now)
what
Can I purchase balls without the felt?
No.
Respect
I think my dog can still tear these apart faster than one machine can make them lol.
Produced overseas instead of at home?
That depends on your "home"
oh thanks for telling me
its interesting why they use a bit of new zealand sheep wool in the felt compared to sheep wool from a different country?
my doggy loves them little green critterz 🎾♻️🐕🤪
We are startled to see so much work being done by hand and it appears your factory is rather clumsy. Best of luck!
Now if they could fine a more efficient way to ship them we might be able to buy a case at the former price before the shortage
เพิ่งดูของประเทศอินเดียผลิตมาเมื่อกี้ ต่างกันมากเลย
:D
Wow i wonder how many golf balls are made a year.
I buy 2 cans 6 balls, last me a whole month. Same number of balls last just 1 round.
❤
Shell? Internal pressure? What?
this is so identical to how they make the HEAD tennis balls
what
Anyone knows which is the glue - latex solution used for the felt sides?
elmers
taco seasoning
slightly less automated variant manufacture: ua-cam.com/video/LFR0YdFfQtM/v-deo.html All the processes are the same as Penn's but not in an east Asian factory but a south Asian facility.
I watched that video right before seeing this one.
The other process doesn't pressurize the balls. It was really interesting to the difference in the two manufacturing processes.
Nice sweat shop
mine to
THATS TENTACLES
My Dachshunds only use Penn tennis balls.
@4:05 - These same employees are also available for precision lawn care.
Dog lover's nightware - Start watching from 3:06
Wha no eye protection for workers.
Technology...
Wow
lol. different packaging is applied for each of their product lines.
They're all the same.
head own penn
It kills me. We are so greedy that we are going to make a video about our tennis balls and show how we produce them with cheap Chinese labor or an other Asian country. Then make sure we get paid by youtube because we put in commercials. And blow our horn about engineering with crappy seams. Way to go Penn.
Employees all have the look of highly paid professional tennis ball technicians who all aspire to become disgruntled tennis ball technicians..
This is high tech compared to the Pakistani sweat shops that make them.
I came for the tennis balls but stayed for the music. Found the other video from the Islamic country, going by attire, more interesting. Definitely not as sanitized as this one. This has the "clean up the film crew n boss are coming" feel.
umm
And then my dog breaks it in less than 10 seconds
That is so true
But he said they are “indestructible!” 😂😂
Well that was quite different from the pakistanese factory but still not that automated in fact
Do they even play tennis in china?
1:02 - 1:04 no PPE, powder in worker eyes
Compare to: ua-cam.com/video/LFR0YdFfQtM/v-deo.html
dude doesnt even open the bag @1:10
Because Penn = Head
Almost look like food /😮
That is a lot of manual steps.
I would like some company to supply me with 1000 tennis balls, but without the felt. I was trying for the pass 2 years, and cannot find a supplier. Why is this so hard, when balls are made first, without the felt. I would like someone to contact me on this
These people haven't seen the videos of Indians making tennis balls on a dirt floor, using machinery from the 1950s with custom made molds and recycled rubber.
I seen it that's what led me to here . The Indians are making them ghetto ones lol
The guys in Pakistan make these things for like $0.03 a piece
The weighing guys in the @5:23 are not wearing protective eye masks!! How can we talk about safety in a high technology plant?!!
1:02 -1:04 no ppe white powder in eyes
Dollar store modern marvels narrator
….all the way from China !!
Thanks for moving your operation to China.
Imagine if this production was here in America providing American jobs!
Oh yeah might have to pay a little more to help fellow Americans 😉.
Wonder who's side the American founded company Penn would align with if relations with China went south. 🤔
Probably be 5 or 6 times as much if made in the U.S. Then some other company would make them in China. The market would stop buying the U.S. balls because they're no better and way more expensive and the U.S. company would go out of business... oh wait - that's exactly what happened already!
@@osrikking8785 continues to be part of the problem not the solution!
Good day!
@@mr.noneyabidness So what's the solution? problems are easy to find - solutions are far more difficult!
@@osrikking8785 bring back manufacturing, put Americans back to work, pay a livable wage, and build America back to it once great economy. It's not a hard concept really.
Look at the history of this country, it was thriving when we had made things. And feeding communist China handfuls af money will only ensure American grandkids will be speaking Chinese and slaving away for the overloards.
They used to be made in Arizona in the to 1980s. Why did Head decide to make them in China?
Still looks like primitive manufacturing...Too many hands in the mix...
what an absolute disgrace that manufacturing operation is. The guys face is covered in powder and everyone is fully reliant on PPE. Ever thought about putting in some engineering controls like an extraction or downflow booth?
anyone here from the 3rd world tennis ball factory video?
The quality has dropped bigtime.
copy video of ATP balls
pen 15
50 percent of the 100 million made are bound for elderly people's walkers!
Why are Slazenger Balls soo much better? I've play tested every kind of tennis ball since I started playing tennis at 15, but always found Penn and wilson to be the heavier and bounced the least out of all the brands. Slazenger should show their vid, so you guys can improve your manufacturing methods.
+Johnny Chen Have you tried Robin Söderling tennis ball?
Oh you started tennis at a late age
lj.123 No
Slazengers are great for certain court types. But they don't hold well against Dunlops on other courts such as Clay. Dunlops dominate clay. Somehow their engineers have figured it out exactly.
Slazengers are perfect, then some Dunlops are okay.
Wilson/Head/Babolat truly suck. Don't bounce straight, are dead and you can even see the seam. Shocking.
this an't no penn this is head you can see that the people designing the ball have head brand clothing
Head owns them.
So , the real conclusion here... don't buy the more expensive penn balls... buy the cheapest penn ball you can find... THEY'RE ALL THE SAME!
why do they smell bad?
May be the best name.. but it looks like quantity over quality still.. pfft!