Don't worry about me - selling the factory is a nice financial cushion
The Safan Challengers are computer controlled sheet metal punching machines. A sheet of steel 2 metres long or more is hand loaded on then the green button pressed. The sheet is moved about and a seletion from a turret of 20 tools punches holes and cuts profiles following the program.You can see a punched sheet in the foreground in the first picture. I did all the programming and tool setting. The workshop staff then run as many sheets as the job needed.
On the left in the top picture are press brakes which then bent the parts to shape. Spot welders or TIG / MIG welding to assemble and then into the paint shop...then electrical assembly test and pack.
A guy told us yesterday Philips lighting has given up the fight and bought a manufacturer in China to switch production there.