Edison made this priority his West
Orange laboratory.
Continual decrease price and improvement performance was
therefore necessary stay competitive with the many cheaper
lamps the market. Edison developed method mass
producing filaments squirting cellulose through die "like
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macaroni," and applied for patent 1888.
Several pages computations Edison's hand reveal his
strategy increasing output and continually cutting unit
costs each incandescent lamp.6%. One the first jobs
he gave Fred Ott the new laboratory was construct a
machine test the carbonizing properties several hundred
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substances once.4
bulb was incorporated into the larger lighting systems was
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estimated increase return capital from 18. Edison's commitment lowering the cost of
making bulbs covered manufacture well design.
The market for lamps was extremely crowded and the high
price the Edison lamp was disadvantage making sales.6% 34. 1889 asked sent reject
lamps from the factory because, want experiment see
how money can saved" lowering the number rejected
. Here was the mind the
factory manager work. gave
this problem great deal attention the Harrison Works of
the Edison Lamp company before moved his experimental base
to West Orange and continued work there.
He believed that had real talent find ways of
cutting costs and part the system was too small merit
the great man's attention
