His idea group all the experimenters
together reflected his emphasis flexibility and good
communications within the lab. Edison's
method inventing was based close cooperation between
experimenters and machinists.
The experimental rooms the second floor were the heart
of the laboratory where some the great inventions were made. The siting the
precision machine shop next the experimental rooms the
second floor established floor plan built around the idea of
speed— ideas occurred experimenters the second floor
they could quickly draw the skilled mechanics the
precision room build the models and devices they needed. The
arrangement facilities the West Orange lab point a
concept throughput innovation; the various elements
flowing together from one end Building the other, from
Edison's room the heavy machine shop and then the
manufacturing stage.
. large staff fully
supported with everything might need meant that "Inventions
that formally took months and cost large sum can now done
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in days with very small expense. The second floor plan the
laboratory was organized facilitate this cooperation, and
did larger scale than ever before.
Another advantage large laboratory was that it
allowed efficient routing experimental projects.18
critical materials machining job. liked jot down some ideas
for experimental device and then have made up, modifying
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it while was being built
