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Manufacturing in America today | Jack Lucid | TEDxPhiladelphia

1,295 views · Published 17 November 2014 · 12:01 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Discover what it’s like to work at steel manufacturer today in this talk by Jack Lucid, who shares the history and progression of Disston Precision in Philadelphia. Founded in 1840, Disston was the site of modern saw making’s most notable improvements and once one of the nation’s largest industrial companies. The company traces its roots back to Keystone Saw Works and Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. of Tacony. Today, Disston makes thin, sharp, hard steel products such as die cutting plates and friction saws up to 8 feet in diameter.

Armed with a double major in History and Japanese from Colgate University, Jack Lucid embarked on a fun, challenging and successful 25-year career as an investment banker before landing at Disston Precision, Inc. in Northeast Philadelphia.

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