Is Pakistan Better Off Industrially (and More Diverse in Industrial Production) Compared to Bangladesh?

[Indos]

Wherever you travel in rural Pakistan, you get this feeling that vast amount of industries and businesses are either unregistered or not registered properly.

You start thinking that how a nation of 230 million that has so much industry wherever you go, has such a low Nominal GDP. It doesn't add up.

In any developing country, the situation is similar. In Indonesia, 60.6 percent GDP is contributed by medium, small, and micro business while majority of the business are in informal economy ( dont pay tax and dont register their business).

We have had economic census around 2017 so we know now the exact statistic, despite so there is no extraordinary add up on our economic growth that year and the next year, the growth is still normal at 5 % until 2019 and drop in 2020 due to pandemic. I still think the economist somehow can calculate them through the money circulation figure.

 

[Pak Nationalist]

Guys I view industrial small scale production all the time on different video platforms in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and IMHO I'd say Pakistan has a far superior industrial basis than Bangladesh on small scale Industrial sector (although a bit backdated in technology but very self-sustaining nonetheless).

The basis of economical production In small scale sector are all local raw materials, sometimes recycled. I will highlight some videos here for you all to see,

It is my belief that you will realize how active/productive Pakistani small-scale Industrial sector is and how we in Bangladesh can collaborate with that sector in Pakistan to improve ours - maybe using JV's and/or employing Pakistani machinery and experts who are in a unique position to help us.

The tech used is what is termed 'appropriate technology' whose main advantage is extreme low overhead and economical methods to make products of "high enough" and "acceptable" quality in remote areas, where low investment and backdated technology are advantages, not barriers to production.

Making products using automation and in super clean conditions like Walton often entail high cost. I have immense respect for these hard-working Mehnati folks in Pakistan who work in demanding conditions to earn a living. I guess some introduction to safety regimes (like covers for rollers and gears and shoes for workers who handle molten metal) would not hurt in some cases.

I would love coming back to this thread and contributing to it. @MODs, this threads deserves a positive rating.

 

[Bilal9]

this is kinda funny
@Indus Pakistan they got all the material from Gujranwala and than Lahore to make this knockoff RollsRoyce by a mistri (the Punjab triangle we talked about)

There was a young guy in Bangladesh (Leepu) - he used to make some special bodies in Bangladesh too. His exploits were televised in 2007 in discovery channel. I have to admit though, that Leepu can be a bit much to take, at times. He can get pretty loud, although that may have been part of his "shtick" for the show.

Custom Made Leepu based on 1974 Toyota Sprinter in "Bangla Bangers, 2007"

This was the original car...Bangla Banger name was appropriate.

 

[HRK]

There was a young guy in Bangladesh (Leepu) - he used to make some special bodies in Bangladesh too. His exploits were televised in 2007 in discovery channel. I have to admit though, that Leepu can be a bit much to take, at times. He can get pretty loud, although that may have been part of his "shtick" for the show.

Custom Made Leepu based on 1974 Toyota Sprinter in "Bangla Bangers, 2007"

This was the original car...Bangla Banger name was appropriate.

I remember this guy ..... watched his show

 

[Paul2]

I am not a metallurgist, so obviously don't know the difference between ductile and Grey cast iron.

I was just going by the comments made by the guy who took the video.

Can you cast ductile iron and what do you add when casting this iron as opposed to grey variety?

Yes, both are castable.

Magnesium is added to grey iron, and it makes graphite flakes in it iron turn into spheres. This is what turns ductile iron less brittle.

 

[Bilal9]

Hino 1J truck Engine rebuild from full teardown - all done with minimal tools but high skill level.

 

[bluesky]

Hino 1J truck Engine and rebuild from full teardown - all done with minimal tools but high skill level.

Is it not the overhauling of the engine?

 

[Bilal9]

Is it not the overhauling of the engine?

I don't know @bluesky bhai. Depends on what is involved. Overhauling may (or may not) involve complete replacement of cylinder liners (as seen here), and also removal of crankshaft bearings (maybe machining and/or replacement of the crankshaft too), manual lapping of valve seats, piston arms and replacement of the piston rings. Cylinder liners and piston rings wear out, as you know, and need to be replaced in truck engines - say - every 50,000 to 70,000 miles. Otherwise you would not have proper compression in these engines.

In Bangladesh mechanics call it "Engine Namano". In Pakistan and Bangladesh most auto mechanics have minimal education (maybe SSC at most) but build up some expert skills by apprenticing from a very early age, like ten year olds as "helpers" and errand boys. Its a tough life....

 

[Bilal9]

Chachajee making a beautiful hand-forged kitchen knife from scratch using basic tools, with nothing except a large re-purposed ball-bearing as source! Some phenomenal skills on display here. Love it.

 

[Bilal9]

To show something different, here is an large industrial motor rewinding shop in Chittagong Bangladesh. Extensive skills for how young the kids are. Since ship breaking is a huge industry in Chittagong, some of the burnt out industrial motors salvaged from older ships are re-wound here and used in local industry. Warning these are really long videos and feel free to skip through. But looks like these guys know what they're doing, even if this is a road-side shop. Here they are Armature Rewinding (lap winding) a 175 KW industrial DC motor.

 

[bluesky]

In Bangladesh mechanics call it "Engine Namano". In Pakistan and Bangladesh most auto mechanics have minimal education (maybe SSC at most) but build up some expert skills by apprenticing from a very early age, like ten year olds as "helpers" and errand boys. Its a tough life....

Engine Namano means overhauling the engine and re-mounting it. I heard the engine condition becomes good with higher fuel efficiency.

Overhauling is popular in our south Asian countries where the technology to build new engines is absent and labor is cheap and abundant.

 

[Bilal9]

Engine Namano means overhauling the engine and re-mounting it. I heard the engine condition becomes good with higher fuel efficiency.

Overhauling is popular in our south Asian countries where the technology to build new engines is absent and labor is cheap and abundant.

Exactly. If overhauling gives you practically a new engine (at a fraction of the cost) - then why would people (In Bangladesh' case mostly Truck and Bus owners) spend money to get a new engine....

 

[bluesky]

Exactly. If overhauling gives you practically a new engine (at a fraction of the cost) - then why would people (In Bangladesh' case mostly Truck and Bus owners) spend money to get a new engine....

Your assumption may be true for an economically weak BD, but for developed countries, this overhauling has no benefit. Makers must sell new vehicles to keep people on the payroll.

 

[Paul2]

Your assumption may be true for an economically weak BD, but for developed countries, this overhauling has no benefit. Makers must sell new vehicles to keep people on the payroll.

Overhaul/rebuild makes sense even in developed countries. In North America though most commercial vehicles are rarely used long enough to hit 1m+ kilometres.

They usually sell their used gear overseas before that.

 

[ghazi52]

3 Crore Ki Imported Bus 1 Crore Me Tayar Karne Wala Pakistani