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MAN AND MACHINE

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PRODUCER: ADOLF FORTER
GLORIAFILM AG

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SCRIPT: ADOLF FORTER

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CAMERA: ERNST BOLLIGER

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MUSIC: HANS MOECKEL
EDITING: RENÉ MARTINET

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LABORATORY: TURICOP
SOUND SYSTEM: TOBIS-KLANGFILM

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FILMED ON EASTMANCOLOR

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<i>Switzerland is a landlocked country,</i>

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<i>far from seaports</i>
<i>and lacking primary resources,</i>

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<i>even though they are</i>
<i>the basis of all industrial development.</i>

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<i>And yet it has a strong industry.</i>

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<i>How can this be?</i>

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<i>The Alps and the Jura</i>
<i>limit Switzerland's living space.</i>

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<i>It cannot solely rely</i>
<i>on its agriculture.</i>

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<i>Population growth</i>
<i>required a new economic solution.</i>

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<i>It is this struggle for life</i>
<i>that paved the way for industry.</i>

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<i>But what makes Swiss industry special?</i>

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<i>We won't find it here.</i>

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<i>In foreign foundries,</i>

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<i>the work is the same as here,</i>
<i>but the impact there</i>

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<i>is still much stronger.</i>

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<i>How did the Swiss industry</i>
<i>succeed in carving out</i>

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<i>such a place for itself</i>
<i>in foreign markets?</i>

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<i>What are the reasons behind it?</i>

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<i>Here is something remarkable:</i>

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<i>a 25-tonne steel Pelton turbine</i>
<i>expertly cast in a single step,</i>

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<i>a testament to the art of casting.</i>

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<i>This huge toothed wheel</i>
<i>is worked using a machine tool.</i>

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<i>However, an operator</i>
<i>controls the machine,</i>

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<i>and thereby participates</i>
<i>in producing the highest quality.</i>

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<i>Whether it be a large or tiny object,</i>

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<i>mere fractions of a millimetre</i>

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<i>are critical in machining.</i>

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<i>Seconds determine whether or not</i>

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<i>a part meets the highest expectations.</i>

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<i>Based on his calculations,</i>

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<i>the master blacksmith decides</i>

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<i>when the piece has been worked enough.</i>

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<i>Is the uniqueness of</i>
<i>Swiss industrial development,</i>

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<i>which favours export,</i>

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<i>beyond visible?</i>

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<i>Admittedly,</i>

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<i>two thirds of the Swiss</i>
<i>engineering industry's production</i>

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<i>is sold abroad.</i>

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<i>At the factory,</i>
<i>people are always crammed together.</i>

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<i>The same crowd is leaving the factory</i>
<i>at the end of the work day.</i>

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<i>Look how nice the lawn is</i>
<i>in front of the factory.</i>

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<i>In the quest for open space,</i>

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<i>nothing is built there.</i>

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<i>The crowd is dispersing</i>
<i>and boarding the factory buses,</i>

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<i>which quickly take the workers home.</i>

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<i>Silence reigns in the machine room.</i>

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<i>Where is the worker now?</i>

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<i>How does he live?</i>

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<i>In close quarters?</i>

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<i>He longs for an open living space.</i>

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<i>He finds it far from the factory.</i>

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<i>He is free here.</i>

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<i>Together, employer and worker</i>

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<i>seek to preserve private life from</i>
<i>constraints linked to overcrowding,</i>

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<i>and to leave room for initiative.</i>

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<i>To that end,</i>
<i>the employer largely participates</i>

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<i>in various solutions</i>
<i>to the issue of housing.</i>

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<i>One lives on a farm he inherited,</i>

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<i>and takes care of animals</i>
<i>in his free time.</i>

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<i>Even if he's a worker, he remains </i>
<i>faithful to his farming roots.</i>

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<i>Another is building his own house.</i>

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<i>Where the Swiss worker lives,</i>

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<i>determines how he uses his free time.</i>

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<i>He lives close to the land</i>
<i>where his roots lie.</i>

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<i>The staff common room</i>
<i>has remarkable features.</i>

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<i>The small tables in the canteen</i>
<i>separate the crowd,</i>

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<i>and make it possible</i>
<i>to be among friends.</i>

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<i>The factory library</i>
<i>satisfies intellectual appetites.</i>

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<i>Here we find the best food</i>

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<i>for the soul.</i>

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<i>The worker is more than a simple pawn,</i>
<i>he is a key player.</i>

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<i>The house organ addresses</i>
<i>the everyday business of the company,</i>

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<i>as well as local news,</i>

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<i>the ups and downs of the factory family,</i>

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<i>various events:</i>

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<i>here, a superb concert offered to staff.</i>

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<i>Well-being is at the core</i>
<i>of the factory's workings.</i>

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<i>Lawns and sports fields</i>
<i>on the factory premises</i>

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<i>provide for relaxation</i>
<i>in the open air during the break.</i>

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<i>The body can therefore </i>
<i>compensate for spending time indoors.</i>

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<i>This company residence</i>
<i>offers low-cost holidays</i>

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<i>in a beautiful place.</i>

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<i>Again, this financial commitment shows</i>

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<i>that the entrepreneur cares</i>
<i>about the worker's well-being.</i>

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<i>Let's go back to the machine room</i>
<i>and memorise the faces of the workers.</i>

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<i>Look, here they are again,</i>

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<i>leisurely playing cards</i>
<i>outside, in front of the residence.</i>

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<i>Fear of growing old?</i>
<i>Fear of becoming disabled?</i>

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<i>Not any more.</i>

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<i>Both are covered by insurance.</i>

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<i>Furthermore, the company</i>

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<i>has provided a residence for old hands.</i>

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<i>Old people rest.</i>

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<i>The youth are maturing,</i>

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<i>and the boys</i>
<i>are already practising hands-on work.</i>

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<i>In the apprentice workshop,</i>
<i>manual training continues.</i>

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<i>A lot has changed</i>
<i>since Grandfather's time,</i>

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<i>but the company</i>
<i>links the three generations.</i>

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<i>In parallel with initiation</i>
<i>to manual work,</i>

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<i>minds are also shaped.</i>

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<i>Technical drawing</i>

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<i>is introduced to the apprentice.</i>

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<i>When a vocational school</i>
<i>complements the apprentice centre,</i>

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<i>all boys from the village</i>
<i>can learn a trade.</i>

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<i>The necessary financial means</i>

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<i>are largely provided by the industry.</i>

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<i>Apart from quality, </i>
<i>export requires something else:</i>

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<i>custom-made products.</i>

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<i>This requires employing many designers.</i>

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<i>But contrary to anonymous</i>
<i>mass production, </i>

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<i>this type of fabrication</i>

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<i>fosters direct contact with customers</i>
<i>from Switzerland and abroad.</i>

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<i>Special products sometimes need</i>
<i>considerable investment.</i>

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<i>In return,</i>
<i>the industry can continue to export.</i>

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<i>How fascinating it is to watch</i>
<i>a product being loaded onto a train,</i>

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<i>bound for its country of destination.</i>

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<i>A portion of goods</i>
<i>are shipped via the Rhine.</i>

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<i>Following land and water, </i>
<i>air transport is also used.</i>

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<i>Swiss exports</i>
<i>are also delivered by plane.</i>

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<i>Where do all these products go?</i>

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<i>Commercial networks </i>
<i>extend across the globe.</i>

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<i>As only the major routes </i>
<i>are indicated here,</i>

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<i>we will simply show</i>
<i>a few representative examples</i>

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<i>of the variety of products exported,</i>
<i>and their destinations.</i>

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<i>Austria,</i>

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<i>Australia,</i>

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<i>Italy,</i>

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<i>Ethiopia,</i>

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<i>Portugal,</i>

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<i>Czechoslovakia,</i>

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<i>Turkey,</i>

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<i>Poland,</i>

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<i>Brazil,</i>

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<i>England,</i>

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<i>Indochina,</i>

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<i>Germany,</i>

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<i>Egypt,</i>

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<i>New Zealand,</i>

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<i>Canada,</i>

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<i>Sweden,</i>

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<i>lndia,</i>

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<i>Venezuela,</i>

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<i>China,</i>

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<i>Amazonia.</i>

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<i>Quality and customised work</i>

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<i>are two explanations</i>
<i>for the success of exports.</i>

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<i>There is a third one</i>
<i>that is gaining importance:</i>

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<i>the ongoing development of new ideas.</i>

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<i>This is the only way </i>
<i>to breathe new life into exports.</i>

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<i>This is what creates </i>
<i>a bridge between the industry</i>

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<i>and the Federal Institute of Technology,</i>

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<i>a place of high-level </i>
<i>education and research.</i>

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<i>Research grants</i>
<i>provided by the industry</i>

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<i>support the link between the free</i>
<i>economy and the public school system.</i>

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<i>The engineer,</i>

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<i>in search of new ideas</i>
<i>in the Research Department,</i>

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<i>is a former student of </i>
<i>the Federal Institute of Technology.</i>

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<i>He happily boards</i>
<i>the mobile electric power station,</i>

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<i>a magnificent creation</i>
<i>to which he greatly contributed.</i>

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<i>It generates 7,500 horsepower.</i>

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<i>It is bound for Mexico</i>
<i>where it will quickly be put to use,</i>

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<i>to compensate for power cuts</i>

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<i>or immediately meet </i>
<i>an urgent need for electricity.</i>

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<i>The worker also has ideas.</i>

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<i>He draws them from his work</i>
<i>and knows that management</i>

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<i>also counts on his contribution.</i>

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<i>His ideas</i>

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<i>will be carefully examined.</i>

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<i>Pleased and confident,</i>

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<i>he leaves his proposal</i>

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<i>in the suggestion box </i>
<i>made available for that purpose.</i>

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<i>The bonds within the company</i>
<i>are strengthened</i>

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<i>by equal rights in public life.</i>

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Landsgemeinde<i>, </i>
<i>where citizens gather,</i>

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<i>deliberate and vote,</i>

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<i>still exist in certain cantons.</i>

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<i>There is no finer token</i>
<i>of democratic unity in freedom.</i>

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<i>In all the country, </i>
<i>entrepreneurs and workers meet</i>

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<i>in municipal departments and councils.</i>

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<i>They sit at the same table</i>
<i>during worker commissions.</i>

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<i>Discussing topics</i>
<i>related to company life</i>

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<i>makes it possible to maintain close ties</i>

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<i>between management and workers.</i>

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<i>Here, the topic being discussed</i>
<i>is work schedules:</i>

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<i>should they be changed?</i>

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...work in order to finish a bit later.

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What do you think?

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Gentlemen, we've thought about it.

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The majority prefer
starting and ending work early.

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Many have their own house, a farm,

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a garden or a hobby,

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and enjoy ending work early.

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I propose that
the work schedules do not change.

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I support this request.

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What I enjoy is fishing.
I wouldn't want to have to give it up.

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Especially now that we have a nice pond.

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I'm happy to see that we agree.

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We're therefore all in agreement

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to not change the work schedules.

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If no one has anything to add,

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the meeting is adjourned.

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Thank you for your collaboration.

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Sir?

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I spoke about fishing.

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The pond is lovely in the spring.

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We would be delighted
if you came to see it.

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Thanks, I'd love to.

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<i>Transforming</i>
<i>swampy land into a small lake</i>

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<i>was the workers' idea.</i>

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<i>Management provided</i>
<i>the necessary machines.</i>

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<i>Initiative</i>

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<i>and improvisation</i>
<i>testify to a free life,</i>

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<i>which isn't determined by the group,</i>

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<i>and thus quintessentially Swiss.</i>

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<i>The young and not-so-young in the area</i>

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<i>enjoy this pond.</i>

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<i>The casual relationship</i>
<i>between entrepreneur and villager</i>

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<i>that we see on screen</i>
<i>is more than a one-off shot.</i>

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<i>It's the core of Switzerland,</i>

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<i>which unites free people</i>
<i>in a free country.</i>

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THE END
PRODUCTION: ADOLF FORTER

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Subtitles:
Chloé Bourgogne & Sherry Stanbury