http://blog.udn.com/paua/2834084

With the improvement of the Tamahagane made in China, the well-received Excel series tanto group purchase went exceedingly well and reached the grand finale satisfactorily.  This makes me feel fulfilled.  So after all, an Excel series tanto, originally single-made one will cost several thousand dollars, after increasing the number, unifying the specs, controlling the manufacturing environment, and improving the quality management, can be produced with more spectacular result and sold under a thousand dollars.  All of a sudden, I realize this is how a true customer and vedor interaction should be.

工業化的精髓便在於產品規格的制定和生產流程的標準化，進而降低產品成本並提高產品品質，而廣大民眾生活水準較百年前改善的原因也在此，現在知道為什麼大家這麼興奮，看來真正的日本刀，就像汽車一樣，透過工業化生產，也可以從貴族富豪的專利，走入尋常百姓的手中。