Shadowing Practice: LVD Kunde KOMASPEC, China - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Comaspec is a Canadian -owned full -service contract manufacturer based in Guangzhou, southern China.
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As a vertically integrated manufacturer doing full assembly for international brands and OEMs, we also make the majority of our own parts in -house.
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My sister and myself
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We both started the company in 2005 because we saw a lack of capabilities in the market for companies with engineering, product development and integration capabilities.
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From five employees in 2005, we've grown to a team of over 200 people, with 150 on the factory floor and an extensive engineering,
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quality and operation supporting team.
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We have three facilities.
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One focuses exclusively on sheet metal fabrication, another for plastic and metal part fabrication, and a third plant for final assembly.
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If we can provide information in real time to our MES and ERP,
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we can provide the information in real time to our people whom this information matters.
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One critical step to achieve this is for our equipment to be connected to our MES system, and this is possible with LVD equipment.
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We have also developed an online sheet metal platform called Comacot, enabling our customer with design for manufacturing review,
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instant code and online order.
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Our ability to network and to pull data from our LVD laser
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and vending machine has helped us to constantly iterate and improve on that system, specifically for pricing and lead time projection.
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Comaspec has three primary advantages.
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One, we are very agile and responsive company.
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Our customers expect us to move fast and we've designed our system and train our people to achieve this.
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We have the capabilities to support our customers with design review, project management, fabrication and logistics.
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Two, we are constantly investing in our people, systems and equipment to enable us to fabricate, assembly and ship millions of products every year.
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And three, we are one of very few contract manufacturing companies that makes most of our parts in -house.
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We do that so we can control our destiny.
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Manufacturing in -house means we can compress timelines, control costs and our engineering team have a deep understanding of how this process works
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and how to design parts to be made by these processes.
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Well, the level of accuracy and repeatability the Easyform laser bending machine provides
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just blew away what we had seen before in terms of performance.
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After we saw
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that, it was an easy decision to make LVD the primary equipment supplier for all of our sheet metal equipment.
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They were responsive, they had good technical support, and they allowed us to make good parts on a consistent basis.
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So I think the biggest change was probably just in the past we faced a lot of issues with inconsistent machine performance,
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lots of downtime versus time production, and just the quality of first parts off was not as good as what we're seeing with LVD now.
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So what this meant is we spent a lot more time firefighting
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and trying to fix issues rather than working on the day -to -day.
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So I would say first of all the BCAM and LCAM systems from LVD, they reduced our average set up time by around 30 to 40%.
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Because we're doing a lot of POs, a lot of parts every year, this really adds up to a lot of cost and time savings.
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Second issue would be machine utilization.
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So we don't have as exact figures for the older machines versus for the new LVDs,
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But I would say on average probably about 15 % more machine utilization.
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Third one is probably the biggest one.
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That's the average product development time.
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So I would say we save on average 5 -7 days every time with LVD
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because we're making the parts right the first time.
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And we don't need to go back and recut parts for a second production.
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So we have this 8 kilowatt hour laser cutting machine with auto loading tower and we have three LVD vending machines, CNC vending machines.
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So in terms of our experience at LVD has been very positive.
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The quality of support, the responsiveness, the consistency of parts.
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Basically they've just made our life easier by allowing us to focus on running our day -to -day business
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and growing it and not worrying about machine setup, worrying about production problems.
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It just has made our life easier.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “LVD Kunde KOMASPEC, China”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: machine, Lvd, equipment, metal, average. This video has 49 sentences and 716 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:40. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| laser noun | /ˈleɪzɚ/ | A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light. |
| capability noun | /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ | The power or ability to generate an outcome. |
| versus | /ˈvɝsəs/ | Against; in opposition to. |
| enable verb | /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/ | To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to. |
| manufacturer noun | /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/ | A person or company that manufactures. |
| responsive adjective | /ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv/ | Answering, replying or responding |
| consistent adjective | /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ | Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| instant noun | /ˈɪnstənt/ | A very short period of time; a moment. |
| invest verb | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in. |
| accuracy noun | /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ | The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness |
| exclusively adverb | /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/ | to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely |
| integration noun | /ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The act or process of making whole or entire. |
| destiny noun | /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/ | That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| add up to verb | To have a particular effect in combination. | |
| blow away verb | To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| set up verb | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | To make ready for use. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've grown · have also developed · has helped |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be connected · be made |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, integration /ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/, projection /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, fabrication /fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: capability /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, accuracy /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/, exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/, integration /ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sheet, laser, capability.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.