Tesla's Production Capacity - Gigafactory Dignity and Automation

Gigafactory is now becoming a brand.

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Elon Musk aimed at an automation plant that produced Gigafactory with the flexibility and minimal manpower to modify the process freely, which we refer to as a smart factory.

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Automobiles are called the flower of manufacturing. This is because many parts are used and numerous know-how must be concentrated.

Now Tesla's Giga Factory is the ultimate smart factory, and it is an automobile manufacturing plant.

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We are going to simply check the competitiveness of smart factories.

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The sites in Gigatexas and Berlin are enormous.

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Flexible production facilities

Once constructed, it is characterized by securing a "flat and wide" interior space beyond the existing form that is difficult to modify.

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Accordingly, the production process can be flexibly changed according to technological development, making it suitable for the production of "electric vehicles" that are developing at a rapid pace. This also means that risks due to rigidity can be managed.

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→ Smart Factories Continuously Change and Improve

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Rapid deployment time

Except for the preliminary preparation stage, it takes less than a year from construction to completion.

This has been proven in Giga High, China, and Giga Berlin, Germany, and even if there is a delay due to environmental problems and approval problems, it is not a big problem because it goes into pilot production inside.

It is usually considered to be 11 months, but anyway, it is quite competitive to add a production plant within a year.

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It is also a competitive edge that applies equally to "expansion". In fact, Giga Berlin, Giga High, and Giga Texas have all secured more than two expandable sites, so they can increase production facilities without having to establish a base on another continent.

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→ Enables fast growth

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Robots Produce Their Own - Gigaberlin

Minimize the workforce, maximize the automation

Elon Musk's original idea was an "unmanned factory." However, it has been recognized that some human hands are needed for robot technology so far, leading to the current process. (Rare Elon Musk's admission of error and quick correction)

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However, due to his dislike of "union" and preference for "automation," the current factory is simply aiming to operate with "minimum manpower."

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Fewer people means fewer "variables". There are inevitably very few delays due to personal accidents or personal circumstances.

It is also easy to learn machines at a high speed and replace them with better machines.

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→ Most efficient factory systems

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Giga Press - Giga Berlin

a secret weapon, the giga press

It is a production equipment developed with the Italian casting company IDRA, and it is an equipment that mixes alloy materials and injects molten materials into a mold under strong pressure to print them.

IDRA now says it can be delivered to other companies, but Tesla has ordered almost all of its supplies, and above all, it must have an "optimal alloying ratio" (i.e. know-how) to handle the machine.

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Tesla has been studying this technology for a long time, and its mixing ratio is considered a key know-how.

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Due to this, unlike the past when several parts were received and assembled, the "welding, assembly" process is omitted by printing at once, and the possibility of errors/defects is low. Durability has improved, and durability and elasticity are superior to regular iron frames.

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Volkswagen, which is trying to copy Tesla as soon as possible, announced that it would introduce the gigapress in 2025.

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→ Fast production speed, automation, simplification of parts, durability enhancement, and cost reduction

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GIGABERLIN PAINT SHOP - WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE CAR

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Best Paint Shop

It's limited to Germany and Giga Berlin

It is said that the best paint shop has been built in Giga Berlin.

The process of putting the vehicle in the paint as a whole has been revealed

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In addition, it is said to be equipped with the best facilities for painting any color immediately.

Accordingly, it is expected that vehicles of various colors will be released in the future.

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It was also reported that this method is four times more efficient in time than Volkswagen's same paint process.

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It is highly likely to be built in Gigafactory in other regions.

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→ Innovation technology that captures both quality and speed

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Giga Berlin

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The results of the first quarter car delivery announcement were very good

It is very encouraging that the figure was achieved only with two existing factories, Giga High and Giganevada.

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With the opening of Giga Texas, two additional factories, including Giga Berlin, will be added.

It's also built more efficiently, accumulated production know-how

It's not a factory in China, but in the U.S. and Germany, the home of cars

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It can be expected that high-quality cars will be produced at a high speed.

*Musk once said that the meaning of establishing a German factory is because he can work with excellent human resources.