ExcessShiv comments on Inside Xiaomi’s near-fully automated factory that assembles a smartphone in 6 seconds

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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 9 months ago (4 children)

assembling a smartphone from circuit board to finished product

I disagree, that phrasing suggests from assembling the circuit board to finished product, which I believe is impossible in 6 seconds, simply due to soldering time for components alone. The 6 seconds is only achievable on a "per unit" basis because they can make multiple units in parallel on the production line.

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[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You should really read the article

Literally the sentence after that points out the production output is 10 million per year, which is 1 phone every ~3 seconds

They are indeed claiming to put together a unit, start to finish, in 6 seconds. Implying they only have 2-3 parallel production lines

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

You should really read the article

I love the optimism.

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 9 months ago

Claiming is one thing, showing video footage is another.

If true, very impressive.

I have seen videos of pick'n'place machines. But I can't imagine the solder baking, screwing and final assembly and preparing for the packaging taking only 6 seconds.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago

You should really think more about what you say. We're talking about final assembly, not soldering individual components onto the board.

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