http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/18/tesla-robots-get-x-men-names/ Tesla Robots Get X-Men Names November 18th, 2014 by Zachary Shahan Planetsave
[image http://planetsave.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/trim_line.jpg trim_line http://planetsave.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Tesla-X-Men-robots-comic.jpg Tesla X-Men robots comic “We had a comic artist depict the manufacturing process in a series of illustrations, which we’ve printed on the glass walls enclosing some of the robots.” videos / Tesla Motors http://vimeo.com/106564929 Tesla Factory Upgrade http://vimeo.com/109168998 High Efficiency Electric Drive Unit ] Tesla Motors announced late last night (well, late last night over here in Europe) that it was implementing some factory upgrades. Going from a production of 0 not very many years ago to 22,000 last year, and then to 35,000 this year, has been quite a ride… but it’s just the beginning. With factory upgrades, Tesla is aiming to increase production another 50% by the end of 2015, including the beginning of Tesla Model X production. Always eager to have a bit of fun with its names and give tribute to its geeky roots, during this latest factory upgrade, Tesla decided to name some of its new robots after X-Men characters. I’m sure this is something that Elon Musk’s buddy Jon Favreau (director of the latest Iron Man series and Avengers) had a little laugh at. Who knows — maybe it was actually his idea. Here’s what the different “X-Men characters” do, according to Tesla: - Xavier: “stands at the entrance to the trim line, lifting cars down to the floor from an electrified rail. - Iceman, Wolverine, and Beast: engage in heavy lifting. - Storm and Colossus: “can be found at the end of the chassis line.” - Vulcan and Havok: “work as a team to lift cars back onto the rail.” 10 of the world’s largest robots are now installed and working hard in Tesla’s Fremont factory. Tesla notes that, “To us, these robots are like superheroes, so we figured they deserved superhero names.” That’s fun and all, but I think it’s a bit too easy to gloss over the significance of the matter. An electric vehicle revolution is critical to us stopping global warming and truly catastrophic climate change. It doesn’t do the job by itself, but it’s one important ingredient. Tesla is, inarguably, leading this revolution. Without Tesla, we’d have electric vehicles, but no revolution in the near future. Of course, its X-Men superheroes are an important part of its success. Getting into more of the nuts and bolts of recent factory upgrades, Tesla writes: The most dramatic changes are to be found in general assembly, where we’ve eliminated a lot of overhead steel and mechanical structures in favor of advanced robots that can lift and maneuver entire cars with optimum precision while taking up less room. Soon, our new robots will even be able to install battery packs in the cars, relieving humans of the most labor-intensive operation in the factory and reducing installation time from four to two minutes. Alongside the robots, we’ve created a more efficient floor plan with significantly more automation. In addition, the cars now move down the assembly line as associates work on them, enabling a streamlined and more consistent workflow. The line is now running at about 1,000 cars a week with the potential for significantly more with minor adjustments. [© cleantechnica.com] ... http://planetsave.com/2014/11/18/tesla-factory-upgrade-puts-x-men-names-robots/ http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/11/17/heres-what-actually-happened-inside-teslas-factory.html Here's what actually happened inside Tesla's factory during its renovation Nov 17, 2014 Eric Van Susteren [image / Noah Berger http://media.bizj.us/view/img/1420601/teslacarros10*4248-2832-4-0.jpg A Model S sedan rolls down an assembly line at Tesla's plant. ] When Tesla Motors Inc. paused production at its Fremont electric vehicle factory this summer, we got scant details about what types of upgrades the company made to increase production capacity of the Model S and make room to begin producing the Model X crossover. Today Tesla published a blog post with a really slick time-lapse video of the upgrade process that also brings into focus some of the specific renovations that occurred at the plant. The biggest upgrade Tesla made occurred on its general assembly line, where the company added new, massive robots that can lift and maneuver entire cars. The robots speed up the production process and, though Tesla says they're some of the world's largest, take up less room than previous processes. Each is named for an X-Men comic-book super hero, from Wolverine to Xavier. "To us, these robots are like superheroes, so we figured they deserved superhero names," Tesla wrote. The company also set up a more efficient floor plan, opened up a new factory section for the Model S P85D ( the world's fastest accelerating sedan). Tesla installed conveyor belts and robots to the plant's powertrain section so it will be able to be able to match 1 million battery cells a year with powertrains. That's up from 800,000 previously. The retooling process took 65,000 Tesla man hours and took a little longer than expected, knocking Tesla's vehicle delivery target off by 2,000 cars, bringing it to 33,000 deliveries for the year. 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