Advantages and Disadvantages of automating automobile production line
Ford invented the assembly line method of making cars and used it in his Model T car in 1913. The saving of time and effort and the control of costs in this process enabled more and more people to buy cars, which in turn popularized the automobile as a general means of transport for foreigners, and made the British road network cover the whole country. Ford applied many manufacturing standards to industrial production on an unprecedented scale, opening up a new era for industrial production.
Traditional automakers are committed to increasing the degree of automation in the production line to increase the capacity and the ability to mix several vehicle models. Automobile technology development up to now, not only the engine horsepower continue improving, body strength, sheet metal parts and other materials such as glass fiber, carbon fiber, aluminum alloy and boron steel, etc., also improve many security configuration in order to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers, and even the development trend of engine oil engine conghua to eat small electric motor. The development trend of high technology and configuration also produces the high diversity of automobile processing process, and also promotes the continuous development trend and improvement of automobile production technology, and introduces automatic production technology and machinery equipment.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the automobile became the fashionable mode of transportation, and the competition in the automobile industry was extremely fierce. In order to win the competition, the carmakers are trying every means. Henry Ford, a famous American car maker, built a four-cylinder, 20-horsepower Model T car in 1908. This kind of car adopts closed body, comfort and safety factor are greatly improved, and the market price is about 850 dollars, widely welcomed by everyone.
Parts of the car door, hood and suitcase lid are put on manually. After that, the acid tank is sent through the conveyor belt to remove the stains on the surface of the whole car, and the anti-rust treatment is carried out in the foam plating process tank. Then, the surface of the car is cleaned and the surface of the car is checked for defects, and then the spray painting robot is applied to spray and bake dry. Next is to the body, car power system (including engine, steering shaft, transmission, axis of rotation, automobile fuel tank, brake, shock absorber system software, exhaust pipe and car wheels, etc.), built in his dashboard (containing his, sit chair, blankets, car Windows, etc.) and outside his (headlights, bumper, mirror, wiper, etc.) together, And this part of the overall assembly, in addition to the car windshield glue catering, car dashboard overall accurate positioning and installation need to rely on the help of intelligent robots, other parts including cable wiring, quality star inspection are to rely on human resources.
The production cost of automobile is greatly reduced by assembly line installation. Within a decade the Model T's market price dropped to 250 USD per model T and 1.8 million were sold. In 1930s, ford first applied automatic machinery to manufacture engine body. With 40 sets of equipment, the engine body was made of metal hair after 50O0 different technological processes. The zhi manufacturing time was reduced from several hours to 15 minutes. Ford made a lot of money and the salaries of his workers went up. In addition, his assembly line approach has also jeopardized the world's lean car production methods. From Ford's assembly line to the 1930s, it was the first step in the development trend of manufacturing automation technology. In addition, the factory's production line automation technology enables a production line to mix several vehicle types to account for customers' mechanical keyboard requirements, such as two-door models, four-door models, convertible models and a variety of body color options.
