Rivian body stamping machine in action

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[crashmtb]

I love stamping presses. At an old job there were a couple of small ones. 200-400 ton. Shook my whole desk ?

presumably they will move to automated unloading at some point Surprised to see it being done manually.

 

[Driveout]

If it takes 15 seconds for a stamping that's 240 an hour, 1920 in an 8 hour shift. If there are 2 shifts then 3840 per day. It's hard to imagine having such a large press operating at a faster rate than the ancillary presses for the remainder of the parts with the resulting space requirements for storage especially in today's world of just in time production. Good to see some activity at the plant even if it's only trial runs. I would love to see the welding robots sparking their glory and the assembly line of painted bodies dipping down to meet the skateboards and being driven to the storage lot to be loaded and delivered to the eager and "patient".

 

[Driveout]

I just saw DuckTruck's factory tour video. Their guide said the stamping machine is 1 every 4 seconds at full tilt. That sure changes production volume. The guys catching the stampings looked a little harried, likely soon to be replaced by automation.

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