Xiaomi said assembling a smartphone from circuit board to finished product takes about six seconds, and, at full capacity, the factory could produce more than 10 million devices annually.
That sounds like the final assembly takes six seconds, which is entirely plausible given how fast robots move.
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.
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.
You clearly have absolutely no clue how automated SMD soldering or pick’n’place tech works and how fast it can do things. It’s the exact same machine assembling both Chinese and “western” products. At best it will take ~30 seconds per PCB, depending on size and capacity of the placing machine. Which is absolutely insane considering amount of components and complexity of modern smartphones.
I’m not bashing the tech, I’m bashing the journalist reporting on it.
That sounds like the final assembly takes six seconds, which is entirely plausible given how fast robots move.
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.
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
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.
I love the optimism.
You should really think more about what you say. We’re talking about final assembly, not soldering individual components onto the board.
His Western brain can’t comprehend Chinese technology being superior to whatever his country is doing.
I see it in every thread about Chinese tech. There’s always someone or a group of people ready to detract from any advancements China is making.
You clearly have absolutely no clue how automated SMD soldering or pick’n’place tech works and how fast it can do things. It’s the exact same machine assembling both Chinese and “western” products. At best it will take ~30 seconds per PCB, depending on size and capacity of the placing machine. Which is absolutely insane considering amount of components and complexity of modern smartphones.
I’m not bashing the tech, I’m bashing the journalist reporting on it.
Without fail, they simply cannot tolerate China doing anything better than the West.
ExcessiveShiv is literally monitoring this thread so he can reply to anyone who doubts him.
Getting a notification whenever someone replies to you isn’t “monitoring the thread”
Okay Xi Jinping