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

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• ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Finishing an item on an assembly line every 6 seconds does not mean it only takes 6 seconds to assemble the item.

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  • randomaccount43543@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not even that. For example if there are 10 assembly lines in parallel that take 60 seconds, you still get a phone each 6 seconds

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    • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I was considering parallel processes in the same facility as a single production line in this case, as the article seems to consider the production mentioned as a single line…but yes, if it is indeed split between multiple lines producing the phones entirely and in parallel that is the case.

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    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hell you can even parallelize the slow parts so the fast parts aren’t waiting as much

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  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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    • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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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    • potatogamer@ttrpg.network ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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.

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  • Taldan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That was my reaction to the headline. Then I read the article:

    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

    They are indeed stating each phone only takes 6 seconds to complete

    With ~30 million seconds in a year, their output is 1 phone every 3 seconds

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  • ch00f@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Also that’s not that impressive. 30 million devices is roughly one per second year round. Phone manufacturers make many times that in a year.

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    • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, the “6 seconds” part is just a clickbait. The “near-fully automated” part is interesting.

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    • bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      An estimated 1.4 billion cell phones are sold each year.

      Apple clears about 8 iPhones a second year-round, with ~250 million.

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• FreddiesLantern@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ok, unlimited phones in a world that’s already flooded with the damn things….now what?

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  • elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I my case, I use a 5 year old Xiaomi flagship, that still runs like a charm, and has a 1.5-2 day battery life. That means that having this phone has meant a 250% reduction in ewaste if we use the 24 month cycle average for the industry.

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    • selokichtli@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Same, but not a flagship, not at all.

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    • Siegfried@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My s22 is 4th year and it is as good as new… to be honest, i only ever had problems with motorolla

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• Taldan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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

  There are ~30 million seconds in a year. So this factory is only producing 2 phones at a time? Assuming the article is accurate, I’m very curious to hear why this was chosen as a design

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  • ozymandias117@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Especially since it says 11 production lines…

    11 lines = 57.8 million

    57.8/~10 means their lines are down 38.5% of the time?!?!?

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    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The rule of thumb is to plan for machines having 80% uptime. Mind you, new lines, and especially new technologies are often a clusterfuck until they mature and you really understand the quirks of trying to do what you’re trying to do with them. But yeah 20% retooling would make sense if they have a lot of models and a really complicated retooling process, but if that’s the case, well listen, I believe it, but I’d be asking questions about how to cut the tool change time down.

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  • sirboozebum@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m assuming there must be downtime for maintenance and quality checks.

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• TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah shit, I only want a phone made by children.

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  • Sims@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    ‘…and to be influenced by propaganda’ - fixed it…

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    • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I know the rare earth metals used in phones are luckily still extracted from mines by children.

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• Chivera@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What Elon wished he could achieve

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  • MrKoyun@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    He is the single human with the most manufacturing knowledge in the world, after all.

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• pir8t0x@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Woah

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