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.
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. A typical well balanced line takes 30-60 seconds per PCB, depending on size.
I’m not bashing the tech, I’m bashing the journalist reporting on it.
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.
That sounds like the final assembly takes six seconds, which is entirely plausible given how fast robots move.
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. A typical well balanced line takes 30-60 seconds per PCB, depending on size.
I’m not bashing the tech, I’m bashing the journalist reporting on it.
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.