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RAMmie . . . - WHiiP - 03-29-2015
The video did mention that there were 160 robots and 3,000 employees at the plant. That sounds like a pretty good trade-off for (my assumption) the improved quality and efficiency.
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Re: Tron! - N-OS X-tasy! - 03-29-2015
RAMd®d wrote:
My dad being a 30+ year Chevy and then NUMMI employee, was not a fan of the assembly line going robotic.
The Tesla plant *is* the NUMMI plant - Musk purchased it from Toyota for a song.
http://www.wired.com/2010/10/teslas-got-the-factory-now-it-needs-to-fill-it/
Re: Tron! - RAMd®d - 03-29-2015
The Tesla plant *is* the NUMMI plant
Huh?
I'm well aware that it's the *former* NUMMI plant, now the Tesla Factory.
It was known as GM Fremont (for short) when my dad worked there, then NUMMI later when it reopened. Not NUMMI no more. Like I said, my dad worked there and retired when it closed down.
I think Musk had some kind of facility in San Jose or was considering setting up shop there when he got the old NUMMI facility.
That sounds like a pretty good trade-off for (my assumption) the improved quality and efficiency.
I understand. I heard the same thing.
When my dad worked at GM Fremont there were a few robots, and those cost the jobs of employees. NUMMI was a different story, as they didn't have to fire/lay off anybody since most robots were brought in before all the hiring was done. I'm sure the same applied to the Tesla Factory.
As I said, he would have appreciated the tech. But as a long-time union man, seeing any job that could be done by humans being done by robots wouldn't sit well with him.
Re: Tron! - GGD - 03-29-2015
Interesting summary of the factory, Tesla paid $42 Million for it. If you ignore the existing factory, and just consider the 370 acres of contiguous land in the Bay Area, that's dirt cheap.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Factory
Re: Tron! - Fritz - 03-29-2015
GGD wrote:
Tesla paid $42 Million for it. If you ignore the existing factory, and just consider the 370 acres of contiguous land in the Bay Area, that's dirt cheap.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Factory
good deal
Re: Tron! - N-OS X-tasy! - 03-30-2015
As I said, Musk got it for a song.