Watch How Automation Took Over More Of The Manufacturing Between Mini Generations

Artificial intelligence is nan existent basking fastener taxable that makes nan cataract-riddled pupils of able shareholders move into Tom and Jerry-style bulging dollar signs, but for a agelong clip that aforesaid effect was caused by automation. Roles that erstwhile required in-depth training and certifications for fickle humans who return sick days, person babies, and are taxable to labour laws could beryllium replaced by specialized robots that require nary of those pesky considerations. I've ever understood nan quality of automation, but I didn't rather recognize nan scope of it until I watched nan accumulation process of nan second-generation R56 Mini Cooper back-to-back pinch nan third-gen F56 Mini Cooper astatine Mini's Oxford manufacturing facility. Mini is now onto nan F66 generation, which I deliberation maintains nan nosy facet of nan anterior generations, but I couldn't find a bully video of its manufacturing process, truthful present I'm focused connected nan 2007-2013 R56 and 2014-2023 F56.

Beyond nan truth that nan full manufacturing process is mesmerizing, I noticed that galore much humans were progressive successful nan assembly of R56 Mini Coopers than successful nan assembly of nan newer F56. Early Minis were not known for their dependability aliases infallible build quality, and I'm not saying that automation is precisely why those metrics improved betwixt these 2 generations, but it is an absorbing adaptable to consider.

The R56 requires a quality to run a value power robot, and possibly astir surprisingly, a quality welded nan tile to nan framework earlier different quality grinds down those welds to guarantee a flush quality anterior to painting. This process appears to beryllium automated successful nan F56 assembly, and arsenic a treat, you tin spot a first-gen R52 Mini Cooper cabriolet alongside nan R56 connected nan line, since they were sold astatine nan aforesaid time. Overall nan R56 accumulation video seems to connection a much in-depth look into nan manufacturing process, but you tin still spot much quality engagement was basal than nan F56 manufacturing process

In nan video of F56 production, successful contrast, humans are only required to transportation nan vanished hood stamps to a rack until nan conveyance is already painted. Once nan assemblage ammunition is painted, a quality concisely performs what appears to beryllium a ocular overgarment value and thoroughness inspection, until nan shells scope nan interior assembly information of accumulation which is done by quality hands.

I, possibly ignorantly, assumed that nan process of building a car required less steps than these videos illustrate. Granted, some of these videos were filmed complete 10 years ago, truthful accumulation has apt grown moreover quicker and much automated, but I was amazed by really galore steps it takes to build a Mini.