Pterodactyl
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Some may consider this blasphemy since it is about BMWs. Over 50 min long but interesting.
Motorcycle Production Line Video
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Fantastic!
Especially the engine builds. I'm so impressed by how they are not (apparently) in any huge rush to assemble, and the attention to the detail is astounding. Proof that technology can be beautiful.
A bit nostalgically disappointed to see those robotic painters. I once worked for a summer in a spray booth and have always had a high regard for those artists, but I'm sure the robots have fewer rejects and waste less expensive paint. Still, there are so many other hand done steps, I wish that was still one of them.
Fun to see that the decals are still hand applied by some attractive frauleins.
PS - One of the best parts of the video is no telling, just showing. Love it!
Especially the engine builds. I'm so impressed by how they are not (apparently) in any huge rush to assemble, and the attention to the detail is astounding. Proof that technology can be beautiful.
A bit nostalgically disappointed to see those robotic painters. I once worked for a summer in a spray booth and have always had a high regard for those artists, but I'm sure the robots have fewer rejects and waste less expensive paint. Still, there are so many other hand done steps, I wish that was still one of them.
Fun to see that the decals are still hand applied by some attractive frauleins.
PS - One of the best parts of the video is no telling, just showing. Love it!
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El Toro
Innocent Bystander
Maybe nearly everyone has seen Triumph's lighter approach.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc
RossKean
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I watched most of it. I was quite surprised to see an industrial site with very little in the way of personal protective equipment - not even safety goggles. Perhaps it is a relatively benign workplace but in North America, I don't think you would get away with it. Maybe even hard hats would be required here but I see no need in that factory.
Maybe it's just our lawsuit crazy society!
I agree with Fred - fascinating.
Maybe it's just our lawsuit crazy society!
I agree with Fred - fascinating.
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Pterodactyl
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Some of my take aways:
Assembling stuff is a much more satisfying job then watching a CNC machine make parts.
The guy doing the pin stripes is not a heavy drinker.
I wonder when the last time was that a worker checking tolerances found a part out of spec, and did they put the entire factory on lockdown until the offending worker was dealt with?
Are there US factories where all the workers wear the same overalls?
Assembling stuff is a much more satisfying job then watching a CNC machine make parts.
The guy doing the pin stripes is not a heavy drinker.
I wonder when the last time was that a worker checking tolerances found a part out of spec, and did they put the entire factory on lockdown until the offending worker was dealt with?
Are there US factories where all the workers wear the same overalls?
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DennisJ
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Is there a comparable video for the FJR1300 production line?
SacramentoMike
Not Safe For Work
It was so QUIET!
Mihalis fjr
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Excellent video!Thanks for sharing!
LittleJon
Farting Brisket Sprinkles
This one should have been marked ****. Now I have to explain what I've been doing for the last hour...
lnewlf
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Very kewl.makes me (gasp) want a K16...wonder if robots make the robots?
dcarver
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Plant manager to production foreman - "Are the video guys gone?"
Foreman - "Yes"
PM - "Great. Immediately transfer from semi-automated to fully-automated mode. We have to increase production numbers ASAP! Pretending we spend so much time hand assembling these bikes for the camera has put us behind!"
Foreman - "Yes"
PM - "Great. Immediately transfer from semi-automated to fully-automated mode. We have to increase production numbers ASAP! Pretending we spend so much time hand assembling these bikes for the camera has put us behind!"
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CAJW
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The 2:00 mark is what I'm sure my Doc saw during my last colonoscopy, clean as a whistle!
