Skyline Engine Assembly Plant

[Mini-itx]

 

This is how the engines are assembled by hand....

 

If you ask me, I feel its a little low tech considered some manufacturers have adopted a fully automated process which is be even more precise than hand assembled.

 

 

 

[Good-Carbuyer]

 

This is how the engines are assembled by hand....

 

If you ask me, I feel its a little low tech considered some manufacturers have adopted a fully automated process which is be even more precise than hand assembled.

I believe the gloves worn by Nissan workers introduce contamination risk to the assembly line. While the methods of Nissan engine assembly also looks inferior to Mercedes'

[Opel17]

Yes, engine have to be assembled by hands, and sometime partially assisted by automation.

Recently, saw Discovery channel in Starhub Cable under the series "Super Factory", which show how they manufacture cars.

In the series, they had 1hr episode each for BMW Z4, Lambo, Hyundai, Porsche. Next week, there will be 1 episode on the Corvette.

Look out for this program, very interesting.

[Subarugt]

cool vid

[Detion]

This is not low tech... its because Nissan wants their GTR engine to be built by hand.. Every Engine is being handled by only one engineer only to ensure reliability.. It is said that every GTR engine is different.. The power different slightly..

[Lowrider]

that's the problem if you watched it without narrator explaining what's going on... handbuilt doesn't always mean low-tech.. all of supercars and superbikes are hand built...

[Mini-itx]

I believe the gloves worn by Nissan workers introduce contamination risk to the assembly line. While the methods of Nissan engine assembly also looks inferior to Mercedes'

 

Engines don't really require clean room environment unlike wafer fab so its quite ok.

[Mini-itx]

that's the problem if you watched it without narrator explaining what's going on... handbuilt doesn't always mean low-tech.. all of supercars and superbikes are hand built...

 

Those are low volume production, thats why can be done by hand. But look at those highly automated factories (in youtube). Wah, literally fully automated assembly line.

[Good-Carbuyer]

This is not low tech... its because Nissan wants their GTR engine to be built by hand.. Every Engine is being handled by only one engineer only to ensure reliability.. It is said that every GTR engine is different.. The power different slightly..

QC inconsistency?

 

[Mini-itx]

QC inconsistency?

 

Hopefully not. Cause engines will have minor variations due to difference in tolerances (nothing can be manufactured perfectly). But if the variation in HP is too great, then something is wrong with the QC......

 

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[Wjtan]

Check out the youtube vids on how ferrari make their engines. Mostly hand built as well. In addition, their blocks and heads are sand cast. Each engine's sand casted mould is destroyed after it is used only once. So each ferrari engine is one of a kind sort of.

[Mini-itx]

Check out the youtube vids on how ferrari make their engines. Mostly hand built as well. In addition, their blocks and heads are sand cast. Each engine's sand casted mould is destroyed after it is used only once. So each ferrari engine is one of a kind sort of.

 

All car engines are sand casted. Low volume production engines can be made by hand. But not for high volume ones.

[Aaronlkl]

 

This is how the engines are assembled by hand....

 

If you ask me, I feel its a little low tech considered some manufacturers have adopted a fully automated process which is be even more precise than hand assembled.

 

Thats GTR not Skyline.