Sunday, September 24, 2023

Toyota gigacasting prototype cuts car production from hours to minutes like Tesla

Why would this new technology be used only for electric cars and not gas powered ones?

"Toyota Motor has revealed its own gigacasting equipment, which can make a third of a car body in about three minutes and is similar to a process already used by U.S. rival Tesla.
The tech will eventually halve vehicle production times, helping the company achieve its goal of selling 3.5 million EVs annually by 2030. "

"Toyota Motor showed off a prototype of its new gigacasting equipment that can make a third of a car body in about three minutes, a development that will be key to its plans to ramp up electric-vehicle production profitably in the coming years.

The machine at the Japanese automaker's Myochi plant released a plume of white smoke as it ran during a recent demonstration for journalists. Molten aluminum poured in was rapidly cooled from 700 C to 250 C, solidifying into a single die-cast piece making up the entire rear third of the vehicle chassis. This is normally built from 86 parts in a 33-step process that takes hours ..."

Toyota gigacasting prototype cuts production from hours to minutes - Nikkei Asia Die-casting tech aims to streamline assembly in preparation for EV shift

Toyota's next-generation electric vehicles will be produced in three modular sections



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