wiredinUSA October 2019

Designing for robots

Engineers at Tesla have developed awiring harness design that enables more robot automation in the manufacturing process and reduces materials. The new wiring architecture will be used for upcoming models including the Model Y crossover utility vehicle and the Tesla pickup truck. In the recent past, Elon Musk has admitted that humans perform better than robots at some tasks, such as manipulating long cables; Tesla has addressed this issue by reducing the length of its wiring harnesses. The Model S has about 3km of wiring

The Beta LaserMike brand has been faithfully serving the wire and cable industry for over 50 years and we have thousands of satisfied customers that rely on our measurement systems every day to improve quality, increase productivity and deliver manufacturing savings. We are committed to your success. Precision Measurement & Control Solutions A recent patent application from Tesla describes more rigid wiring harness systems that can be easily manipulated by robots, claiming: “In addition to decreasing the number and length of wiring needed, the ability to create these subassemblies and then connect them to the wiring- architecture backbone will decrease assembly time…which is very desirable to increase productivity.” harness, and the Model 3 has around 1.5km. The long term goal is to reduce harness length to 100m.

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