(Mods: feel free to move this thread if this is the wrong forum. I was going back and forth between Model 3, Technical, and Cars and Transportation, but went with here because I'm thinking about it in the context of the Model 3)
I was watching "How It's Made Dream Cars - Porsche 918 Spyder" (see below). There was a section describing the fabrication of the car's carbon fiber monocoque, and I noticed the high level of labor involved. I've done a little bit of CF and fiberglass repair and fabrication, but one-off hobby stuff is way different than high volume manufacturing using prepreg, autoclaves, etc.
That got me thinking - it there any way to automate CF layup? ie, using robots? Anyone know what process BMW uses with the i3? Lamborghini's use of CF is pretty advanced, but they don't need to worry about high volume, low cost manufacturing.
How Lamborghini Became The King Of Carbon Fiber
I was watching "How It's Made Dream Cars - Porsche 918 Spyder" (see below). There was a section describing the fabrication of the car's carbon fiber monocoque, and I noticed the high level of labor involved. I've done a little bit of CF and fiberglass repair and fabrication, but one-off hobby stuff is way different than high volume manufacturing using prepreg, autoclaves, etc.
That got me thinking - it there any way to automate CF layup? ie, using robots? Anyone know what process BMW uses with the i3? Lamborghini's use of CF is pretty advanced, but they don't need to worry about high volume, low cost manufacturing.
How Lamborghini Became The King Of Carbon Fiber
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