Xiaomi claims it can build one EV every 76 seconds

Xiaomi's production plant is said to make use of 700 robots and 181 autonomous mobile robots.

Xiaomi, which recently entered the EV industry, has received an overwhelming response to its electric car, the SU7. The company currently has over 75,000 orders within a month of launching its first EV.

To help speed up deliveries and reduce waiting times, Xiaomi has developed a new production process which uses both gigacasting and stamping processes to build the SU7. The new system was self-developed by Xiaomi in collaboration with Haitian. The system, named '9100t', measures the size of two basketball courts. The name refers to the clamping force of the machine.

The new system creates the entire rear floor assembly of the SU7, reducing 72 parts, which previously needed to be stamped and welded together. The rear floor assembly can now be produced in just 100 seconds. The use of one single part in the production line amounts to 840 fewer welding points and a 45% reduction in production time. The single-part use also makes the car 17% lighter and reduces road noise by 2 dB. Xiaomi also claims that the life expectancy of the part is now well over 2 million kilometres - 10 times more than that of a traditional floor panel.

Xiaomi has also developed a group of die-casting machines consisting of 60 devices and 433 processes, which includes the 9100t. This high degree of automation has helped the brand ramp up capacity to 40 cars in one hour or 76 seconds for every car. Xiaomi's production plant is said to make use of 700 robots and 181 autonomous mobile robots. Xiaomi also uses machines for quality inspection, which is said to have an accuracy level of 99.9%.

Source: CarNewsChina