In each episode of End of the Line, manufacturing veteran Jim Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations.
Tesla’s concept is to diecast the entire rear subframe and suspension carrier assembly for the Model Y crossover, consolidating the previous six part design into one. In this episode, Jim discusses the pros and cons of consolidating these mulit-part pieces into one assembly.