What influence does the invention of automobile production line have on automobile industry?

-19 13 The first automobile production line was born.

Ford invented the assembly line method to produce cars, which was used in the production of his Model T car in 19 13. This production technology saves time, reduces costs, and enables more and more people to afford cars, thus making cars an ordinary means of transportation for Americans and making American highway networks spread all over the country. Ford applied the principle of mass production to industry on an unprecedented scale, which opened a new era of industrial production.

At the beginning of the 20th century, automobiles became the most fashionable means of transportation, and the competition in the automobile industry was extremely fierce. In order to win in the competition, all automobile manufacturers have tried their best. Henry Ford, a famous American automobile manufacturer, built a model T with four cylinders and 20 horsepower in 1908. This kind of car adopts a closed body, which greatly improves the comfort and safety. The price is about 850 dollars, and it is widely welcomed by people.

But only by further reducing the cost can we earn more money, so Ford set up the world's earliest automobile assembly line in 19 13 for mass production. On this assembly line, the parts to be assembled are constantly passed from one worker to another along the conveyor belt, and each worker must complete a fixed job within a given time. Workers keep working, and the workpieces are constantly transmitted, just as you can see in Chaplin's film Modern Times.

After Ford Motor Factory adopted this assembly line, the time for assembling a car was shortened by more than half. The assembly line was later improved, and the conveyor belt was loaded with car parts waiting to be assembled and moved slowly. Workers standing on both sides of the belt assemble one by one, and the terminal of the belt is the place where the final assembly of the car is completed. By 1920, Ford motor company realized Ford's wish: to produce a car every minute.

The production mode of assembling cars by assembly line greatly reduces the manufacturing cost of cars. In less than 10 years, the price of Model T dropped to $250, and * * * sold 1.8 million vehicles. In 1930s, Ford took the lead in using automatic equipment to produce engine cylinders. After 500 different processes, 40 machines were used to make the metal blank into the engine block, and the production time was reduced from several hours to 15 minutes. Ford made a lot of money, and workers' wages were raised. At the same time, his assembly line method has also influenced the automobile production mode all over the world. From Ford's first assembly line to 1930s, it was the first stage of the development of production automation.

But with the development of automobile assembly line today, some processes have been completed by robots instead of workers, because the work of assembly line is very boring, and some processes will also cause certain harm to people's health. Robots assemble cars and people are liberated. The first process begins when the steel plate is transported to the mold factory. The automatic crane sends the thin steel plate to the molding machine and cuts out the modules of various parts of the car body. At the same time, the door is punched many times on another assembly line. Next, the robot paints the car. Finally, the interior decoration of the car body, in which the robot installs the bottom cushion, carpet, seat and other accessories. When assembling the glass, the robot applies glue to the edge of the glass, then firmly grasps the glass with a fixture and installs it on the car body, then installs the suspension, steering wheel, radiator ... and finally installs the wheels and tires.