How 2010 Prius is made in Tsutsimi plant - Videos

Texas911 · 06-15-2009, 10:45 AM

Neat! Its amazing how much man power is involved. You almost expect only robots assembling cars today. I thought all Japanese assembly workers wore the same uniforms? Or is that only Honda.

**efusco** · 06-15-2009, 10:45 AM

Look at Vid #8--it looks like he worker tried, but was unable, to install the inverter assembly into the car, then in Vid #9 he installs it without problem. I assume that is then added later as the car has to continue down the assembly line.

CAR4TWO · 06-15-2009, 11:24 AM

Wouldn't it be cool to have a DVD of your car coming down the assembly line? I would buy that as an option.

Dan

Flying White Dutchman · 06-15-2009, 11:54 AM

nice videos thx

what i see at video

YouTube - PRIUS TSUTSUMI ASSEMBLY Div

is at 0:48 the HV line.. simply underneeth??

i dont to scape anything from the road against that thing??

renpriv · 06-15-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Flying White Dutchman

nice videos thx

what i see at video
YouTube - PRIUS TSUTSUMI ASSEMBLY Div
is at 0:48 the HV line.. simply underneeth??

i dont to scape anything from the road against that thing??

I think the undertray gets fitted later

topkick · 06-15-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by efusco

I think the music you can pick up would drive me to the loony bin. There was another song in the back ground that I immediately recognized but can't place the name...it was in the first video. Don't they have any Zeppelin in Japan?

While working in the GM assembly plant in OKC during the 80's we had 45 seconds to install what we were to install, then there would be a new one there. After 10 hours and 600 units everything got old.

They did not play any music in the background, but we could have radios of our own. So there was all kinds of music noise and plant noise going on all day long.

It is interesting to take a tour of a plant.

cwerdna · 06-15-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by efusco

I think the music you can pick up would drive me to the loony bin. There was another song in the back ground that I immediately recognized but can't place the name...it was in the first video. Don't they have any Zeppelin in Japan?

Regarding the music, IIRC, the music ran while the line was going and would stop when if the line/a particular step was stopped for a particular reason. Yes, it was electronic and IIRC (I'm foggy on this), other Japanese manufacturers also had electronic sounding music. I think I heard it on the Nissan tour as well.

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Originally Posted by Texas911

Neat! Its amazing how much man power is involved. You almost expect only robots assembling cars today.

The posted videos pretty much show the area which would be designated as final assembly. There are many areas/steps before them.

None of the videos showed the paint shop nor were we allowed to go to the paint shop on any tours I've been on. That is probably mostly automated (I've seen videos of other plant tours showing paint shops). Also, none of the videos showed welding. I've seen robots doing welding at Nissan and NUMMI. At Nissan, the robots do most of the welding and humans do only the small portion the robots can't do it easily or at all.

I've seen some documentaries on car assembly plants and it looks like the US Hyundai plant that builds Sonatas and Santa Fes are a lot more automated than all of the plants I've toured. At Hyundai, even the installation of the dash assembly module is done by robot whereas I've seen it done manually at most/all plants I've toured.

i3akachan · 06-15-2009, 04:09 PM

i really like the arm the guy sits on in div#4!

ronhowell · 06-15-2009, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by i3akachan

i really like the arm the guy sits on in div#4!

Me too! It is really neat the way the arm and seat with the man on it can slide into the vehicle while moving with the assembly line.

CAR4TWO · 06-15-2009, 07:11 PM

The oil drain bolt shows clearly in the video of the undercarriage. You do not have to remove anything to get at the oil drain bolt. That is a bit of good news. I intend to change my own oil and was hoping that I would not have to take that undercarriage cover off. Toyota made it easy for anyone to change their own oil.

I am still anxious to see a picture of the oil filter. That should be located under the hood based on the fact it is a cartridge type.

Dan

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Texas911 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 229 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Touring Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 1	Re: How 2010 Prius is made in Tsutsimi plant - Videos Neat! Its amazing how much man power is involved. You almost expect only robots assembling cars today. I thought all Japanese assembly workers wore the same uniforms? Or is that only Honda.

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efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,255 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 50 Thanked 262 Times in 157 Posts Friends: 37	Re: How 2010 Prius is made in Tsutsimi plant - Videos Look at Vid #8--it looks like he worker tried, but was unable, to install the inverter assembly into the car, then in Vid #9 he installs it without problem. I assume that is then added later as the car has to continue down the assembly line.

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CAR4TWO Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 239 My Car: 2010 Prius On Order Model: III Package: Navigation Thanks: 53 Thanked 37 Times in 22 Posts Friends: 1	Re: How 2010 Prius is made in Tsutsimi plant - Videos The oil drain bolt shows clearly in the video of the undercarriage. You do not have to remove anything to get at the oil drain bolt. That is a bit of good news. I intend to change my own oil and was hoping that I would not have to take that undercarriage cover off. Toyota made it easy for anyone to change their own oil. I am still anxious to see a picture of the oil filter. That should be located under the hood based on the fact it is a cartridge type. Dan

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