Nissan Robots to Manufacture Replacement Parts

[DaveBerlin]

Nissan certainly appear to be a Go Ahead Co. regarding new Technologies and guess what they use Robots from KUKA which is a German manufacturer of industrial robots and solutions for factory automation now owned by the Chinese company Midea Group - Dave
“Nissan hopes to commercialize the proprietary technique, known as dual-sided dieless forming. The technique involves two synchronized robots working from opposite sides of a steel sheet, using diamond-coated tools to gradually shape the steel.
Thanks to its flexible production, short lead times and minimal upfront costs, the new technique could make it commercially viable to produce and sell a wide variety of after-service and replacement parts in small volumes for cars that Nissan no longer makes. This was previously not possible due to the high upfront costs and long lead times to develop and make dies for stamped parts.”

Nissan teaches robots to make replacement parts for cars : https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/191002-01-e?&

[DaveBerlin]

Just an update on this Nissan Technology for Custom Parts - Dave

For nearly as long as there have been cars, people have been collecting and customizing them. Until recently, however, if classic-car aficionados wanted to replace a damaged hood or fender on an out-of-production vehicle, they had to hire a craftsman to make a replacement or trudge through junkyards. Now, thanks to a new technology called dual-sided dieless forming, Nissan plans to offer original specification pieces at mass-production prices.
Automakers traditionally form body parts by pressing sheet metal against specially created dies. Designing and building multiple dies for each part is expensive and only pays off after stamping a large volume of parts. This basic process has remained largely unchanged since the early days of mass automaking. It remains a stumbling block that prevents low-volume production of inexpensive parts.

The Shaping of Things to Come : https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/release-6376ec37a1b56f1d78027f204b026c13-191126-00-e