{"id":40485,"date":"2023-01-16T06:08:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40485"},"modified":"2023-01-16T06:08:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:08:44","slug":"tesla-ispotted-assembling-giant-casting-machine-for-cybertruck-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40485","title":{"rendered":"Tesla is spotted assembling giant casting machine for Cybertruck production"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesla has been spotted assembling its giant new casting machine for Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas.<\/p>\n

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Last year,\u00a0Idra,\u00a0the maker of Tesla\u2019s large casting press,\u00a0teased a new 9,000-ton Giga Press that would take the prize as largest in the world. Considering Tesla\u2019s relationship with Idra, it was rumored that the new machine would be for the automaker.<\/p>\n

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has since\u00a0confirmed that the machine is going to be used for the Cybertruck body\u00a0<\/a>at Gigafactory Texas.<\/p>\n

Tesla\u2019s investment in larger cast parts has been extremely successful so far. The automaker managed to produce\u00a0the Model Y with a single rear body piece<\/a>\u00a0that replaced 70 different parts in the vehicle, and it is doing the same with the front underbody.<\/p>\n

This greatly simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces costs.<\/p>\n

Following the success of the integration of large casting technology, several other automakers are apparently looking to follow in Tesla\u2019s footsteps.<\/p>\n

Idra reported last year that\u00a0half a dozen other automakers<\/a>\u00a0are currently in talks to adopt the technology, but it could take years before they can integrate it into any vehicle programs.<\/p>\n

But as for Tesla, the automaker is already moving into a wider integration of the technology, including with the Cybertruck, which is going to have even larger single casting parts.<\/p>\n

Over the last few months, Tesla has been spotted getting deliveries of parts of the massive press from Idra<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now a new drone flyover of Gigafactory Texas that managed to peek inside the factory showed that Tesla is currently assembling the new 9-ton Giga Press:<\/p>\n

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