Is the S2k still hand built?
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Is the S2k still hand built?
From what I recall, when the s2k was built in the nsx factory, it was hand built. I know it is no longer made in the nsx factory, so my question is if it is still hand built?
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It is still hand assembled, the parts are machined, like they always were. There is an assembly line, but its manned by people, not machines. No person is hammering sheet metal into the shape of a fender though, that's machine pressed.
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Hand built?? Depends on what you mean. Most of body weld is probably done by machines along with sealer and painting. When it comes to plastics yea, most of that is assembled by hand. Hand built...far from it.
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Originally Posted by MpBradyS2K,Aug 13 2007, 11:20 AM
Hand built?? Depends on what you mean. Most of body weld is probably done by machines along with sealer and painting. When it comes to plastics yea, most of that is assembled by hand. Hand built...far from it.
S2000 is assembly line. Some pieces are porbably placed on the car by hand, but I wouldn't call it hand built.
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Disadvantages are human error and time to complete; I think Honda hand assembles the car because volume is so low and robots are comparably expensive.
Honda stated it would only make the S for a few years, so the cost to retool a factory with robots was probably decided against when manual labor would be cheaper in the short term. Of course, now the car has been made for almost nine years....
The advantage to a human eye in the process is better quality control, assuming the assembler catches the problem.
Honda stated it would only make the S for a few years, so the cost to retool a factory with robots was probably decided against when manual labor would be cheaper in the short term. Of course, now the car has been made for almost nine years....
The advantage to a human eye in the process is better quality control, assuming the assembler catches the problem.
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EDIT (based on a quicker post from Saki GT): 
Advantage is, for the factory at least, if honda is not making enough a specific car model to justify the cost of a fully automated assembly line, then they pay people to do some of the assembly.
For the car owner, I dunno, maybe better quality, since people are better at spotting their own mistakes than robots. Ofcourse robots make less mistakes, so maybe it balances out.
Advantage is, for the factory at least, if honda is not making enough a specific car model to justify the cost of a fully automated assembly line, then they pay people to do some of the assembly.
For the car owner, I dunno, maybe better quality, since people are better at spotting their own mistakes than robots. Ofcourse robots make less mistakes, so maybe it balances out.
