Ryan Rose
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Ryan Rose
@Spaceaxe22
Exploring physics, rockets & extreme environments 🚀✨️

Dongfeng's 16,000-ton Gigacasting machine just entered production - the largest die casting machine ever built 🏭 It is now producing battery trays. For scale: before 2018, a "large" die casting machine was 4,000 tons. Tesla raised the bar to 6,000 tons for the Model Y in 2020. Then 9,000 tons for the Cybertruck. Now Dongfeng is producing at 16,000 tons. Four times the pre-Gigacasting standard. At this tonnage, Dongfeng can cast integrated chassis and battery tray structures in a single shot - components that require multiple machines and assembly steps at any other OEM. The evolution in 7 years: -> Pre-2018: 4,000T (industry ceiling) -> 2020: 6,000T (Tesla Model Y) -> 2023: 9,000T (Tesla Cybertruck) -> 2026: 16,000T (Dongfeng, in production) No Western machine is operating above 9,000 tons today. March 25-28th I will be in Wuhan, China where I will see this 16,000 T machine If you want to follow my trip, foIIow me on Instagram, I’ll post stories of the factory and event instagram.com/lucagrecoita/


NEWS: Today, British Airways completed its flight equipped with @Starlink. BA: "We’ve reached a new milestone in connectivity in the skies. As we continue to roll it out across our fleet, customers on Starlink aircraft can stream, work, or stay in touch while in the sky."



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