Of all the separate procedures that are required to properly build a car, the most energy-consuming of all the processes is painting. According to Honda engineer Shubho Bhattacharya, paint alone uses as much as 60% of all the power used to build a car.
This realization prompted Bhattacharya to come up with a new way in which to more efficiently paint Honda’s cars, and with the help of a clever algorithm which has now been implemented throughout their North American plants, he has managed to cut each plant’s energy use by a staggering amount - 25% in one fell swoop!
What this means is that simple optimization without any sort of retooling has slashed a considerable amount of electricity off of Honda’s monthly bill. We say if the rest of the procedures would be similarly optimized, perhaps building cars would become even cheaper, quicker and yield a higher quality finished product in the process.
Source;
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/honda-paint-process-now-25-more-efficient-video-48585.html
This realization prompted Bhattacharya to come up with a new way in which to more efficiently paint Honda’s cars, and with the help of a clever algorithm which has now been implemented throughout their North American plants, he has managed to cut each plant’s energy use by a staggering amount - 25% in one fell swoop!
What this means is that simple optimization without any sort of retooling has slashed a considerable amount of electricity off of Honda’s monthly bill. We say if the rest of the procedures would be similarly optimized, perhaps building cars would become even cheaper, quicker and yield a higher quality finished product in the process.
Source;
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/honda-paint-process-now-25-more-efficient-video-48585.html
