YouTube video of the Jeep Gladiator Production process…

[Pedal Metal]

I initially posted this in the Gobi waiting room thread, but thought a few others might enjoy the watch, but would easily miss it if buried in a thread.

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[dcmdon]

What is happening at 1:26?

It looks like cameras moving around the engine taking photos?

 

[Pedal Metal]

What is happening at 1:26?

It looks like cameras moving around the engine taking photos?

I noticed that too and wondered if it was some type of automated or monitor station inspection process feed. I‘m sure it’s a cousin of the technology used at the self checkout lane that repeated judges the way I place scanned items in my bag and then threatens to send an attendant over. …Well, send your attendant over, because I really didn’t want to work here on my shopping trip to start with!!!

 

[aceisback]

Looks like ultraviolet light checking for leaks to me.

 

[Gryphon]

What is happening at 1:26?

It looks like cameras moving around the engine taking photos?

I was wondering the same thing. That was pretty sweet to actually see the process.

 

[Jeepmonster]

What is happening at 1:26?

It looks like cameras moving around the engine taking photos?

Likely a quality control process (courtesy of Lanner image processing solutions).

 

[dcmdon]

Thanks!!

 

[cdyoung9799]

Cool video. Brings back memories of working at the Nissan plant in TN over 25 years ago.

I love the guy's "Welcome to the Shit Show" t-shirt at 4:55 when's he's putting the dash in. I swear that guy installed mine with the way my head unit keeps rebooting randomly.

Not sure what the ultraviolet light scanner is. When I worked at Nissan, the fluids (fuel, antifreeze, oil, etc.) weren't added until the unit was fully assembled and about to actually roll off the line, so I don't think it's checking for leaks. I saw a barcode on the drivers side of the engine. May be scanning that. We shipped parts to the production lines on a just-in-time basis, meaning the parts we sent out were based on the specific VIN #'s coming down the line at that time. That way the techs didn't have huge racks of parts sitting in their way that they didn't need. For example, we had racks for radiators that the tech would fill in the warehouse by picking the specific radiator for each vehicle in the sequence they were coming down the line. Same thing with instrument clusters, starters, carpet, headliners, airbags, and even owners manuals. A tech would tow/haul the filled racks to the production line just in time for the next batch of vehicles, then they would haul the empty racks back to be filled for the next run. Man, if the parts were mis-picked in the warehouse by even one VIN # off, it would shut the line down once they determined the parts were out of sequence. I forget how much money they estimated they lost every minute the line was down, but it was thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of dollars per minute.

 

[AZCooWhip]

Great video of how our toys are brought to life.

Thanks for sharing!

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