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Re:Playstation's secret weapon: a nearly all-automated factory by ashtonkem on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:38PM (#23749624)
Also chips are rigid bodies, while tape & ribbon is flexible and can push back and fold in unpredictable ways.
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Re:Playstation's secret weapon: a nearly all-automated factory by Pxtl on Monday July 06, 2020 @02:10PM (#23750846)
Reminds me of an old matsci engineering prof I had "everything you need to know about mechanics is f=ma and you can't push on a rope".
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Re:Playstation's secret weapon: a nearly all-automated factory by ehnto on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:45PM (#23749710)
Maybe part of the success is in pre-packaging the wire and ribbon to act predictably, similar to how ribbons of surface mount components come on uniform tape reels instead of loosely in containers. You can crease or bend things to be predisposed to movement in certain directions.
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Re:Playstation's secret weapon: a nearly all-automated factory by pbhjpbhj on Monday July 06, 2020 @02:06PM (#23750799)
Don't you then 'just' use a ribbon with a plug & socket. PS4 is massive, size constraints can't be that tight?
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