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This is really cool! How did you find this factory? I have been in Shenzhen since 2018. I'm still here for now. Can you tell me what school did you go to and where did you learn all this?
That why iPhone batteries is sheet... It not Panasonic, lg , sanyo or another normal vendor. It no name China...
I need these original battery 🔋 Please sir ❤
The best thing about this videos,is that you can see how happy Scotty is everytime he gets to go inside the factories.
I love me a good factory, what can I say?
I think a lot of factories in Europe will not give you this level of access.
@@StrangeParts :)
@@StrangeParts who doesn't?
If only the factory workers would be as happy as him - they are underpaid and overworked
Seems like Scotty was trying to stick his head in as many machines as he could this video.
At 6:50 you can see the guy freak out that he put his hands so close to that precision machine.
@@TheHookUp i thought is was just me thinking this way but the guy scares me i hope he doesn't get hurt or hurt someone..He can be very Careless around Machines when he should be Following the safety Rules.....yellow and black lines(Don't Cross) But he does......ect ect ect!!!!
I laugh when he opens the doors and there was no safety switch that shut it off. In the US or most other Western countries most of these machines would stop the instant you unlock the door
he must be quite tall. I think those are just regular windows / doors for the workers. he had to deliberately squeeze in.
@@jasonk7675 you can tell that by how his arm is not completely covered by protective clothing
The fact that this factory opened its doors graciously to show this process to you is incredible. Thanks for posting this.
huge thanks to all the gracious hosts that are willing to open their factories for your videos, and to you for making these! curious minds want to know.
You know what I'd love to see? A series of factory tours where you work your way back through the manufacturing process of the manufacturing machines. You start with a factory like this, and pick the coolest machine in the shop. Then, you find the company that makes that machine, and do a factory tour there...and pick the coolest machine in this factory. Keep going and see how deep you can go XD
Yes! That would be super cool. Or better yet, make one of my own...
@@StrangeParts I second this and your idea too! Also following the manufacturing of a phone from beginning to end. I don't think Apple would be cool with that though.
i work in a company that make these machines in germany as a programmer :D
Wow nice thinking 😁 you probably end up in some raw metal mine 😁 and most of these machines in factories like this are custom made for specific jobs, built by hand probably?
That how you get snuffed out by big battery
"In here, they have all the really crazy tests." (enters what appears to be a janitors closet)
I was honestly expecting to see a mop and a bucket. "And here's the mop bucket where they do submersion testing."
*Looped "it's Dax" in the distance*
I thought exactly the same thing!
same thoughts here hahahahah
I remember hearing somekind of salt mist test happening there. I guess the mobs are there for a purpose
One of your best videos. Such a pleasure to watch as you brilliantly explain each phase in a personable manner. That is what makes your channel so popular.
Awesome seeing a company take their product from start to finish. I would definitely buy batteries from these guys over some other no-name brands. Thanks for sharing the tour!
Your enthusiasm and energy while explaining the whole process is both entertaining and informative! Keep up the awesome work! 😄
Even so He Should be More Safety Conscious....!!!!!!
Yes I agree, he was very charged up.
You could say, he was amped.
@@RRan-dk7ct Safety would have kept us in the stone age eating raw meat
Nice to see the manufacturer going all in and actually showing almost every single step of their production line. This and the last factory video are on another level. I would have never thought companies would allow such uncensored insights. Great stuff...
hmmm... do u know they patent their tech right? You can search all the step if you are interest. But still you only know the theory but need to figure it out the way of doing it too
doesnt matter if they show it all. took a lot of years and scientists to figure it out. you dont see how the coatings are made chemicaly , dont see the machine code or machine plans in detail. but feel free to make a youtube video of how you did it alone from this video XD
@@DarthZackTheFirstI that must be the reason why there is hundreds of videos like this ;-) yes, there is no real magic involved, but still, advantage is made in little steps when no magic is involved, so any improvement might pass the edge to a competitor. even Faber Castell does not allow their machines to be filmed to the fullest, and they make fucking pencils :-P on machines mostly older than anyone here. It is just not common for companies to do this, especially in the west... and with a "small" KZheadr.
First Superman can you tell me where I can find more information about smartphone factory production?
Still you won't find such a video in such detail from Apple for example. No chance. (and also not from Foxconn justin case you would like)
One of the things I love about this channel is Scotty's enthusiasm. When he's genuinely excited to see something new.
You need a KZhead job too? You need to be that Linus guy, happy on everything!
This was the best plant tour ever! A huge thank you to Scotty and his team and to the host factories.
Scotty has Adam Savage level enthusiasm for this stuff.
with significantly less haste
Yeah, just don't send him there too, or the chinese people will think we are ALL completely tech-crazy! (^-----^)
Machine: "What is my purpose?" Strange Parts: "You close boxes..." Machine: " Oh...My God"
To be fair, I put boxes together for a while... was great fun. XD
PEELZboy Plays welcome to the club Rick and morty
That dead space profile looking sick tbh
PEELZboy Plays!!! Rick and Morty love it!! Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the machine that folded the tabs to prep for closing the flaps- 😂 hilarious..
@@mikedeezle2249 that was the scene that prompted me to make this comment 😄
This is such high value content!! Great job Scotty! 👏
How cool is it that you get to film all of this? Love your content and love these kind of behind the scenes.
I was more impressed by the engineers who built those machines 😂
I Wish Next Factory Tour - How the machine that makes the machine is built :-)
Definitely 👌🏾
A lot of Swiss Automation factory made it! And a lot of ing. at the EPFL in Automation manufacturing process work at that (machine) in exercise for school homework.
trust being in such a debt that modifies and maintains such machines, there is plenty of cursing and swearing to aid such ingenuity
@Tech Guru413 How the machines of the machines of the machines of the machines of the machines of the machines of the machines of the machines of the machines are built
Now I understand why any tech takes so much time from an invention to the production. Because actual production is insane!
Yes, yes it is.
@@StrangeParts I think that's why so many scepticism about other type of batteries, such as LiS. Because building a production line is only worth it when you know it will lasts YEARS. But if you have news from labs each month, you just wait things to settle down a little bit, and THEN start thinking how to make this stuff in volumes =) Guys, that have a job like that are truly lucky bastards ))
@@tu6e8 But with improvements to the basic design it is relatively easy to retrofit a line to a newer spec, as most of the operational steps are the same, just a few tweaks of processing.
@@tu6e8 With batteries in particular, the manufacturing side doesn't really slow down production. The line shown could just as easily make NMC, Spinel, or LiFePO4 cells in the same form factor, you just mix slightly different ingredients together at the beginning and change some of the other parameters of the process. The problem with the new developments you hear about is that usually they are improving just one factor of the cell, and when they tweak the chemistry to balance performance, the improvements are more moderate. For example, with Lithium Sulfur, while the volumetric and specific energy might be good, they don't have the cycle life that something like LCO would have.
now you know how i felt creating the original iphone
this video was THE Best factory tour video I've seen so far, thank you 🙏
Such a cool tour thank you Strange Parts
Shout out to the company. Thanks for the tour.
Absolutly deserves a shout out :) they are a great example of how all companies should be. More open source and brave. Because I think they know that any competitor will not beat them at the quality they deliver and are not afraid to show of how they do it.
Yess
n/a n/a Very informative.
You can tell the two gents were getting nervous when he starts putting his hands near the machine. Lol.
Whilst being wonderfully polite and hospitable - must be slightly stressful when your visitor runs around the place like an over-excited Labrador. Best case "Dust". Worst case "Head's popped through the inspection hatch to the automated guillotine" and liquid is detected on the cells. I've also never before seen a man so excited at the prospect of a fire.
Yeah maybe it could happen if too much condensation built up on the mask. Oh he's just contrasting the excitement of fire with the mundanity of factory work.
"We are going to have to discard this batch" "Make sure he only follows the same batch from now on"
@@flavio4923 "He sneezed, quarantine the building and burn all contents including the people."
Well, they are getting nervous because something can happen. Asian people look more on safety than the Europeans and Americans. :)
incredible, just imagining how the planning stage would look like!
Well done Scotty. Thanks for your comprehensive videos - fascinating!
I love how the testing/hazard room is just a broom closet haha.
8:39 I'm starting to think that dust is very bad here 2 seconds later : let's put my microphone next to some tape…
Lets slap my hands together as much as possible
Just started watching your videos two days ago and you are my one of the most favorite You tuber now, LOVE STRANGEPARTS.
I imagine its not easy getting permission to film this. Thank you for your work!
I like how he sticks his hand in every machine not only contaminating it but also possibly losing a finger.
I am Lowkey panicing behind the screen.
@@potatonoodlebear8035 mr Yang looks 20 but sounds 40
I agreed with you...he's touching too much... LOL
Seems to be like a “trademark” move.
hahaha
it absolutely blows my mind how people could built a machine like this,
Thought the same thing, everyone’s amazed by the machine itself but I wanna know who built it. 😳
Humans are crazy. Think about all the things we use on a daily basis, this is a factory for JUST batteries. *mind blown*
Awesome video Scotty, it was really interesting to see how some materials in the beginning ended up in a normal iPhone battery in the end. Thanks for making this video as always!
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that level of automation is almost scary. Thank you for the wonderful video.
I can finally die in peace, i always wanted to know how batteries are made. Sounds random but ye it is what it is. Amazing video, Thank you.
This is the most interesting tour of all the previous ones. It is amazing once you have seen the manufacturing process you instantly start appreciating the product! Thank you for the amazing content.
Amazing video, and study of the process of the battery making, never thought about there are so many steps and requirements involved of a piece battery making. So much hard work!!!!
Great video! nice to see how your videos are becoming more and more informative and proffesional. came a long way from building a iPhone in a 15 square M room
strange parts literally makes the best hows it made videos.these videos not only show you the process, but the machines, materials, and work flow. you can almost start making your own stuff with these videos.
I like how the interpreter says aluminium and Scotty still can’t bring himself to say that and has to revert to aluminum lol
01bigtrev is this the same thing?
@@OttawaInHD Yes, of course. Aluminium is just the correct way of saying it. North Americans seems to have a weird speech impediment that makes them drop an 'i' when they're saying aluminium ;)
@@DrBovdin EDIT: What I wrote here previously was wrong.
@@mruberkinger8701 [Edit: This comment was in reply to Mr Überkingers original version of the statemet above. Since he edited it, I consequently removed the bits that can now be safely disregarded.] To my knowledge it was Hans Christian Ørsted, a Danish guy, who first isolated aluminium in the mid 1820s (and I have no idea how he initially pronounced the name).
@@DrBovdin Yeah bit of missinformation on my side, should have checked it again rather then doing by my memory. www.thoughtco.com/aluminum-or-aluminium-3980635
Love these videos, take your time, chill but keep em coming.
The entire Battery making process and your presentation style is so impressive.
That is amazing they have implemented as much automation as they have. I'm surprised that there are so few people involved.
Automation is much cheaper than high precision labor. Even if the upfront cost is higher, you save in the long run.
Yup, it's gonna put us all out of work in the long run. No matter the industry, the robot is coming for ya.
@@philcarpenter That is precisely the reason why you constantly have to improve yourself. You do upgrade your phone every few years too, don't you? The same applies to factory owners/office owners who don't want to spend time and money in old tech and (comparatively) unproductive staff. Don't say the robot is putting you out of business, be better than it
I felt bad for the guy loading the cells from the package and the guy reading the silkscreen (I bet a ccd could figure out imperfections).
@@QuickQuips Yes, optical inspection can be done by machines, and is done for example on circuit boards. Checking every single component by hand for correct placement and soldering in a smartphones could take hours per board and would make them cost much much more. Eventually the guy manually checking the labesls for imperfections will be replaced (and so put out of his misery).
I always like these tour videos. Feels like a more personal 'How it's made' from someone who is really interested in the design. Keep them coming :) Thank you!
More like *While It's Made*. "Here is a brief mention of 7 of the things that happen while it's made using a 61 step process."
Amazing tour !!! So cool to see those machines in action.
The machine that makes the battery is more interesting than the battery.
I wanna see the process of designing and constructing these machines next.
came here to ask this!
Yes
And the machine runs on a battery it has made. hmmm
Everytime,every machine
I LOVE YOUR FACTORY TOURS! Seriously it's interesting and at the same time it makes you appreciate the hard work of the compagnies and employees that makes those products more.
15:30 I feel sorry for that man having to check the battery prints. He has a 2 seconds cycle. Can you imagine doing that all day long? The same goes for every other person on that part of the production line. Edit: it appears that people on the production line rotate regularly. I glad they do.
In one of the later shots you can see a girl doing the same task. So they probably rotate in order not to die of boredom.
chinese are different type of people
@Mircea I know right! (as I stare at a computer screen for 8 hours per day)
Normally workers in factories like this can shift their work positions periodically... so they won’t be bored for too long
SweWacker I see, you’re right. That makes sense.
That was quite educational, mostly the first half on the innards of the battery. I knew there was a lot of testing involved but this surprised me. I'm glad you got access !
I wish I knew how to do half the stuff you do, this is very awesome what you do, I love seeing the insides of electronics in general. 👍👍👍
my favorite part of the full video is this, "Finally we take the little boxes, and put them in medium boxes, and then we put the medium boxes, in big boxes"
Therefore,it is quantity production!
@Jazz it's actualy makes the box more rigid and to be transfered with less chances of damaging either the packing or the battery itself. putting all the small boxes in the big boxes will likely if make the packing damaged during transfer due to some dropping, bumping, etc. it's all designed that way for a reason.
I get so nervous when you are pointing your fingers everywhere close to heavy machinery.
Arvid Olson also adding some dust particles, that could cause reject later 😀
what fingers , he inserted his head inside. me too man.
@@alexdroner4068 lol, i'm sure the guides felt anxious the whole time when he was doing that
RailwayFX thought the same 😅 he created a whole batch of bad batteries / angry customers haha
You'll never see the video where he gets turned into a battery, so don't worry.
You’re like a kid in a candy store!! Your enthusiasm shines through and makes me happy, keep it up!
woww dude... This is the first ever video I have seen with such as deatailed explanantion of all the steps of making lipo!!! Love it!!!
I keep waiting for a worker to freak out... "No, No, No don't put your hand in that!!!!" "No, No, No you can't touch that please!!!!"
SebSenseGreen lol. This is how batches of batteries just die haha.. I am just kidding of course :p this is a cool video!
@@nothin1456 Do you think they used the battery that they gave him to mess around with, or put it into the rejects bin? :-D
If anyone actually did that, well, gone their hands, literally.
@@linagee It's kinda valid to inspect things at the appropriate points of the line, as long as you got the permission and received the training. But for whatever reason it got broken during inspection, well, that's just one battery, kinda trivial comparing to the amount they produce and likely won't even decrease the OEE. The main concern would actually be smuggling things out, I guess, which probably isn't much but it shouldn't be allowed (for management reasons).
I'm surprised that they have so many staff for finishing, testing and packaging. And I love how excited you get over the mechanical side of all the machines, i too love that stuff.
Nothing better than learning how things are made, especially in electronics. What a great video, boy am I glad I found you (Thx Linus). Factory tours? F yeah!!!!!
This is a very nice and well made video, thanks a lot, appreciate to see you make them
The labelling, testing and packaging is more labour intensive than the very impressive fabrication machinery. Amazing production facilities, thanks for the tour
yeah just give me stuff package free and let those peeps do something else!
I really like how thorough and detailed this video is. It’s amazing to see how many production steps it takes to mass produce these batteries.
exactly
I didn't know batteries go through all this procedure! I'm amazed. Thanks a ton Scotty.
This was really informative, never seen anything like this. Thanks!
Wow! It's astounding how much goes into making a battery.
15:29 He’s got that timing down so well......doesn’t even move his head👍🏻 Scotty, this has been an amazing factory tour & it now my favorite, with the laser & pcb factories coming in shine at 2 & 3(if not tied). Absolutely enjoy these factory vids & am also surprised your able to go in and see everything.....NOW THAT COOL👍🏻 Also, impressive w/ all the QC & procedures from keeping “contaminates” out of the rooms etc...; as the6d have to....since we all know what can happen w/ a “bad” cell phone battery. This whole process of “making a cell battery” is amazing. Wouldn’t even guess how much actually goes into making a battery for our cell phones, & it’s way more complex than you’d imagine; for something that gets used daily! Also, as a repair shop, would love a few dozen pallets of those batteries, along w/ other iPhone replacement parts😉😂 Thanks for the tour, & AWAITING the next ADVENTURE you take us on . Stay Strange AND Happy 2020✌🏼
This is so mesmerizing it makes me appreciate everylittle things i have that is manufactured
Scotty... Sir. Your channel is getting better and better....BRAVO!
I‘m doing battery research during my PhD and build small laboratory cells by hand almost every day. Seeing this fully automated production line is truly amazing
cool! what sort of battery cells are you making?
Interesting machines. I'm not sure they should have confessed that they have battery fires every day. Hopefully just when things go wrong and they get damaged by a machine. There are some jobs there that I would certainly not be able to do. Like "Looking at every single battery for printing imperfections for 8 or 12 hours a day."
Right? I definitely was struck by the boredom of some of the jobs at this factory. More than most factories I’ve been to. The working and living conditions were pretty good though, contrary to what a lot of people are guessing in the comments.
@@StrangeParts That's great, but the myth IPhones batteries don't explode is rubbish, my IPhone 6s plus explode , and if you actually look you will find its very common that iphones explode more especially the 6 range, man and i loved that phone, to have it repaired would have cost me a arm and a leg
Can you imagine designing that production line? These people are brilliant.
The West has lost all knowledge after globalization.
No they arent . Its just a bunch of comrades...
This is my most favourite Strange Parts video
after watching youtube since 2006 and making it a full time thing in 2017 you my friend has become my most fav channel :)
Jason Purkiss You play Fortnite too bro?
@@nickabbott319 No mate im more of an Ark Survival Evolved type of person :)
Jason Purkiss Ahh man :( well them games are fun too
"We have these fire extinguishers here because the batteries could catch fire like twice a day." Scotty: Twice a day? That sounds exciting!
Is it just me, or is that figure utterly terrifying?! To me it sounds like they don't control the quality at all and one out of every thousand of their batteries may blow up at any point.
@@Jerry-sx4jj My definition of controlling quality is that the manufacturer thoroughly understands the failure modes and their effects and continuously controls for the root causes of the failures during production. Controlling for the cause and not the effect is the key to ensuring quality, rather than just trashing the clearly faulty units at the end of the line. Checking whether the end result blows up or not may work for some limited cases, but it is the most expensive and least reliable way of "quality control". Imagine if they made airplanes (or even cars) like this - just bolt the parts together, put the product in a warm place and leave it running for 2-3 days - if it doesn't don't blow up, you are good to go... Would you buy a car that was QC'd this way?! While batteries are not quite as safety critical as cars or airplanes, they do present a significant risk to life as they go into your pocket and store a tremendous amount of energy...
The batteries could catch fire if the machine doing the packaging and bending loses sync and accidentally punches the product, thus creating a short. It is more an issue with the bending and packaging machine than the batteries themselves. Then the 2 or 3 per day catching fire may be totally worth versus say doing it by hand, in terms of throughput. The quality would be more revealing from the statistics from the life tests yields.
not really a thing, just look at the speed they are making its probably make 1000 a day, somtimes 2, 3(which mean not everyday) its kinda ok in the process
What about UtraFire fake lithium ion batteries ?
THE FOOD RANGER OF TECHNOLOGY! Man I love your videos Scotty!!!
thanks for the tour. so nice to get technical and know the batteries we buy for so little $ are so well tested.
Cool, thanks for making this video, I was always wondering how they do this :)
Damn you put so much Effort into your Videos, you deserve way more views.
This is so awesome....thanks for sharing bro
"the machine catches fire twice a day" "oh my god! that sounds exiting!" "we don't want that to happen, tho" A text book example that translation is more than mere changing words into the target language.
Robersora how is that at all because of the translation? It was his inappropriate response which was not lost in translation.
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I'm addicted to meth.
The process to make the cells is generally reffered to as "converting" Those same machines are often used in almost every industry to die cut and convert rolls of materials into other forms
Amazing video sir, hats off to the companies quality process
Thanks for taking inside factory. Just thunk of those machine that do their work. It spectacular. kind of automation & research i ever seen.
Nice factory. If we find *one red hair in the phone,* then we know who it was :-)
7:25
@@stevethea5250 lol
@Daniel Janiš Yo Sam i'm prob not going to the detective/man hunt this month so plan as you wishx
"It runs all the way from this wall, all the way to that wall, all the way down there" Flawless ;)
it is amazing . I enjoyed it a lot. you make things simple and fun, thanks a lot.
It's touching to see such a happy work environment.
10:42 you look like a Doctor whose real passion are trains, lmao. Great video Scotty, what an amazing factory.
I wish phone manufacturers kept removable backs so we could replace the batteries at will.
But if they did that then phones would be chunky, you wouldn't have bigger motherboards and no S pen. Basically the phones we have today are "removable" but it's like saying you can rub your finger against a kitchen knife. 😅
You also wouldn't have the same amount of water resistance that you have with a sealed phone.
why should we replace a battery and keep it going for 1-2 more years when we can just throw it in a land fill somewhere?
Plank that’s not true, a silicone gasket, that you can apply yourself after replacing the battery, would suffice for water proof and dust proof, simply apply a bead of exterior grade silicone that can withstand -60C to +180C temperatures and it’s uv resistant, also cheap...
I Saw This And Watched It And Without The Intro And Your Voice I Would Have Guessed This Was SmarterEveryDay
THX FOR SHOWING INSIDE THE BATTERY FACTORY , FIRST TIME I SAW. EXCELLENT COVERAGE
I really appreciated how the subtitle translations were handled in this episode compared to previous ones. Seamless and it felt like the speaker's input was communicated first hand.
I'm amazed!! to watch such a wonderful piece of technology. How were they able to design and build such a complex machine?? Amazing!!
Great presentation, all these work by the factories to make a reliable battery 🔋 is mind blowing
I want to see the whole process of them building those machines and also trouble shooting and repair, I imagine something that complex breaks very often and probably they try and improve each part if it breaks.
This type of machine tends to be built to spec, so every one is a little different. If you look, you'll see a lot of common parts such as aluminium extrusions all over the machines, which limits the amount of bespoke parts needed. Setting these machines up generally involves a lot of effort fine tuning them to work just as they should.
@@cambridgemart2075 huh, go figure.
@@cambridgemart2075 What machines build the machines that build the batteries?
Lots of big mills and lathes, all of those machines sit on very thick precision milled stainless steel plates, and all of those stainless parts you see the rollers, the coater, the frames etc are very precise. Putting them together requires levelling within a 0.05mm/m and for it all to be very square and precise to one another. The rollers will be squared up to each other using a dial indicator to within 0.02mm to ensure each roller is parallel, and often with alternations as to which side is further out of spec left to right in order to help keep that foil running true on the rollers. It’s quite a process start to finish, and we have a lot of fun and frustrations both doing it all. Coming from a precision millwright here, would definitely recommend checking it out.
PINSEN . . . I will be HAPPY to buy PINSEN in the future , THANKS !
I admire the people who Designed the production line.
Amazing hard work behind 1 small battery.
The dirtiest part of a clean room are the humans themselves.
Themselves*
@@guillotine286 no... We are now officially things.
made me LOL im drunk and your comment tickled my ribz
That’s kinda the point...
Speak for yourself, I only had a bath a week last Wednesday and regularly change my underpants at least twice a month!
15:12 😭😭 this guy doesn't even look at the robotic arm
The word FINALLY was used over a thousand times. Great job.
Awesome! Thanks for doing this!