Life of Henry Ford

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:05:45 +0000

Henry Ford played a large part in the invention of the automobile. He grew up in a decent house, and had a good opportunity to be successful. He didn’t like school, nor farming that much so he left for Detroit where he worked as machinist. After learning the tricks of the trade he went back to his home down of Dearborn and took part in the invention of the horseless carriage. It was a contraption with four bicycle wheels that run off an engine. In 1903 he established Ford as we know it today. In the early days of Ford they produced only three cars per day. There was eleven men involved in the process. However, after the model T was made the demand was huge. Ford had no choice but to come up with an alternative way of producing the goods. The assembly line was then born. With these new advanced they were able to produce one new car every 24 seconds compared to three a day. This easily met the demand at the time. Similar to certain companies these days Ford was strict on his employees. He refused to enter any kind of union, and even hired spies to make sure the employees weren’t forming one. Ford single handedly changed the way things were produced, and how goods are still produced till this current day. His schedules allowed the plant to remain open 24 hours a day. He invented 8 hour work days for employees, but not to give them a better work environment, but to increase productivity. This allowed three different shifts per day, and a non stop car making machine.

In 1938 Ford had a heart attack and passed the company on to Edsel. However, five years later Edsel died which forced Ford to run the company for another two years. Eventually it was passed on to Henry Ford II in 1945, which lead to the death of Ford in 1947. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 83 in his home town of Dearborn.

Auto Body Paint

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:44:19 +0000

Auto body paint is applied to automobiles in several coats to protect against rust, and give the car a nice deep color. Initially robots armed with many nozzles spray the original coats on. The sheets of the car are then run through a wind tunnel. Any waste or flakes that run off are treated as toxic waste, due to the fact they contain toxins. Out of all the processes in making a car, painting is the most expensive step.

The paint is passed through an electric field, which charges the paint droplets. The electrostatic charge helps the paint droplet stick to the body and deploy evenly. Robots can easily cover large areas of body fast, but are not agile enough to work with small parts. Small parts end up being painted by hand, thus wasting a lot of time and money.

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