Manufacturing Industry

100 years of Ford. (Editorial).

Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2003

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Henry Ford did not invent either the automobile or the assembly line. Instead, he had a huge impact by perfecting the assembly line to produce cars that almost anyone could buy, and by trying to find new materials to make them stronger and lighter. His contribution was his dedication to two fundamental ideas: build cars better, and make them cheaper.

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The story goes that during the planning stages for the Model T in 1909, Henry Ford attended a race where he took the opportunity to examine an expensive French race car that had crashed. He discovered that it contained vanadium steel, ...

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Manufacturing Industry

100 years of Ford. (Editorial).

Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2003

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