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Ford increases efficiency of F-150 plant with $26 million facility.(AUTOMOTIVE)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  May, 2005  

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Ford Motor Company's Norfolk, Va., Assembly Plant is to invest $26.6 million to build a new multi-story sequencing center that will increase production efficiency and aid suppliers. The plant, which builds the Ford F-150 pickup truck, will begin construction of the new 30,000 square foot facility later this year.

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It will house an Automatic Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) that adds another important component to the plant's sophisticated flexible manufacturing technology. Construction is scheduled to be completed by mid 2006. After the passenger cabin and truck bed have been ...

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