Recently, US automaker Ford is using 3D printing , 400 new robots and enhanced data analysis to increase the production of its new Lincoln navigation and Ford expedition SUV. Currently, the company has invested $25 million to achieve production targets. "Flying growth in customer demand" is why Ford has proposed to add two of its new (new Lincoln navigation and Ford expedition) new SUV products. To meet this demand, $25 million has been invested in the car company's Kentucky truck plant, which has a total investment of $925 million. This is a big project and some machines are installed. To help the Kentucky truckyard achieve new production targets, it has increased by 25% since the fall, due to the introduction of new technologies. These include 400 new robots for SUV production and enhanced data analysis to help the plant run more efficiently. However, the most exciting thing is that Ford used the Stratasys Fortus 380mc 3D printer. In Ford's own words, additive manufacturing "makes workers able to make parts and tools faster and cheaper", allowing them to 3D print individual parts to keep the tools necessary for the plant to operate. In the past, Ford used traditional methods to make prototype parts in eight to sixteen weeks and cost more than $250,000. Using 3D printing to make similar parts can take only a few days (sometimes only a few hours) and can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. Wayne McKinney, a tool maker at the Ford Kentucky Truckyard, has been using the Fortus 380mc since its installation, and has used 3D printers to propose new solutions to the old problems. He said that parts of some applications can take from two hours to conceptual design to printing. The new Lincoln Navigation and Ford Expedition SUVs are very popular with consumers in the market, so Ford has taken action to increase their presence in the market. In Texas, Florida, and California, Lincoln has the most popular navigation, with an average price of $77,400, while the Ford expedition is around $57,700. 3D printers like the Stratasys Fortus 380mc sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Last year, Ford tested Stratasys' Infinite Build 3D printing system for large auto parts, and the newly appointed Ford CEO Jim Hackett expressed willingness to try out future technologies like additive manufacturing. Razor Wire,Concertina Wire Fence,Flat Wrap Razor Wire,Razor Ribbon Wire Anping County Hua Guang Wire Mesh Production Co.,Ltd , https://www.hgwirefence.com
