Biker16 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=42.2753956&a...gan-Truck-Plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=42.2753956&a...gan-Truck-Plant I edited the page to reflect the plants name change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbmphil Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=42.2753956&a...gan-Truck-Plant Off topic, but does anyone from this area find THIS description on the map anywhere near as funny as I do?: "City of Wayne, Michigan offers this spectacular Downtown experience with small shops, large shops, night clubs, public library and all in the setting of an enchanted New England feeling. So much to do, so little time." Couldn't be ANY further from the truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critic Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I edited the page to reflect the plants name change. I would just like to know where are all the local taverns that everyone says, all the employees always go to on their breaks. Can you please show that on the map, so I won't be so confused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I would just like to know where are all the local taverns that everyone says, all the employees always go to on their breaks. Can you please show that on the map, so I won't be so confused? Here's one. U.S. 223. Been awhile since I was in there. Great food, and the wait staff is good looking. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=42.2819444&a...2'53%22W%20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Any time a town lists its library as an amenity, you've got problems...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkisler Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I edited the page to reflect the plants name change. Thanks a lot for posting, biker, and for the correction Pioneer. OK, for the readers.... In the photo, go over to the Wayne Assembly Plant. If you look south of the plant, you will see the RR tracks. The big building on the other side is the stamping plant and body shop, and the large connector is an enclosed conveyor that brings the bodies over to the north side of the tracks to WAP for paint and final assembly. This facility is the part of WAP that Ford has indicated will remain a stamping facility and will also build subassemblies (but not complete bodies). If I understand the plan correctly, then there will have to be new connections made to feed MAP by conveyor to bring the subs across ($$). I'm not familiar with the layout of MTP. Can anyone tell me what's made on the south side and shipped across through the conveyor? Subs? Pioneer/biker any idea? It looks to me like they could potentially connect through this building and make use of the existing conveyor. I think everyone can also see how tough it is to go from a brownfield site rather than a greenfield site out in the middle of, say, Indiana. There's no room to put a supplier park, and the logistics get wound up with a lot more street traffic, and you have to work around inconvenient things like RR tracks. On the other hand, Ford has 2 plants to play with, just like at Oakville/OTP. That means 2 paint shops and plenty of room to play with the overall layout to ensure maximum flexibility with potential for future expansion if required. Everything I have seen lately tells me that Ford has finally learned its lesson on flexibility, so I expect a good result and variety of high-quality products we can all be proud of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Can anyone tell me what's made on the south side and shipped across through the conveyor? Subs? Pioneer/biker any idea? I can't help you. I have never been inside either, and know nothing about their layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker16 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 I can't help you. I have never been inside either, and know nothing about their layout. I 'm am 85% sure its stamping facility. Has alot under one roof where MAP has separate building for different tasks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bees Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 the building south of MTP is the flex body shop that was built only several years ago for the expedition and navigator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkisler Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 the building south of MTP is the flex body shop that was built only several years ago for the expedition and navigator. Oh, I see. I thought it might be. So, the present WAP stamping and body shop will continue to stamp and fabricate some subs. The metal and subs will be sent a short distance to the MTP flex body shop also on the south side of the tracks. Then the completed bodies will follow the path of the Expy/Nav bodies through the conveyor over the tracks into MTP proper for paint, trim, and final. And the combined facilities are now MAP. IIRC, MTP also has a fairly new paint shop. So, all in all, not a bad arrangement. Certainly not as efficient as a new greenfield, but not bad. And should offer a lot of room for flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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