F Series Going Back To SteelWe've been through this before, the plant was gutted, presses and robots all needed replacing, so it was the perfect time
to switch to aluminium with least impact. Sure, aluminium is more expensive - that's by weight so not as bad as it looks
initially but still a cost. Weight reduction with aluminium allows Ford to meet CAFE with a heavy mix of 4x4 crew cab trucks
and that over every other benefit is the whole point for going aluminium.
I'm reliably informed that the way Ford's aluminium panels are stamped allows more sub assembly work to be done at
stamping plants before arriving at the body shop. The body shop is now a lot cleaner and quieter. Not sure how services
on robot riveters and gluing compares to welding robots but I'd imagine latest gen robots are just better to work on anyway.Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:04:10 +0000
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