MRigney
07-16-03, 05:09 AM
<strong>Ford?s Lima (Ohio) Engine Plant to Build New Duratec 35 V-6</strong>
- All-new, all-aluminum dual-overhead-cam 3.5-liter V-6 engine ? named the Duratec 35
- Investment of $335 million at Lima plant in tooling and equipment to build new engine
- Ford continues rollout of new flexible manufacturing system; to be installed at Lima plant
LIMA, Ohio, July 15, 2003 ? Ford Motor Company today announced it is investing $335 million in its Lima (Ohio) Engine Plant to build an all-new, modern fuel-efficient 3.5-liter V-6 engine.
The sophisticated, all-aluminum dual-overhead-cam (DOHC) 24-valve Duratec 35 V-6 engine will power a variety of future Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, including passenger cars and crossover vehicles. Annual production capacity is projected to be up to 325,000 engines a year. Production of the new engine will begin at the Lima plant by the end of 2005.
?This new V-6 will be cutting edge, truly world-class,? said Dave Szczupak, vice president, Powertrain Operations, Ford Motor Company. ?Our engineers started with a clean sheet of paper to develop this new engine. It will power a variety of vehicles and includes advanced technologies such as variable-valve timing, a feature we are adding to a significant number of all our engines.?
A feature favored by many environmentalists, variable-valve timing helps to reduce emissions, improve fuel efficiency as well as idle smoothness, while at the same time maximizing performance. The variable-valve mechanism works by precisely controlling the engine?s camshaft position at any given millisecond based on engine speed and load. The investment at the Lima Engine Plant continues Ford?s move to a new cost-effective and quality-enhancing global flexible manufacturing system to build powertrains. At Lima, Ford will install a new engine assembly line, a new cylinder-block machining line, a new cylinder-head machining line as well as a new crankshaft line.
As part of the new cylinder-head machining area, Ford will install a series of ?flexible? computer-numerically controlled (CNC) machines to manufacture the engine?s cylinder head. Ford also will convert its existing flexible manufacturing equipment at Lima to build crankshafts for the new V-6 engine.
A feature favored by many environmentalists, variable-valve timing helps to reduce emissions, improve fuel efficiency as well as idle smoothness, while at the same time maximizing performance. The variable-valve mechanism works by precisely controlling the engine?s camshaft position at any given millisecond based on engine speed and load. The investment at the Lima Engine Plant continues Ford?s move to a new cost-effective and quality-enhancing global flexible manufacturing system to build powertrains. At Lima, Ford will install a new engine assembly line, a new cylinder-block machining line, a new cylinder-head machining line as well as a new crankshaft line.
As part of the new cylinder-head machining area, Ford will install a series of ?flexible? computer-numerically controlled (CNC) machines to manufacture the engine?s cylinder head. Ford also will convert its existing flexible manufacturing equipment at Lima to build crankshafts for the new V-6 engine.
<strong>Lima Engine Plant Background</strong>
The Lima Engine Plant, which was originally built in 1957 to manufacture V-8 engines for the Edsel, today measures 2.4 million square feet and employs more than 1,600 people.
In recent years, the Lima plant has received numerous awards from Ford management for its outstanding quality. In addition, the plant also received two awards in 2002 for its safety record from the West Central Ohio Safety Council.
The workforce of the Lima plant is involved in numerous charitable and community events in the Lima area, such as donating funds to the United Way and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
In October 2001, the plant sponsored Lima?s ?Families for Families ? A Celebration of America,? which was attended by more than 6,000 area residents with six New York Firefighters in attendance. Through this event, the plant and local community raised more than $100,000 for the New York and Washington, D.C. families involved in Sept. 11, 2001.
The investment at Lima was made possible due in part to state and local tax incentive commitments.
- All-new, all-aluminum dual-overhead-cam 3.5-liter V-6 engine ? named the Duratec 35
- Investment of $335 million at Lima plant in tooling and equipment to build new engine
- Ford continues rollout of new flexible manufacturing system; to be installed at Lima plant
LIMA, Ohio, July 15, 2003 ? Ford Motor Company today announced it is investing $335 million in its Lima (Ohio) Engine Plant to build an all-new, modern fuel-efficient 3.5-liter V-6 engine.
The sophisticated, all-aluminum dual-overhead-cam (DOHC) 24-valve Duratec 35 V-6 engine will power a variety of future Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, including passenger cars and crossover vehicles. Annual production capacity is projected to be up to 325,000 engines a year. Production of the new engine will begin at the Lima plant by the end of 2005.
?This new V-6 will be cutting edge, truly world-class,? said Dave Szczupak, vice president, Powertrain Operations, Ford Motor Company. ?Our engineers started with a clean sheet of paper to develop this new engine. It will power a variety of vehicles and includes advanced technologies such as variable-valve timing, a feature we are adding to a significant number of all our engines.?
A feature favored by many environmentalists, variable-valve timing helps to reduce emissions, improve fuel efficiency as well as idle smoothness, while at the same time maximizing performance. The variable-valve mechanism works by precisely controlling the engine?s camshaft position at any given millisecond based on engine speed and load. The investment at the Lima Engine Plant continues Ford?s move to a new cost-effective and quality-enhancing global flexible manufacturing system to build powertrains. At Lima, Ford will install a new engine assembly line, a new cylinder-block machining line, a new cylinder-head machining line as well as a new crankshaft line.
As part of the new cylinder-head machining area, Ford will install a series of ?flexible? computer-numerically controlled (CNC) machines to manufacture the engine?s cylinder head. Ford also will convert its existing flexible manufacturing equipment at Lima to build crankshafts for the new V-6 engine.
A feature favored by many environmentalists, variable-valve timing helps to reduce emissions, improve fuel efficiency as well as idle smoothness, while at the same time maximizing performance. The variable-valve mechanism works by precisely controlling the engine?s camshaft position at any given millisecond based on engine speed and load. The investment at the Lima Engine Plant continues Ford?s move to a new cost-effective and quality-enhancing global flexible manufacturing system to build powertrains. At Lima, Ford will install a new engine assembly line, a new cylinder-block machining line, a new cylinder-head machining line as well as a new crankshaft line.
As part of the new cylinder-head machining area, Ford will install a series of ?flexible? computer-numerically controlled (CNC) machines to manufacture the engine?s cylinder head. Ford also will convert its existing flexible manufacturing equipment at Lima to build crankshafts for the new V-6 engine.
<strong>Lima Engine Plant Background</strong>
The Lima Engine Plant, which was originally built in 1957 to manufacture V-8 engines for the Edsel, today measures 2.4 million square feet and employs more than 1,600 people.
In recent years, the Lima plant has received numerous awards from Ford management for its outstanding quality. In addition, the plant also received two awards in 2002 for its safety record from the West Central Ohio Safety Council.
The workforce of the Lima plant is involved in numerous charitable and community events in the Lima area, such as donating funds to the United Way and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
In October 2001, the plant sponsored Lima?s ?Families for Families ? A Celebration of America,? which was attended by more than 6,000 area residents with six New York Firefighters in attendance. Through this event, the plant and local community raised more than $100,000 for the New York and Washington, D.C. families involved in Sept. 11, 2001.
The investment at Lima was made possible due in part to state and local tax incentive commitments.