The Invention Of The Automobile Industry - 1450 Words

Background: One of the most innovative inventions of the 19th century was the invention of the automobile. It is clear that the automobile industry has changed the way people and goods travel. The industry basely existed until a man named Henry Ford made the automobile accessible to the public. He put into full motion what we now know today as the automobile industry. Henry Ford had both changed the automobile industry, as well as the manufacturing industry. Ford did this with the way he used the assembly line manufacturing technique. The assembly line technique is defined as â€Å"an arrangement of machines, tools, and workers in which a product is assembled by having each perform a specific, successive operation on an incomplete unit as it†¦show more content†¦As the automobile industry continued to grow, other automobile companies began to arise. However, The Ford Motor Company continued to be innovative in order to stay ahead of the other competing companies. To stay innovative in the modern days of technology, Ford has currently adopted another newer method of production, which is 3D printing. Ford is utilizing 3D printing to create parts for their vehicles into to maintain a more efficient manufacturing process. Technology: Ford was part of the team that was involved in the invention of 3D printing in the 1980’s. Ford is a current customer of the ExOne s S-Max 3-D sand printer. Ford is using this technology to manufacture automobile prototype parts like cylinder heads, air vents, intake manifolds and many others.2 Some of the benefits of 3D printing is that it reduces cost, reduces the time it takes to create an automobile part, and Ford is able to increase its production of parts. For example, Ford and ExOne were able to utilize the 3D technology in 2010. In 2010 Ford was trying to figure out how to make their EcoBoost engine in the new F-150 pickup trucks more efficient. Ford created a prototype engine with the EcoBoost from 3D printing.2 Ford hopes in the future to be able to print automobile parts not only in plastic but also in metal.2 For Ford to be one of the front runners in 3D technology they need to understand completely how the