A paint shop and
body assembly line for an entirely new model line that will start to come off the Leipzig production line from the end of 2013 onward are among the facilities being built on a 17 hectare site.
Before taking his law degree, Adam was an electrical plant engineer at the General Motors
Car Body Assembly Plant in Oshawa, Ontario.
From there, they went to GM's plant in Van Nuys, CA to be installed into GTAs on the F -
Body assembly line.
In a presentation to the Rotary Club, Reckhorn showed the flow of the assembly line that will be inside the facility,
from body assembly to paint.
The NV is being built at Nissan's Canton, MS, plant, which underwent a $ 118 million renovation to expand and modify
its body assembly and paint shops to accommodate the vehicle.
COPO Camaros begin life on the same assembly line in Oshawa, Ontario, as any other Camaro, but
its body assembly is stripped of sound deadener, sealant, interior trim, and fitted with a chrome - moly tube steel roll cage.
Previously,
the body assembly process meant that this structure was separate from the C - pillar section.
All parts are covered with these exceptions: glass, lenses, sealed beams, light bulbs, wheels, wheel covers, tires, interior trim, moldings, bright metal parts, sheet metal, flexible body parts, weather strips, upholstery, convertible and / or vinyl top, paint, rust, physical damage, catalytic converter, exhaust system, brake rotors and drums, wiper blades, hoses, shock absorbers, batteries, carburetor, and throttle
body assembly (except the injectors).
Fuel injection control components including mixture control processor, throttle
body assembly, cutoff valve, fuel rail, fuel distributor, trigger contacts, cold start valve, fuel injection valve, fuel accumulator
Chevrolet's LT376 / 535 crate engine — part number 19355378 — includes a production intake manifold, throttle
body assembly, ignition coils, water pump, balancer and more.
The new assembly plant is fully integrated to support stamping,
body assembly, paint, trim and final assembly.
Faraday plans to produce its premium electric vehicles using the latest advanced technologies covering operations like «
body assembly, paint operations, powertrain & battery pack assembly and final vehicle assembly.»
Meizu states that
the body assembly process alone takes thirty steps and 150 hours to complete, and that amount of effort definitely pays off.