{"id":68861,"date":"2019-07-29T13:33:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T05:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/aerospace\/ford-announces-4-5-billion-for-self-driving-electric-vehicles-and-advanced-3d-printing-factories-in-united-states.3dm"},"modified":"2019-07-29T13:33:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T05:33:52","slug":"ford-announces-4-5-billion-for-self-driving-electric-vehicles-and-advanced-3d-printing-factories-in-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/ford-announces-4-5-billion-for-self-driving-electric-vehicles-and-advanced-3d-printing-factories-in-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford announces $4.5 billion for self-driving electric vehicles and advanced 3D printing factories in United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dpsp-content-top\" class=\"dpsp-content-wrapper dpsp-shape-rectangular dpsp-size-medium dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-1\">\n<div class=\"dpsp-total-share-wrapper\"><span class=\"dpsp-total-share-count\">132<\/span><span>shares<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-column-auto\">\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">53<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">74<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford announced this week that plans to invest in a Mexican automotive production plant are cancelled. The automotive maker will instead expand an existing site in Michigan. Ford CEO Mark Fields revealed plans to build a $4.5 billion series of facilities as part of a five year investment plan. The plan will see Ford pivot towards manufacturing in the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plan includes creating new electric vehicles and implementing wireless car charging. Investing in advanced manufacturing in the U.S. will also include 3D printing technology. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102120\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102120\" src=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/636190440943783269-2017-0103-ctj-bu-fordfields007.jpg\" alt=\"CEO Mark Fields made the announcement in Michigan. Photo via Clarence Tabb Jr, Detroit News.\" width=\"534\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/636190440943783269-2017-0103-ctj-bu-fordfields007.jpg 534w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/636190440943783269-2017-0103-ctj-bu-fordfields007-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/636190440943783269-2017-0103-ctj-bu-fordfields007-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CEO Mark Fields made the announcement in Michigan. Photo via Clarence Tabb Jr, Detroit News.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump criticized the American automotive company for outsourcing manufacturing. It is believed that the president-elect had a heavy influence on the decision. Ford CEO Mark Fields revealed one of the factors was the &#8220;<em>more favorable US business environment that we see under President-elect Trump and some of the pro-growth policies that he&#8217;s been talking about.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fields also cited a decrease in demand for smaller vehicles of the type planned for non-domestic production.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102125\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102125 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-from-2017-01-04-152033-e1483543404807.png\" alt=\"Trump believes he has commandeered this move from Ford through his Twitter account. Image from @realDonaldTrump on Twitter.\" width=\"775\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-from-2017-01-04-152033-e1483543404807.png 775w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-from-2017-01-04-152033-e1483543404807-770x336.png 770w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-from-2017-01-04-152033-e1483543404807-200x87.png 200w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screenshot-from-2017-01-04-152033-e1483543404807-500x218.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trump has taken credit for this change in heart of Ford&#8217;s. Image from @realDonaldTrump on Twitter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Ford and <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ford regard themselves as one of the earliest adopters of 3D printing. The company purchased the \u20183rd Stereolithography machine ever made\u2019 back in 1988 according to Joy H. Forsmark, a technical expert at Ford Motor Company Research and Advanced Engineering Laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>The car manufacturers currently produces approximately 225,000 3D printed parts a year, in the main for prototyping and research purposes. The company have 5 Global Rapid Manufacturing and Research Centers around the world utilizing AM technology, according to a company source.  Ford are partners with 3D printing company Carbon and also Stratasys. Ventures that aim to incorporate 3D printing into their manufacturing process and is therefore likely that Ford will be incorporating 3D printing as part of this multi-billion dollar investment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102069\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-102069\" src=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Stratasys-booth-demo-at-Formnext-2016.-Photo-by-Michael-Petch.-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Stratasys booth demo at Formnext 2016. Photo by Michael Petch.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Stratasys-booth-demo-at-Formnext-2016.-Photo-by-Michael-Petch.-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Stratasys-booth-demo-at-Formnext-2016.-Photo-by-Michael-Petch.-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Stratasys-booth-demo-at-Formnext-2016.-Photo-by-Michael-Petch.-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Stratasys-booth-demo-at-Formnext-2016.-Photo-by-Michael-Petch.-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Stratasys-booth-demo-at-Formnext-2016.-Photo-by-Michael-Petch..jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stratasys booth demo at Formnext 2016. Photo by Michael Petch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As seen at trade shows during the past year Ford are exploring how new the Stratasys demonstrator technologies, Infinite Build and Robotic Composite can be incorporated into their automated production lines. These 3D printing methods have potential to be used in advanced manufacturing facilities or in the Industry 4.0 enabled factories of the future.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102114\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102114\" src=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fcs17_electric_pg_001_960.jpg\" alt=\"The Ford Focus Electric is an electric vehicle already being produced by Ford. Image via Ford. \" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fcs17_electric_pg_001_960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fcs17_electric_pg_001_960-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fcs17_electric_pg_001_960-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/fcs17_electric_pg_001_960-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ford Focus Electric is an electric vehicle already being produced by Ford. Photo via Ford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Plans for the future <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The planned investment will see an initial $700 million used to upgrade <\/span>Ford&#8217;s Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan. This will create 700 new jobs.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford aim to produce 13 new electric vehicles. This includes plans for<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wireless car charging, direct competition with Tesla&#8217;s supercharger ports. Ford will build a<\/span> hybrid V8 engine in order to power a new hybrid Ford Mustang. Prototyping these vehicles will utilize the advantages conferred by 3D printing.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Mark Fields speaking at the Michigan plant said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our investments and expanding line-up reflect our view that global offerings of electrified vehicles will exceed gasoline-powered vehicles within the next 15 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nominate Ford or another company using 3D printing in the 1st Annual <a href=\"\/service\/3d-printing\"> Industry Awards here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image shows the 2017 Ford Mustang. Image via Ford. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>132shares 53 74 5 Ford announced this week that plans to invest in a Mexican automotive production plant are cancelled. The automotive maker will instead expand an existing site in Michigan. Ford CEO Mark Fields revealed plans to build a $4.5 billion series of facilities as part of a five year investment plan. 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