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12-04-2017, 07:34 PM | #1 | ||
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Hey guys, can anybody shed any light on the status of the Ford Factory and where it is in regards to be stripped out and decommissioned. It's been very quiet since the closure with very little news on what has been going on. Any guys on here been working on pulling the factory apart.
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13-04-2017, 03:16 PM | #3 | ||
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Dibs on any Clevo engines found in the cupboard...
Seriously though, I'm still in denial that's it's all over... :( Ed
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14-04-2017, 12:33 AM | #4 | ||
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I and everyone in this forum would like to know what is going on inside ford factory and there are numbers of employee still working inside so none and machining like CNC lathe ,CNC milling machine, Robot, Welding machine, assembly jig Press,Tools ,assembly jig,Metal Press, Paint equipment, etc are put up for sale or moving overseas or what ever ???? if they are dismantling the workshop stuffs so please someone kindy from Australia ford staff will able to explain and tell us what is going on inside the factory as least everyone will understand ??? ,
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14-04-2017, 12:48 AM | #5 | |||
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Perhaps history will repeat and we will see iterations of FG/FGX Falcon revisited again in South America for the next 20 odd years. Cheers Mick |
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14-04-2017, 02:48 AM | #6 | ||
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With this in mind, the equipment might likely to go to a right hand drive plant for any future expansion planned. Most probably Thailand.
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14-04-2017, 09:31 AM | #7 | ||
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14-04-2017, 07:27 PM | #9 | ||
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This would be the ideal scenario. Imagine the jobs this would create and the improvement in automotive safety for a developing country like Argentina and the rest of South America.
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14-04-2017, 08:21 PM | #10 | ||
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Argentina already build the current Rangers they don't need 12 year old technology that the E8 Falcon Platform brings.
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14-04-2017, 08:48 PM | #11 | ||
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Does anyone have info on where surplus tool room/manufacturing items are being sold off?
Bill.
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18-04-2017, 11:44 AM | #12 | ||
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Why? you planning on starting up your own manufacturing plant
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Bad ROI.
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18-04-2017, 01:26 PM | #14 | ||
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I would imagine some of us would love to own a little piece of Falcon-making equipment if we had the money, just to own something from the heritage.
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18-04-2017, 08:22 PM | #15 | |||
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They wear out in use, but are easily repaired when practical. |
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18-04-2017, 08:33 PM | #16 | |||
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As for the tooling/maintenance equipment?.......I'd be assuming it would go to auction.....along with a stack of other fittings and fixtures from the factory..
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18-04-2017, 08:52 PM | #18 | ||
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Tool room = metrology equipment, not tooling dies.
Thanks Bossxr8, will check out Grays online.
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18-04-2017, 09:01 PM | #19 | ||
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[QUOTE=Bill M;5915659]Does anyone have info on where surplus tool room/manufacturing items are being sold off?
Me too and if everyone in this ford forums were millionaires, then we might able to buy ford factory outright and then we can start manufacturing better quality falcons and territories car called Australian made falcon and keep USA ford out of Australia. cheers to all |
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18-04-2017, 09:14 PM | #20 | ||
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back in 07 they had plans to Build the Focus here, at a cost of 300 Million + it was canned.
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