How to build a Ford F-150 Lightning? - Full Factory Tour!

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I'm a HUGE fan of electric trucks - This video is not sponsored. I flew myself out to Dearborn Michigan to see exactly how the new Electric Ford F-150 Lightning is manufactured. The body of the new truck is actually conveyed in from a separate building using above street passageways. SUPER cool. Ford says the goal is to be manufacturing the F150 Lightning at a yearly rate of 150,000 trucks a year by the end of 2023.
The F-150 Lightning just won the 2023 MotorTrend Truck of the year - so lets see how that truck is built.
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  • @robbiej5574
    @robbiej5574 Жыл бұрын

    As one of the many line workers here at REVC (the electric F-150 truck plant) we appreciate all of the love!

  • @lennchadful

    @lennchadful

    Жыл бұрын

    i hear REVC & BEVG constantly at work. we built the AGVs, and i believe the cab/box lift. i hope they last you guys forever. they may experience issues, but Fori Automation will be with Ford until the project is up to their liking.

  • @hadtocheathimtobeathim6549

    @hadtocheathimtobeathim6549

    Жыл бұрын

    Come to kcap and see what real work is. What do you build, 300 each shift? Hahahaha

  • @lennchadful

    @lennchadful

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hadtocheathimtobeathim6549 we supplied KCAP too. also Cuautitlan and Irapuato

  • @drew4769

    @drew4769

    Жыл бұрын

    @Had to cheat him to beat him dearborn is building real trucks right across the street. No need to go all the way to kcap

  • @USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons

    @USMCCombatVet4TastyCrayons

    Жыл бұрын

    No love here. FORD helped murder WWII PoW's INCLUDING young american men. Henry Ford was an traitor to everything American and would have stabbed a real American for the chance to suck Hitler off.

  • @jordanalexander1592
    @jordanalexander1592 Жыл бұрын

    The windshield installing robot alone is one of the coolest pieces of tech I've seen. The amount of engineering that must have went into that alone is mind boggling

  • @crimsonstang
    @crimsonstang Жыл бұрын

    I work at an auto assembly plant as an engineer so I see this everyday. Regardless, it is always interesting to see how other OEMs do it.

  • @weeeeehhhhh

    @weeeeehhhhh

    Жыл бұрын

    I've never seen two universal robots stuck together before, like at 8.28

  • @crimsonstang

    @crimsonstang

    Жыл бұрын

    @@weeeeehhhhh we have a very similar setup at the front suspension and engine marriage. It does the same thing you see here. Photo vision system.

  • @gregsimpson621
    @gregsimpson621 Жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely mind blowing when you consider all the planning, designing, engineering, maintenance, and so forth involved before one truck can be produced. And then the knowledge and commitment of every single employee involved in the hourly, daily, weekly, and yearly continuation of this "program". Total admiration for all involved! Excellent and extremely informative video!!!

  • @Skafiskafnjak51

    @Skafiskafnjak51

    Жыл бұрын

    in the end every step seems so simple :D future is insane

  • @MatthewEGolden

    @MatthewEGolden

    Жыл бұрын

    And then you realize all they thought about was how to build it. Zero thought to maintainance and the inevitable issues that will arise. Let's see in a out 5 to 7 years when things start breaking and the average repair cost is north of $20k.

  • @Army_Retired

    @Army_Retired

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is more automated than I expected

  • @Leanzazzy

    @Leanzazzy

    10 ай бұрын

    Yes. You don't appreciate it when, as a consumer, all you see is the final product and the price tag. You need to watch this to understand why it costs so much.

  • @frenchonion4595

    @frenchonion4595

    5 ай бұрын

    @@MatthewEGolden Right, aluminum body repair for example is sky rocketing insurance cost. Far more expensive to repair than steel.

  • @riparianlife97701
    @riparianlife97701 Жыл бұрын

    I'm truly very grateful for the personality type of people who can do repetitive tasks in a factory. Without them, we'd have very little. I just couldn't.

  • @coytus94

    @coytus94

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to work in a warehouse that would develop alternative liquid propane fuel systems for fleet vehicles. I was in charge of making the fuel rails. It was an extremely repetitive task, but because of it being so repetitive it allows you to learn the job very quickly and it essentially makes it second nature, which is probably the only upside to doing factory/warehouse jobs. I will say though that like you, I just couldn't do it for a long time because it gets extremely boring and it almost drives you insane because your body just eventually wants you to do something different.

  • @michaelmamo1226

    @michaelmamo1226

    Жыл бұрын

    I would hope most are trained in various positions so they can rotate. I wouldn’t mind doing a job like that if I made the same.

  • @Bonkeyable

    @Bonkeyable

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to work in a car manufacturing plant doing the same thing everyday. I couldn't continue the job because I was losing my mind. I would go to sleep dream that I was working all night and wake up to do it again. Just torture

  • @aronseptianto8142

    @aronseptianto8142

    Жыл бұрын

    @@coytus94 do they at least let you listen to podcast or music?

  • @ajmickyplays7236

    @ajmickyplays7236

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bonkeyable I know the feeling, I worked at a brewery packaging beers doing the samething everyday and I used to dream I was working as well.

  • @alecrobinson2063
    @alecrobinson2063 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the coolest videos I've seen about the auto manufacturing industry. So cool of Ford to allow you to view their vehicle being manufactured

  • @whattheschmidt

    @whattheschmidt

    Жыл бұрын

    Bit more than view - he got all up in it!

  • @christianpayne8996
    @christianpayne8996 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been watching your videos for a long time and is partially one of the reasons I became an engineer. It’s seems like an unreal full circle moment watching your video on the plant I work at! Thanks Zach

  • @dmandman9
    @dmandman9 Жыл бұрын

    Great Job Jerry . A couple of thoughts as a technician at a Ford dealership; 1. The process of assembling a vehicle is simply amazing. 2. It's clear that these trucks are built for ease of assembly , not serviceability. That explains why some of the stuff is so hard to access and service. 3. It's amazing that these vehicles have as few problems as they do given the number of parts that have to come together just right.

  • @Joe90V
    @Joe90V Жыл бұрын

    About 52 years ago, my Mum took me to the Ford factory in Dagenham, Essex, UK because I was obsessed with designing robots. I learnt a lot that day and have never stopped being fascinated since. Thank you for taking me full circle, so to speak.

  • @KevinLyda

    @KevinLyda

    Жыл бұрын

    There's a great movie called Made in Dagenham about the workers in that factory. It's really well done.

  • @Thesage59

    @Thesage59

    Жыл бұрын

    did you became engineer now ? just curious...

  • @Jezee213
    @Jezee213 Жыл бұрын

    I have to give it up for the factory workers, it's so easy to take for granted but after seeing this it reminds me of how many people it takes to put these vehicles together. All the man hours and hard work involved. you guys are rock stars!

  • @tossedtripod6458

    @tossedtripod6458

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kristopherdetar4346 In reality, no one wants to work these jobs because they are absolutely soul crushing and repetitive, so good on robots for "stealing jobs"

  • @Jacob.B.Larsen

    @Jacob.B.Larsen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kristopherdetar4346 when the tractor was invented, thousands of farmers "lost" their jobs. But in reality no one lost their job. The jobs just moved to the city.

  • @kristopherdetar4346

    @kristopherdetar4346

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Jacob.B.Larsen to deny thousands of factory jobs lost in the Motor City is just plain ignorant. Yes it is a different world, spare me your insensitivity to the downfall of Detroit. I lived there during those Golden years of employment in the factories. Democratic rule, UAW and technology has helped to kill Detroit. May it RIP………….

  • @simpleman72685

    @simpleman72685

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kristopherdetar4346 Unions don't kill jobs. Corporate greed kills jobs. They spent millions on those robots to replace jobs that pay $60k a year. I work at Boeing and they are doing the same thing there. They outsource everything they can. That's why they had two planes fly themselves into the ground in 2018 and 2019. Had the electronics engineering been performed in the US instead of India for $9/hr, those planes would never have crashed. This is now the most expensive corporate blunder in history. So hopefully other businesses will learn from this.

  • @Adgum1

    @Adgum1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kristopherdetar4346 In my industry we call those jobs the "dirty, dull, or dangerous" jobs. Nobody wants to work them, so outsource to robots and have people undertake more meaningful work.

  • @Ripcord10
    @Ripcord10 Жыл бұрын

    The level of engineering and automation is absolutely insane

  • @StevenWauford
    @StevenWauford Жыл бұрын

    My father used to work in that same plant 6 years ago before he was forced to medically retire. Seeing all of this shows me just how far Ford has come even in 6 years, yet alone the last 100+

  • @cyrilio
    @cyrilio Жыл бұрын

    Totally up for more ‘How it’s made’ episodes. Keep ‘em coming

  • @Jacob.B.Larsen
    @Jacob.B.Larsen Жыл бұрын

    As a robotics engineering student, this video is heaven. Thanks, Zack.

  • @boarnestbuster308

    @boarnestbuster308

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here as an automation engineer myself. Love this type of video

  • @CloroxBleach0

    @CloroxBleach0

    Жыл бұрын

    Where do you work at

  • @sirfer6969

    @sirfer6969

    Жыл бұрын

    As a nerd in general, same here. This one is gold... Cheers Zack

  • @drummer_zay9493

    @drummer_zay9493

    Жыл бұрын

    Currently working on my robotics skills with fanuc roboguide :)

  • @khendrian

    @khendrian

    Жыл бұрын

    Just graduated with a robotics engineering degree in May already working in the automation field. Keep at it! It's incredibly fun and exciting working with this stuff

  • @cukuwaekele
    @cukuwaekele Жыл бұрын

    It's great to see an assembly line of how electric trucks are made. Thanks, Zach!

  • @jaredchampagne2752
    @jaredchampagne2752 Жыл бұрын

    It blows my mind the logistics of this all, how do they design that factory to be that efficient and for everything to come together perfectly, and then have to change every last step of the process when a new model/body style comes out. Just blows my mind how it all works, I can’t explain it.

  • @DobraEspacial
    @DobraEspacial Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! It's so cool to watch robots and people working together to accomplish this sort of complex task. Thank you for bringing this to the channel, Zack!

  • @pedro.alcatra

    @pedro.alcatra

    Жыл бұрын

    Agora fazer video novo no canal pra gente você não quer né

  • @DobraEspacial

    @DobraEspacial

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pedro.alcatra Tá saindo! E vai ser longo hehe

  • @nasonguy

    @nasonguy

    Жыл бұрын

    Go check out Jeremy Fielding's recent video where he tours Yaskawa's manufacturing facility and takes a deep look at the MH900, a truly massive robot. Very related to this and a great look at the insane engineering, brilliant minds, and skilled hands going into these things.

  • @DobraEspacial

    @DobraEspacial

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nasonguy Cool! Thanks for the tip, I'm gonna take a look!

  • @dertythegrower

    @dertythegrower

    Жыл бұрын

    Amazing for sure. Makes you wonder what 10 years will be like when automation fully kicks in..

  • @kylebrown1986
    @kylebrown1986 Жыл бұрын

    As someone who has worked at GM(GM Oshawa before closing and then reopening a year later), nice to see the similarities on the manufacturing process. Seems they use the same contractors and companies to build these factories. That was a nice clean floor.

  • @kafilkavich707

    @kafilkavich707

    Жыл бұрын

    Too bad the cars being produced are complete junk!

  • @Karterness

    @Karterness

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kafilkavich707… how?

  • @kafilkavich707

    @kafilkavich707

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Karterness Just wait till it breaks : ) And I love the fact people actually enjoy sitting 35min to an hour to charge these things, lol no thank you! I would NEVER feel safe traveling in a EV!

  • @jose73248

    @jose73248

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kafilkavich707 You sound like those that back on the 60´s, thought seat belts were installed because the cars were bad.

  • @bedinor

    @bedinor

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kafilkavich707 Most people charge their vehicles at night. Even if you are travelling and need to charge, you will probably do other things whilst you are charging. And it's not like you are charging to 100% every time. You can obviously, but you don't have to unless you got the free time. While I don't own and EV and don't plan to for awhile, your opinion is actually just garbage on the advent of this technology.

  • @sameralnademi1768
    @sameralnademi1768 Жыл бұрын

    . . .this video is very helpful , it bring back the name of " FORD "to the memory

  • @livewire4495
    @livewire4495 Жыл бұрын

    My Home Town. Four Generations of my Family have worked for FORDS starting at Highland Park with my Grandfather. Moved away to Tennessee 33 years ago and never looked back! 😎

  • @laroccad18
    @laroccad18 Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to Michigan! If you are ever in Michigan again I would highly recommend visiting the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village! It is amazing to see how all the vehicles work and how things got started with so much more to learn about! I hope you enjoyed your stay to my home area!

  • @XDSDDLord

    @XDSDDLord

    Жыл бұрын

    Does his museum include his work on eugenics and anti-semitism?

  • @rocktheworld2k6

    @rocktheworld2k6

    Жыл бұрын

    @@XDSDDLord Unfortunately I'm pretty sure it doesn't. However, there you can get tickets to get a tour of the Rouge factory, which builds the ICE F-150s and I believe is very near to this plant, and part of that is a video about its history and Ford's union-busting.

  • @rocktheworld2k6

    @rocktheworld2k6

    Жыл бұрын

    I highly recommend anyone who goes to Greenfield Village to get some of the frozen custard and go see the glassblowing. It's all very cool. You can also get tickets for the Rouge factory tour, there, which builds the ICE F-150.

  • @guillemlluciagris5072

    @guillemlluciagris5072

    Жыл бұрын

    @@XDSDDLord in the factory tour they do mention his anti-union stance and his harsh practices in the factories, albeit not in an overly dramatic way. There is no mention of his stance on eugenics, antisemitism and racism. I am currently reading Ford's biography and while you can get an idea of who he was (especially in the parts about Fordlandia), there is no specific mention of any hatred towards specific minorities or collectives of people

  • @popefacto5945

    @popefacto5945

    Жыл бұрын

    They also have one of Nikola Tesla's death masks squirreled away in a back room. If memory serves, only three were made.

  • @gallimead
    @gallimead Жыл бұрын

    I work for a major competitor. And props to Ford, for allowing him in into the frame plant. Very insightful, and great content

  • @looseygoosey1349

    @looseygoosey1349

    Жыл бұрын

    GM?

  • @DR-jo7fg
    @DR-jo7fg6 ай бұрын

    In 1963/4 3-4 grade toured the Ford plant in pico Rivera Cal. The cars were painted by submersing the whole body in a vat of paint, was amazing.

  • @alexkova2563
    @alexkova2563 Жыл бұрын

    WOW... a whole new level of respect for how incredibly complicated this is. Engineering and assembly.

  • @DetroitBORG
    @DetroitBORG Жыл бұрын

    This is great Zack, I've been wanting to see this facility up-close.

  • @JerryRigEverything

    @JerryRigEverything

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It was such a cool place.

  • @bobedwards8896

    @bobedwards8896

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JerryRigEverything i now its outside your usual videos, but you should tour the NIF facility in CA, the one that just announced a fusion energy breakthrough. its amazing

  • @Fourthof7sons
    @Fourthof7sons Жыл бұрын

    On a waiting list for one of these! Fun to see it made.

  • @222INFINITY

    @222INFINITY

    Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy

  • @Fourthof7sons

    @Fourthof7sons

    Жыл бұрын

    @@222INFINITY I will...in 18ish months when I can finally get one.....

  • @dalel3608

    @dalel3608

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Fourthof7sons Don't feel bad, I ordered a Ranger in May, just got the build date (jan.27,'23) yesterday. Our workplace ordered a pair of trucks last year from RAM, still not delivered. Everyone is in waiting lists.

  • @coyotestickers
    @coyotestickers Жыл бұрын

    Another reminder of how modern vehicle prices have skyrocketed. All of that automation comes at a premium. A beautiful truck. I applaud all of the hard working men and women that remain on the line.

  • @axgp1511
    @axgp1511 Жыл бұрын

    Very impressed with the engineers. My hat go off to them

  • @jjunture
    @jjunture Жыл бұрын

    And that is how you make the 2023 Motor Trend Truck of the Year. Very cool video! Thanks Zack!

  • @undeadpixel
    @undeadpixel Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for putting a spotlight on my fellow Michiganders. The factory workers work really hard and it's still one of the biggest industries in our state. Respect Zach ✌️

  • @AjFerguson13
    @AjFerguson13 Жыл бұрын

    Neat to see artisanal work like this is still done being practiced. Like the quaint wiring harness that goes on for miles and installed strand by strand. It’s adorable and really takes you back

  • @alko9065
    @alko9065 Жыл бұрын

    Its been almost 10 years since i've worked in a car factory, and sounds still bring back the horror of an assembly line....:)

  • @felixbelanger2659
    @felixbelanger2659 Жыл бұрын

    I've been at "La rouge" a couple of years ago and it was massively impressive! The most impressive part is how different trims, colors and options are just made simultaneously

  • @dcc9786

    @dcc9786

    Жыл бұрын

    I was a manufacturing engineer there. It’s a pain in the ass.

  • @danielbell27
    @danielbell27 Жыл бұрын

    It's amazing to consider how much consideration has to be given to manufacturing during the design process.

  • @TheCompleteConfusion
    @TheCompleteConfusion4 ай бұрын

    My favorite part of the manufacturing process is the paint dunk tank. Very satisfying.

  • @LoveStallion
    @LoveStallion Жыл бұрын

    I marvel at the ingenuity involved in creating machines that facilitate high-yield production, whether it's cars or even just candy. Great vid. Thanks, Zack!

  • @rrenterprise1
    @rrenterprise1 Жыл бұрын

    I'm a car nut. Always have been. Helped my Great-Grandfather build/restore Model Ts. Only a few tools needed. Then getting to see THIS!! Just WOW! Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @georgedoolittle7574

    @georgedoolittle7574

    Жыл бұрын

    Saddened to hear of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Facility in Illinois is being put on ice. Be interesting to see if someone takes that over as Rivian did in Southern Illinois from an abandoned Mitsubishi Facility. Sad and terrified to see what's going on in Europe at the moment so be interesting to see how Ford, GM and Jeep et al *DO* in fact step up to the plate in this what is clearly a World War 3 "over there" anyways.

  • @craigrobertson8476

    @craigrobertson8476

    Жыл бұрын

    Many manufacturers have plant tours, TMMK (Toyota Kentucky) which is the largest automotive plant in north america has tours regularly. But many others do as well.

  • @ethanco2
    @ethanco2 Жыл бұрын

    This is exactly what I needed to watch after a garbage day of work. Makes me feel like a kid again watching this.

  • @PsiQ
    @PsiQ Жыл бұрын

    i (engineer, now more in the semiconductor industry) was working at a sub company during ramp up of the porsche taycan full electric base plate fab. For the Taycan the frame and battery are one very big (structural) part of the car. it's removable but some parts of suspension and wheels mount to the frame directly. For mainly the battery pack there was a lot more automation / robots, the empty frames and battery packs (LG Modules with 24V to 28V each) came in on one end and the combined thing came out the other side. This also meant high voltage risks, it ends up at 800V if i remember correctly. Start and finish the complete thing was picked up / put back into a transport rack by a largwe robot arm. The automated transport cars are really great because you can split up lines for stations that need longer time, and combine back to single fast check points. Also if one station fails or takes longer you can simply reroute it around, even automatically. Usually the frame was lowered onto 4 posts at the stations so everything was at the exact same position every time, afterwards the cart used the hydraulic lift/platform and transported the frame to the next station. The charging was a bit of a problem, there were not enough ports implemented for the lines (bad planning) and especially if many carts were stuck on the way due to failures they sometimes did not reach the next charger. But it was a more robust system, not lowering the contacts but simply the charge ports on the floor were humps with two copper rails and the contact for the cart were copper sliders on a hinge with springs. simply drove onto it, when it stopped it checkd if it saw the 24V at the input, then switched on the relays. If you were to drive through a puddle there would be no voltage on the contact sliders. Electric vehicles building electric vehciles. The torque for each screw was monitored and logged.. The power cell packs were all monitored, charged/discharged and checked (integrated BMS) and data logged before install with heat transfer compund. complete frame+plate also had water rails directly integrated in the floor. if you google for "PAG_Taycan_Technology_PM_EN" you find a pdf where you can see the baseplate in the first picture.

  • @lisautz5198
    @lisautz5198 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating video, Jerry! Thank you! My husband just got his Lightening a couple days ago…I’m a tad concerned I’ve been replaced!😆It truly is an amazing vehicle, isn’t it? And talk about ‘bells & whistles’! Holy cow. I was also really impressed with how quiet it rides. Of course, one of the best things about the Lightening is the fact that it’s non-polluting; that’s kind of a big deal for us.

  • @Been.Here.Since.2007

    @Been.Here.Since.2007

    Жыл бұрын

    What about the power plant where the electricity comes from? They've got you fooled

  • @SolidMango-gh3jk

    @SolidMango-gh3jk

    Жыл бұрын

    And all that plastic that cannot ever be recycled. Or all those toxic chemicals to make that massive battery (also can’t be recycled) let alone the pollutions from the factories that make those plastics…..

  • @MiK3Y13

    @MiK3Y13

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SolidMango-gh3jk Not polluting has to be the funniest shit ive read all day! Shes so clueless

  • @nickhenderson1410
    @nickhenderson1410 Жыл бұрын

    Working at the Kansas City Plant making the other less interesting half of the F150's (Gasoline only) and the Transit Van, I have to say, it's really cool seeing an extremely similar process being used over there as we do for the electric transit. Great video, cool to see the inside of another plant I have not visited.

  • @calebwardenburg4727

    @calebwardenburg4727

    Жыл бұрын

    You guys built my F150 - outstanding job - still running like a beast after almost 5 years and 72k miles

  • @johnoneal1999
    @johnoneal1999 Жыл бұрын

    As someone who has worked at a Ford plant, (& a more modern one, too!) I can say that this plant is AMAZING!!

  • @bassambouhamad7935
    @bassambouhamad7935 Жыл бұрын

    Professional teal working together to produce the most beautiful 4WD machines, I love it.

  • @CarsMadeSimple
    @CarsMadeSimple Жыл бұрын

    Great video! It is always cool to see how vehicles are manufactured in a modern production facility. I would love to do something like this.

  • @phoenux3986
    @phoenux3986 Жыл бұрын

    As an average consumer this definitely provides some different perspective on the design process for vehicles. It's obvious that cars are designed with the user in mind but i've never really stopped to think about the amount of attention that goes into designing it to actually be built until today

  • @jables1122
    @jables1122 Жыл бұрын

    I work at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant!

  • @jables1122

    @jables1122

    Жыл бұрын

    We build the F-250 up to 550 and the Expedition!

  • @ryanrenolds

    @ryanrenolds

    Жыл бұрын

    There is a ford f550? Is that like 400x800 meters?

  • @AM23.
    @AM23. Жыл бұрын

    As an auto glass technician, That was really neat to watch them install the glass

  • @HalfWarrior
    @HalfWarrior Жыл бұрын

    The robotic machines that move around and assemble the trucks are amazing themselves.

  • @SteveDOES
    @SteveDOES Жыл бұрын

    This is such a cool behind the scenes look. I can't wait to get mine!

  • @ajbp95
    @ajbp95 Жыл бұрын

    Cool! I wonder what Henry Ford would think if he saw today's assembly line!

  • @naum900
    @naum900 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool! Please keep making more manufacturing videos. It's so fascinating to get an inside look.

  • @RayleighCriterion
    @RayleighCriterion Жыл бұрын

    A machine doing a task isn't science, science requires a natural phenomenon. That's engineering.

  • @Gwarsbane
    @Gwarsbane Жыл бұрын

    Love seeing stuff like this. Its always interesting to see how things are made/put together. Thank you & Ford for making this video. :)

  • @ericdgood
    @ericdgood Жыл бұрын

    Please make an extended version of this. I could watch this for days.

  • @AnchorRoom1
    @AnchorRoom17 күн бұрын

    Best tour yet!

  • @asadhafeez9681
    @asadhafeez9681 Жыл бұрын

    And the Cyber Truck is still in the making. Mocking Ford F150 was easy but keeping up with F150 is no joke

  • @aelaan12
    @aelaan12 Жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of the good old times when I worked in the manufacturing factory where we just started to implement Kan-Ban and Just In time Delivery. We were to program this into the software systems. When 85% of all this work was done manually, very few automated systems. Seeing where this is today is amazing.

  • @benderbi
    @benderbi Жыл бұрын

    I used to watch these kind of tours on Discovery Channel, now it's all on KZread and I LOVE IT. Also, it's my favorite electric truck so far so it's double fun for me 😁

  • @redsquirrelftw

    @redsquirrelftw

    Жыл бұрын

    The "how it's made" music and voice was playing in my head while watching this lol. "The operator carefully inserts the bolts before the robot takes the chassis to the next step"

  • @prophet447
    @prophet44710 ай бұрын

    It’s crazy how easy they made it for the workers. Looks like everything just snaps in

  • @dethvx
    @dethvx Жыл бұрын

    Those robots are incredible. I was also surprised how much of the manufacturing process is still done by human hands and how clean everything is!

  • @Rareparrot
    @Rareparrot Жыл бұрын

    That was sooooo interesting. Thanks Jerry and Ford. My big take away is how well the workers are looked after in terms of lifting weight and straining. You can't have an assembly line where people get too exhausted. Amazing

  • @CNC-Time-Lapse
    @CNC-Time-Lapse Жыл бұрын

    I used to work for FANUC Robotics' at the North American Headquarters in Rochester, Michigan as a software developer and it was neat to see the paint robots being assembled and tested on the factory floor below. It's amazing the precision and strength of those robots from the smallest LR Mate's to the massive M-2000iA.

  • @saberline152

    @saberline152

    Жыл бұрын

    I just made an assignemnt with those Universal Robots that take the photographs for school lol

  • @PushkarDhande
    @PushkarDhande Жыл бұрын

    I don’t know what I would do on KZread without you Jerry! 😢

  • @philipb8892
    @philipb889211 ай бұрын

    The video makes me miss my days in the 70's working for ford at an assembly plants, From assembling cars to supervising almost 50 people building cars. It appears nowadays the workers don't have to work as hard as workers in the 60's, 70's and 80's had to work. We used to build 62 to 64 car per hour on 2 shifts. 496 cars each shift and we didn't go home until we built 496 cars. The job was fun, interesting , financially rewarding and the workers were a good hard working bunch of people with many stories, Lots of Viet Nam vets, kids right out of high school or college and just a whole mix of people and with former occupations.

  • @mikekearsley2407
    @mikekearsley2407 Жыл бұрын

    Wow!!! Big fan of American manufacturing. As a Boeing tool designer I can appreciate this dedication to tooling. Great Vid, Hi from Seattle.

  • @robertkribs9513

    @robertkribs9513

    Жыл бұрын

    what an excellent way to phrase it, "dedication to tooling"! Kudos!

  • @davidrave563

    @davidrave563

    Жыл бұрын

    how do you get into tool designing

  • @codder32

    @codder32

    Жыл бұрын

    Except the american-made index shows that Ford makes about 12% of their car parts in the US. It's easy to say it's made in the US when all you do is put together stuff made in Mexico 😆. Pretty much 100% of what is shown in the video was already made and just put together on the car 🤔

  • @synfinium

    @synfinium

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@codder32still better then being entirely made in china

  • @codder32

    @codder32

    Жыл бұрын

    @@synfinium If "made in Mexico, assembled in America" is what the great "American manufacturing" is for you, than sure! Seems to me like some other lies told to make Americans feel better about their amazing country, but hey, what do I know :) I didn't say it was worst or better though, just laugh at the "American manufacturing" part :)

  • @nicks98gtstang
    @nicks98gtstang Жыл бұрын

    Love how the video turned out, and it was great meeting you! I watched this video while putting windshields in the F150 Lightning!

  • @bigrunts9768
    @bigrunts9768 Жыл бұрын

    Good to see Michigan get the attention from the automotive industry and audience like it once has.

  • @bimmer4755
    @bimmer4755 Жыл бұрын

    I work at the Bmw plant in SC. I have a lot of respect for any one who works on an assembly line. I did it for over 7 years before I got a job within the plant driving cars around . Assembly line work can be very grueling and physically demanding. Next time you get in your car what ever make and model it is think of the souls that build it . But as far as Ford goes I highly recommend doing the factory tour ! It’s truly amazing . Also if any ones ever in Spartanburg SC you should definitely do a Bmw plant tour!

  • @Acad2b
    @Acad2b Жыл бұрын

    Is it just me who noticed a nut falling down at 06:12? :) apart from that, awesome video :)

  • @tonezilla

    @tonezilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Two of SOMETHING fell, yeah..

  • @davidevans2585
    @davidevans2585 Жыл бұрын

    I love car factory videos, but having someone walk and explain it, is next level. You could do a whole series from lots of different cars. Corvette next please.

  • @Lulu54545454

    @Lulu54545454

    Жыл бұрын

    SavageGeese has filmed a full factory tour for the C8 Z06. Should be released soon hopefully!

  • @kreso0
    @kreso0 Жыл бұрын

    6:11 bolts are already falling out. That's top quality 👌

  • @parmmohan4603
    @parmmohan4603 Жыл бұрын

    If Jerry loves Electric Trucks, we y’all love electric trucks!!!

  • @Gibson99
    @Gibson99 Жыл бұрын

    Would be great if you could get a similar tour of the Tesla factory in Austin, making semis and Cybertruck

  • @sebastianorye2702

    @sebastianorye2702

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but that likely wont happen, at least for a while. Jerry seems to have gone to far on twitter😂, ending up blocked by Elon. The next best thing are the drone videos tesla published, flying from start to end through the process.

  • @_CarlosA
    @_CarlosA Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Very thankful for those workers helping build these vehicles. They all do amazing work!

  • @redsquirrelftw
    @redsquirrelftw Жыл бұрын

    Imagine if Henry Ford could see what manufacturing technology has come to since his time.

  • @cactustweeter2890
    @cactustweeter2890 Жыл бұрын

    This is truly fascinating. Thanks for providing this behind-the-scenes view.

  • @guillemlluciagris5072
    @guillemlluciagris5072 Жыл бұрын

    I was there a few weeks ago! Did the full tour. What an amazing facility and even more amazing people they got there :)

  • @xXRedTheDragonXx
    @xXRedTheDragonXx Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Great to see the hard working individuals making these cars! It's fascinating how many different moving parts there are just to help get things in the right place!

  • @ln1one
    @ln1one Жыл бұрын

    I wish you would have showed the stamping part of the process. I used to work for Ford at as a Tool & Die Engineer. It was beautiful how the process was created from coils to final shape.

  • @sam23696
    @sam2369611 ай бұрын

    One thing that always astounds me with car factories like this is each stage the worker just seems to casually slot in a dozen complex parts like its magic. Not only that but each complex part itself has another factory somewhere else that made it. They have stacks and stacks of headlights to one side, shelves of sun roofs, boxes of interior lining. And all that is purpose built in a different facility. One that is just one model of vehicle.

  • @Alibotify
    @Alibotify Жыл бұрын

    Could've been longer than 12 minutes. More manual work than I thought that also brings the price up. All the cameras in the water thing was supercool! Great video!!

  • @sebastianorye2702

    @sebastianorye2702

    Жыл бұрын

    Same thing i was thinking. Visited fords Detroit plant some years ago, not much has changed in the ratio of robots to humans, but i do see them picking up on some stuff. Water cooled charging cables (superchargers), and instrument panel in one piece (tesla). Regardless, cool video.

  • @skrlaviolette

    @skrlaviolette

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sebastianorye2702 Everytime I see a video of a automotive production plant, I astouned by the amount of robots. So I always think, WOW that many robots. That's crazy. You can see, I don't see automotive production plant's that often :D

  • @HansMilling
    @HansMilling Жыл бұрын

    I saw Teslas factory in Berlin. It’s incredible how many steps needs to be figured out to do properly and in right order for the assembly line to work. Also the many parts from suppliers that needs to always be enough of. If something is missing, the whole assembly line have to stop. Would be awesome to have a truck like that, only Europe trucks are not that popular, mostly due to small streets, tiny parking spaces and very high taxes on big vehicles.

  • @benjurqunov

    @benjurqunov

    Жыл бұрын

    But why should that cancel homosexual special rights ? Despite proving Clinton had Epstein killed, Elon is not a god afterall.

  • @HansMilling

    @HansMilling

    Жыл бұрын

    @@benjurqunov I think you replied to the wrong comment.

  • @MaticTheProto

    @MaticTheProto

    Жыл бұрын

    1. I was in the Mercedes factory. It’s insanely automated in some areas. Also Tesla factories are probably a bit boring as their cars are so simplistic. 2. no we here in Europe just realized pick up trucks are unnecessary trash

  • @brucemartini2288
    @brucemartini2288 Жыл бұрын

    THANKS FORD for allowing this Video!!!!! I'M a BIG FORD fan( Lifelong), and feel proud to see the Production!!!!!!!!

  • @Eric-ix3rx
    @Eric-ix3rx Жыл бұрын

    As one of the future owner of f15 lightening, we appreciate all the love

  • @Mr5Stars
    @Mr5Stars Жыл бұрын

    Great video, good to see AMERICAN manufacturing!!!!!!!!

  • @convergeman7825
    @convergeman7825 Жыл бұрын

    I never imagined that these kinds of machines would actually sound like this when in action, fascinating

  • @benrigsby2226
    @benrigsby22267 ай бұрын

    Just bought a Lightning yesterday. I can't wait to show that to my 4th grader when he gets home. Fantastic video! Thanks!

  • @johnnyxp64
    @johnnyxp64 Жыл бұрын

    One of the best if not THE BEST Ev Truck all arround.

  • @TheStickCollector
    @TheStickCollector Жыл бұрын

    Interesting to see the process

  • @jeremyn83
    @jeremyn83 Жыл бұрын

    *customer*: Why does my truck have a set of vertical scratches on the window? *PR*: Okay, who wasn't watching Zack?!

  • @noisycarlos

    @noisycarlos

    Жыл бұрын

    Why does my truck have scratches at a level 6 and deeper grooves at a level 7?

  • @nikolajebbesen
    @nikolajebbesen Жыл бұрын

    Best vehicle manufractoring video yet!

  • @edwardbughiuc100
    @edwardbughiuc100 Жыл бұрын

    still snapped,slapped and thrown together in the year 2022....ford quality number one

  • @bob_lemon
    @bob_lemon Жыл бұрын

    Very nice video. As someone who has worked with Vehicle ECUs on a software level (doing functional testing using Hardware in the Loop Testbenches), I'd have loved to see the end-of-line programming step. I know there's a lot of software calibrations that need to be done after all (like front camera alignment), but I've never actually got to see that part.

  • @sam19953
    @sam19953 Жыл бұрын

    I'm studying electrical engineering and I'm just stunned by the complexity, engineering and precision behind all of this

  • @ashcwong07
    @ashcwong07 Жыл бұрын

    The efficiency of the line is incredible, its like assembling one big lego set

  • @pcairbum
    @pcairbum Жыл бұрын

    One of the most interesting things I've seen in a while, I was actually giddy watching it.

  • @TurbineResearch
    @TurbineResearch Жыл бұрын

    I love these videos so that in 20 years when I buy a lighting used I can reference this to see how something was installed and make it easier on myself knowing how it was installed in the factory 😂

  • @1leggeddog
    @1leggeddog Жыл бұрын

    Factory tours are so fun to watch!

  • @christianpayne8996
    @christianpayne8996 Жыл бұрын

    Having been in a few automotive plants, I will say working at REVC is by far the best experience yet!

  • @eriknielsen1231
    @eriknielsen1231 Жыл бұрын

    Absolute dream video for me! There were so many mind-blowing parts in the video; it was so nice of Ford to let you do this! ❤

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