Ford Recycles Pickup Scrap-metal to Use on Explorer

August 31, 2010 by William Maley

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Ford says the new 2011 Explorer is 85% recyclable due to the parts used on the vehicle. One part on the Explorer, the noise-dampening fender baffles come from metal used to create door openings on the F-150. The scrap metal is taken from Ford’s Woodhaven, MI plant to Midway Products Group Inc., in Monroe, MI. Mark Courtright, a Ford product design engineer explains what happens next, “(Midway) stamps it into an (Explorer) part and, with a robot, applies some noise, vibration and harshness sealer around the edge.” Ford says this process will save 119 tons of steel.

Source: Wards Auto



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  • The 2011 Ford Explorer is cool. The good thing about this car is this car is made by reusing the parts of other cars. This shows that Ford has a great planning to save the nature.
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