Re: One Story Assembly Plant What If?
Posted by Steve203 On 2014/6/9 10:54:22
Some modifications to EGB would have been required for material handling; ramps and conveyors, even running to the outside if necessary.
I'm not sure that would be feasible. Besides the narrow footprint of some of those buildings, I would not want to go driving down a ramp in a fork lift with a load of engine blocks.
As best I can tell, the Packard plant did not even have the material handling solution that other old multi-story plants had. The photo shows the interior of one of the Studebaker buildings. Each department on the upper floors has a balcony overlooking this central core. Railroad cars bring material in and an overhead crane lifts material to the balcony of the appropriate department. I have seen interior photos that show Ford Highland Park used this same system. EGB doesn't appear to have enough room for the railroad tracks to make the turn to go between building wings to use this system.
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I'm not sure that would be feasible. Besides the narrow footprint of some of those buildings, I would not want to go driving down a ramp in a fork lift with a load of engine blocks.
As best I can tell, the Packard plant did not even have the material handling solution that other old multi-story plants had. The photo shows the interior of one of the Studebaker buildings. Each department on the upper floors has a balcony overlooking this central core. Railroad cars bring material in and an overhead crane lifts material to the balcony of the appropriate department. I have seen interior photos that show Ford Highland Park used this same system. EGB doesn't appear to have enough room for the railroad tracks to make the turn to go between building wings to use this system.
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