Production

• Daily volume: c.80,000 welded assemblies for 5 carlines
• Production Space 33,000 m²
• 280 Industrial Robots
• Purely Pull Production - based on flexible production cells using "turn-table concept"
• Cycle Time 30-60 Seconds

Logistics

• Close supplier-customer relationship:
  • 450 different parts received from Ford (pressings, nuts, bolts, etc.)
  • 130 different assemblies shipped to Ford
  • all incoming material on consignment
• Stock to customer time: 0.5hr-2hr
• Delivery in trailers (batch production) and Conveyor (Just-in-Sequence)
• Electronic Kanban system (smart call) Stadco <-> Ford

Quality

• 3 CMM machines for dimensional inspection (3 x 8m)
• Certificates
  • TS 16949 (2002), QS 9000, ISO 14001
• Customer award: Ford Q1