Recycling of Electrical Connector Caps at the Ford Michigan Truck ...

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Truck Plant. DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY. The Ford Michigan Truck Plant is a 2.9 million square foot facility in Wayne Michigan. ...

 

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Recycling of Electrical Connector Caps at the Ford Michigan Truck PlantPage 1Ford Motor Company Pollution Prevention Case StudyRecycling of Electrical Connector Caps at the Ford MichiganTruck PlantDESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITYThe Ford Michigan Truck Plant is a 2.9 million square foot facility in Wayne Michigan. The plant has been operating since 1964 and produces the Ford Expedition andLincoln Navigator. It employs more than 4100 people and produced over 343000vehicles in 1997.DESCRIPTION OF THE OPPORTUNITY BEING ADDRESSEDWiring harnesses are designed to be versatile. When a truck needs a particularfeature such as speed control electrical connector caps on the wiring harness areremoved allowing the electrical connection and adding the feature. Two electricalconnector caps on wiring harnesses were being removed and discarded because theywere not needed on many Expeditions and Navigators. A third cap was not needed onthreefourths of the trucks.DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTWhile the wiring harnesses were being redesigned provisions were made forcollecting and recycling the plastic caps. Plastic bins were made available for theformerly discarded caps. These caps worth $56000 were labeled and stored andwere used for installation on the relatively few vehicles that needed them. Now redesigned wiring harnesses arrive at the plant without caps which saves atleast $300000 a year in parts and labor.SUBSTANCE ADDRESSEDREDUCTION OBTAINEDPlastic wiring caps100%SAVINGS REALIZED (PARTS AND LABOR)$300000 / YEARENVIRONMENTAL HIERARCHY LEVELS:Source reduction waste stream elimination and recycling.

 

 

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