FORD'S LATEST FACTORY

Opunake Times, 19 August 1932, Page 3

FORD'S LATEST FACTORY

USES ITS OWN WASTE. BURNS LONDON REFUSE. The power-house at the Ford motor works at Dagenkam, where the full-scale production programme will shortly be starting, is designed to burn .London refuse at the rate of 1,000 tons a day. x'he factory, which is the largest motor factory in Europe, embodies many ingenious ideas for eliminating waste. It is almost self-contained, with its own power-house, it own blast furnace —the only one in southern England—its own coke ovens and plant for the production of many by-products. Among the last-named will be benzol, and cars will be driven away from the factory running on motor spirit that has been produced there. Ingenious devices for securing safety and comfort for the workpeople have been installed. All windows are opened by electricity, one switch controlling eight tons of window and steel frame. Wherever possible British materials have been used. The u timate production rate for the factory is estimated at 200,000 cars a year, and eventually io, 000 men will be employed if the present programme is adhered to. A large part of the works will be devoted to the manufacture of the new Ford 8 h.p. car which was introduced some months ago.