credit: third party image reference
Henry Ford had left his family at an early age. He had to support his wife and kids and ran a sawmill. Later, he joined the Edison Illuminating Company as an engineer. At Edison, his work was highly regarded.
Henry always had a passion for automobiles. He set up a workshop in a shed behind his house, where he put his ideas together to create a car. His relentless efforts were not in vain; he first came up with a gasoline-powered carriage which he called the quadricycle, a carriage supported by four bicycle wheels. He then decided to make a company of his own make new cars. The result was the Ford Motor Company which came into being in 1903.
credit: third party image reference
Ford came out with Model A, following Model B and Model C. Ford's Model T met with immediate success in the market. He explored the possibility of mass production. Ford hasn't stopped making cars for the world ever since. When the Great Depression struck America, 183 out of 200 automobiles companies declared bankruptcy but Ford survived.
credit: third party image reference Henry Ford has a prominent place in the history of the automobile industry. Without him, mass production of vehicles wouldn't have been possible. It Happened at the beginning of the 20th century. In those days, car production was still taking baby steps. It took almost twelve hours to assemble a car and production cost was also very high. Cars were a luxury that could only be afforded by the rich; expensive toys of wealthy people. Henry Ford wanted to make quality cars at a low cost so that a majority of the population could afford them. After careful studies, he identified different stages of making a car. He gave specialized training for workers to work with specific stages. Using a machine similar to a conveyor belt, the cars one stage to another until all parts were in place.
This method came to be known as the assembly line and it significantly reduced the time and cost of making a car. A car could now be made in less three hours and the price dropped to almost half of the initial cost. Cars were no more a luxury item; a common man could afford it. Ford's sale skyrocketed with this technology; at one point, Ford supplied almost 50% of the Cars in the US. Ford model is the basis of modern-day production of cars.
credit: third party image reference
"FORD MODEL T"
NOTE:- HENRY FORD's MASS PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE WERE SO EFFICIENT THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY COULD TURN OUT ONE "MODEL T" EVERY 93 MINUTES.
You must be logged in to post a comment.