'63 Production Sequence vs. Engine Casting

[John H.]

Re: '63 Production Sequence vs. Engine Casting

Thanks for the info John! With 55,000 castings going to Flint daily I assume Flint machined, assembled, and shipped that many daily. Those are significant numbers for each plant.

How large were these facilities? I assume 3 shifts, did the foundry operate 7 days or the furnaces just stayed hot over the weekend? How many employees?

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

Steve

Steve -

Flint V-8 employed about 6,000 people, and covered over two million square feet; the machining department worked three shifts, and assembly worked two shifts. There were two assembly lines - Line #1 ran at 180 per hour, and Line #2 ran at 120-140 per hour.

Mark Gorney can provide the numbers for the Saginaw Foundry (now called Saginaw Metal Casting Operations); he's been there for 38 years and has lots of history.

[Steven B.]

Re: '63 Production Sequence vs. Engine Casting

Steve -

Flint V-8 employed about 6,000 people, and covered over two million square feet; the machining department worked three shifts, and assembly worked two shifts. There were two assembly lines - Line #1 ran at 180 per hour, and Line #2 ran at 120-140 per hour.

Mark Gorney can provide the numbers for the Saginaw Foundry (now called Saginaw Metal Casting Operations); he's been there for 38 years and has lots of history.

Thanks John! From '74-'76 I worked at Maremont Corp. in Paulding, Ohioas prod. supv and prod control. We mfg'd brake linings and clutch facings. At one time Maremont, marketed under the Grizzly name, had a white '59 or '60 test car assigned to engineering. There was a GM foundry in Defiance, Ohio a few miles away then. Do you know what they produced?


Steve

[John H.]

Re: '63 Production Sequence vs. Engine Casting

Thanks John! From '74-'76 I worked at Maremont Corp. in Paulding, Ohioas prod. supv and prod control. We mfg'd brake linings and clutch facings. At one time Maremont, marketed under the Grizzly name, had a white '59 or '60 test car assigned to engineering. There was a GM foundry in Defiance, Ohio a few miles away then. Do you know what they produced?


Steve

Not offhand, but I believe Joe Lucia is quite familiar with that particular foundry and its products.