Ford Bridgend engine plant's six-cylinder cardboard substitute
In what appears to be a move to cut costs and save fuel, Ford has developed a cardboard engine.
Engineers at Ford's Bridgend engine plant were thinking outside the box when they came up with the auto industry's first cardboard engine, says the company.
But it is not what it seems. As the plant gears up for next year's introduction of a new six-cylinder engine for the Premier Automotive Group, its prototype centre sent a cardboard-box substitute down the production line.
Putting together a cardboard engine is part of the detailed production planning process now underway at Bridgend. The aim was to ensure maximum efficiency by ensuring the engine passes all points on the assembly line without fouling or sticking.
