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Henry Ford created the first automobile that was affordable to the American public. This caused a high demand for cars in the country. At this point in time they could only make one car ever twelve hours. He solved this problem by creating the modern day assembly line, which allowed a car to be produced in one and a half hours.
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J.P. Morgan co-founded U.S. Steel by merging Andrew Carnegie's empire with Federal and National Steel Company. The new company was worth tens of billions of dollars and transformed the manufacturing industry. It produced nearly 2/3 of the worlds steel at its peak, which was used to build things like cars and skyscrapers. -
Henry Ford used the idea of moving parts and conveyer belts to bring the product to the employees. This allowed the employees to be trained to do just one specific task. This changed how all mass production was done. -
The unified assembly line will become the most efficient type of assembly line. -
The Great Depression had a significant impact on American Manufacturing. Industrial production fell by nearly 47%.
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This is also referred to as to "just in time" method because items are produced just as they are needed. They still use this method today. -
Before this law was signed into effect many adults and children worked extremely long hours for very little pay in hot and dirty factory conditions. Franklin Roosevelt signed an act that mandated a forty hour work week and a minimum wage in the United States. This meant that manufacturers had to increase production to meet standards in a shorter day. This changed the way businesses operated. -
At the start of World War 2 many factories shut down the production of consumer goods and began to produce the products and resources needed to fight the war. These factories were also short workers because most of the male population was sent to Europe to fight the war. -
This organization began to set international standards for business and manufacturing. -
CAD allowed computers to make precise and accurate cuts that would otherwise be made by humans. This was the beginning of manufacturing in the digital age. -
These allowed for a higher amount of processing and production. It also allowed the manufacturing process to be more autonomous. -
This ship left San Francisco with 70 shipping containers on its deck, which would become revolutionary for global trade of U.S. manufactured goods. -
This allowed ocean going ships full of raw materials to reach manufacturers in the Midwest. -
This allowed for more goods to be manufactured from plastic. -
This book brought attention to the fact that cars were not safe and manufacturers should be doing everything they can to keep people safe. This changes the way cars are manufactured forever. -
The Occupations Safety and Health Act was created to require employers to create and maintain healthy and safe work environments. This changed they way manufacturers produced goods because they had to make the process safe for all employees. -
This agency was created to protect the environment from harms created by manufacturers and other big business. -
These robots were first introduced in Europe before quickly spreading to the U.S. -
The oil crisis was making it nearly impossible to transport manufactured goods to where they needed to go. Manufacturers were also not receiving the raw materials they needed. -
Bill Gates developed Microsoft's first computer software. -
Although production has increased since then manufacturing provided the most jobs to Americans in this year. Since then robots have taken the previously man powered jobs. -
Cameras with the ability to perform character, date, and code verification are developed. This improves the speed and efficiency of manufacturing. -
Computers have changed the way that manufacturing has been done. It all began with the release of PCs. -
This is a quality system that seeks to remove defects and minimize errors. -
This opened the doors for foreign manufacturing plants in the United States. -
A whole new era of manufacturing begins as companies begin to introduce new robots and we gain the ability to combine technology with gestures.