At the Chicago Assembly Plant - home of the Ford Taurus and Explorer, which are also available at Sound Ford in Seattle, Washington - water sustainability is the name of the game through 2020, thanks to Ford's recently updated manufacturing water strategy.
In efforts to increase the level of sustainability, a pair of projects were recently set into motion; the first increases the re-use of water in the plant's pre-treatment system, and the second integrates a cooling tower side-stream electrolysis system to eliminate magnesium and calcium. Water is typically used in vast amounts for pre-treatment baths, as do the cooling towers that are common at automotive manufacturing plants. In line with the strategy, the plant is currently developing new processes to re-use up to 90 percent of water that's pulled for the pre-treatment process. Learn more about Ford's initiative in the video below:
According to Andy Hobbs, the Environmental Quality Office director, Ford is one of only 24 companies out of 600 to receive an “A” grade by CDP for its water allocation initiatives. The Chicago Assembly Plant example is only one of multiple Ford applications of its sustainability strategy.
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