USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On December 1, 1913, Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to one hour and 33 minutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -After much trial and error, in 1913 Henry Ford and his employees successfully began using this innovation at our Highland Park assembly plant. What made this assembly line unique was the movement element.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ford’s 1913 professional assembly line allowed automobile parts to travel to the worker instead of the other way around. According to Ford, the invention reduced chassis production time from 12 hours and 8 minutes to 1 hour and 33 minutes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The moving assembly line was developed at Ford Motor Co. in 1913 as a means for increasing production volume and productivity. Although Henry Ford himself took credit for the innovation this claim has been contested by some. Organizations Mentioned: Ford Motor Co.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first Ford assembly line at the Highland Park, Michigan plant was relatively crude. Here, in 1913, workers put V-shaped magnets on Model T flywheels to make one-half of the flywheel magneto. Each worker installed a few parts and simply shoved the flywheel down the line to the next worker.