Struandale engine plant expansion, South Africa
Name of the Project
Struandale engine plant expansion.
Location
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Client
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA).
Project Description
FMCSA is expanding the capability and capacity of its operations at the Struandale engine plant as part of a wide-ranging investment in its two South African plants, announced in 2017.
The investment includes the installation of a sophisticated new assembly line for an all-new diesel engine programme that will, most notably, power the new Ford Ranger Raptor when it is launched in 2019. The new diesel engine assembly hall is located in a totally revamped 3 868 m2 section of the Struandale engine plant, and boasts Ford’s latest, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes that guarantee the highest standards of workmanship, product quality and performance.
Eight derivatives of the new engine will be assembled at the plant when production officially starts in the fourth quarter of 2018. The new assembly line has an installed capacity of 120 000 engines a year.
The current component machining and assembly lines for the Duratorq TDCi diesel engine, which has been produced locally since 2011 for the Ford Ranger and Everest, are also being expanded. Ultimately, the Struandale engine plant will become the home of all Duratorq TDCi engine component machining for the Ranger, Everest and Transit, along with expanded engine assembly, in conjunction with current operations at Ford plants in Thailand and Argentina.
With the additional 2.2 ℓ engine derivatives officially coming on line in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Struandale engine plant will assemble a total of 56 variants of the Duratorq TDCi engine.
Installed capacity for the Duratorq TDCi programme is set to increase from the current 254 000 machined component sets (cylinder head, block and crankshaft) to 280 000, while assembly capacity will increase from 115 000 to 130 000 engines a year. To accommodate the significant production expansion for the two engine programmes, a new warehouse has been built at the engine plant. The new 5 418 m2 facility has been designed to house all the required parts, components and tools on-site to maximise production efficiency for the two engine programmes.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Value
R3-billion.
Duration
Not stated.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
FMCSA communications manager Rella Bernardes, tel +2712 842 2296 or email rgiurici@ford.com.
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