About the author  ⁄ Klaus H. Ohrnberger, P.E.

Klaus Ohrnberger, P.E., is the facilities structural engineer for the FCA US Corporate Building Group, responsible for capital project structural work, based in the FCA US headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI. He has been involved in structural design and construction assignments at the Windsor Assembly Plant since the 1994 minivan project. He may be reached at klaus.ohrnberger@fcagroup.com.

Transforming a Historic Auto Plant

North American automobile manufacturing and assembly plants, from the origins of the industry in the early 20th century, have held an iconic heritage position in our culture. Consider the Albert Kahn designed factories for Henry Ford. Aside from nostalgia, are these plants still useful and are they fulfilling a role in society today? The answer is, yes they are, thanks to the steel and concrete of their construction and the ingenuity of design engineers. Our case study is the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario (WAP). …

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Aug, 2016 By and In Feature Comments 0
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