About the author  ⁄ Tito R. Marzotto, P.E., F.ASCE

Tito Marzotto, P.E., F.ASCE, is the Executive Consultant to SNP Technical Services, Inc. with offices in Troy, MI and Windsor and Burlington, Ontario. He first became involved in building design assignments at the Windsor Assembly Plant with the original 1982 minivan program and has continued with each major new product launch since then. He may be reached at tmarzotto@snp-tech.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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