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Ford Begins Manufacture of EcoBoost Engines at Cleveland Plant

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1, which becomes the first manufacturing site to build Ford’s new fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines. 1 to build the EcoBoost engine. Approximately 250 employees will form the shift to build the engine. 1 opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio. Cleveland Engine Plant No. million engines in the 302 and 5.0-liter

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Ford Invests $155M in Engine Plant to Support New 3.7L V-6 for Mustang

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Ford Motor Company is investing $155 million at its Cleveland operations to build a new more fuel-efficient V-6 engine for the 2011 Mustang. Ford’s $155 million investment there includes $121 million in manufacturing investment at the plant and $34 million for launch and engineering. The all-aluminum dual-overhead cam (DOHC), 3.7-liter

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Ford Begins EcoBoost Engine Production

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Approximately 250 employees are returning to the plant to build the new engines. 1 opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio. In 2004, Ford invested $350 million into the plant for redesign and installation of an all-new assembly line as well as block, crankshaft and cylinder head machining lines. Click to enlarge.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. The next year he chaired the 2004 European Magnetic Sensors and Actuators Conference. as an engineer.

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