My Visit to The North American Manufacturing Core

On one of my most recent travels I traveled to the region between Canada and the United States known as the North American Manufacturing Core. This region stretches from Milwaukee, Wisconsin all the way to the East Coast. This region has to most manufacturing out of any other region in the United States and Canada.

On this trip I toured the Ford Rogue Plant in Deerborn, Michigan. I got to see how the Ford Rogue is made and it truly a very long but fast process. It was cool to see how they make the F-150 Truck. There are a lot of parts that go into making the truck. More than I would ever think. All the workers were working hard on putting together the certain parts of the truck. It was cool to see how hard to workers were working to get things done. We were told that they had a certain quota to meet for the day in trucks assembled so they couldn't be slow and there was no chance for error. The tour was about 2 hours but it was very interesting to see the final product at the end. After that we went across town too tour the museum which talked about the history of Ford. It was really interesting to see how one man turned his name into a vehicle empire.

This is a Ford truck being looked over for the final details. 

This is the Ford Rogue Plant. 

It was very cool to see this because I had always wondered what it would take to build a truck. I drive a Chevy but it was cool to see how Ford has manufactured trucks in the region known as the North American Manufacturing Core. This is just one of many factories that calls this region home. Their are certainly many other factories produce cars, but other produce goods such as steel, air conditioners, and appliances.

The after a few days we went to the United States Mint in Philadelphia to see how they make the coins that are currency. This tour was truly the tour of a lifetime as we got to see how coins are currently minted and we also learned how they go through the process of making the coins. First, is blanking so cutting out the coins of the metal to form the circular shape. Second, is to anneal the coin to make it soft. Third, is upsetting to make the edges rigged on the coin. Fourth is striking which is putting the coin through the press. The coins are then inspected and if they don't meet the requirements then they are destroyed. They then count and bag the money and get ready to send it to send it to the Federal Reserve and then the local banks.

This is a picture of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. 

This connects to this region with the manufacturing of money. It was truly an incredible experience to tour this cool place. I now know what it takes to make actual money and how tedious the process is. The workers there are very focused on their jobs and don't want to mess up because the standards are very high.

On this trip it was interesting to learn how somethings are made here in America. From trucks to money they both are very important to the United States and Canada. Manufacturing will definitely remain strong in the United States and Canada as their is a great need for it and always will be.