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FCA US Mack Avenue Engine Plant
January 27, 2017
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FCA US Mack Avenue Engine Plant manufactures all three Pentastar V-6 engine displacements (3.0L, 3.2L and 3.6L).
WardsAuto Associate Editor Gritzinger learns Pentastar assembly process from Mack team member Carlos Valverde.
Pentastar V-6 machined blocks await assembly.
Pentastar crankshafts load onto assembly line.
Robots assist installing front engine cover.
Employee loads crankshaft onto assembly line.
Overhead view of flex plate installation.
Women make up 31% of Mack Avenue work force.
Mack Avenue plant employs 609 hourly and 126 salaried workers.
Finished Pentastar V-6 engines ready to ship.
Finished engine goes into pallet rack.
Mack Avenue plant covers 1.4 million sq.-ft.
Mack Avenue plant covers 1.4 million sq.-ft.
FCA invites journalists to build a Pentastar V-6 engine and tour its Mack Avenue Engine Plant in Detroit, where the automaker machines and assembles 1 million Pentastar V-6 powerplants annually for installation in everything from Ram pickups to Chrysler 300 sedans (see related story: [email protected] @bobgritzinger
">V-6 Mills Mean Big Business For Mack Plant).
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