Raising Money From The Sale Of Surplus Equipment At The Shreveport Facility.

[CheeseheadEarl]

There's a 2500 ton press, along with a bunch of hydraulic hemming presses-which I am not familiar with, listed on the ebay site. So it's a reasonable assumption that the purchase included the stamping equipment.

 

[Ty]

This industrial engineer happened to work at the GM factory in Shreveport and worked improving/setting up work stations. I didn't sit behind a computer and nor did the other Industrial engineers. We were the ones who were responsible to make sure work at every station was at or below plant throughput levels.

1. I worked at Elio's assembly plant when GM was producing trucks there.
2. I built work stations on the line.
3. I looked over EVERY SINGLE WORK STATION on that line many, many times.

I've been away from the factory for many years as the Air Force has pulled me in many directions (8th home since then). I had a decision to make when we lived in Shreveport. Accept the Industrial Engineering career path or continue serving this country of ours. Regardless how you may feel about Industrial Engineers (there are many, many paths those careers can follow from office throughput and design to factory set up, to storage and distribution), I know how automotive production works. I know how THAT PLANT worked. I know how fast that line could and should produce vehicles. I know my experience is a bit outdated but production is still production. There are fancier doo-dadds but building is building.

The shuttered plant was still GM's most advanced facility when it shut down.

 

[Gas-Powered Awesome]

For you guys with air in your shops, there's a bunch of SMC 3/4" filters, regulators, separators, and lubricators for about half market price. Very nice stuff. Get some of your tax dollars back from GM and own a former piece of the future Elio plant!

 

[goofyone]

I happen to be an engineer myself, EE, and routinely encounter people who believe engineers simply sit on our butts, drink coffee, and stare at computer screens all day. The fact is that engineers fill all kinds of roles and there are many, such as Ty and myself, who have spent a considerable amount of our careers working hands-on in the field.

In the photo below the guy in the green safety vest happens to be me troubleshooting some systems I was installing at a seaport in Buenos Aires, Argentina about two years ago. I do happen to be staring at a computer screen here however I am definitely not sitting behind a desk.

By the way way I took this photo myself as I was finished doing whatever I was doing and decided to use my access and take a photo using one of the other cameras in the system.

This installation project also involved the scariest thing I have ever had to do at work. I had to strap myself into the longest boom cherry picker I have ever seen and ride that basket 20 meters into the air. I actually had to do this three times to resolve the issue I was working on.

 

[jetpack54]

As soon as I read 'industrial engineer' , my eyes glazed over and I went to sleep - knowing that you have little concept how a manufacturing facility works. Engineers work from computer screens with CAD drawings, schematic printouts, etc...NOT A SINGLE ONE I've ever met (worked with) has a firm grasp of how 'the rubber meets the road'. Goofyone, if you are going to rely on the experience of an industrial engineer for ANYTHING remotely having to do with the viability/future of ELIO motors, then heaven help this forum. DON'T lead people down that path because of someone's former job title. BTW, I helped set up the SIA (then Subaru Isuzu Automotive - now the Subaru of Indiana Automotive) plant in Lafayette, Indiana in 1989. I helped set up stamping presses and parts warehouse layouts for the Subaru Legacy/Isuzu Rodeo lines. I'm no expert, but I'd tend to agree; those parts/fixtures are basically junk and most, if not all, either won't sell - or will bring pennies on the dollar. I don't mean to minimize the contributions of Engineers (my father was an EE), but rather be realistic about the case of a shuttered GM plant in Louisiana.

As soon as I read your post, my eyes glazed over and had to reply- knowing you have little concept of Engineers but it didn't stop you from creating this image that they're a bunch of keyboard pushers. You don't even know what Ty's overall background and involvement while employed by GM and here you are trying to be a "know-it-all" just because of what, you helped set up the SIA, now you're an expert on everything! People like you that opens their mouths before researching everything just put your credibility down the drain! Now I suggest you read Ty's post, analyze it, and apologize to him for jumping to conclusions.

 

[Rickb]

Suggestion duly noted, ignored. I never opened my mouth while I was typing - only engineers and pencil pushers do that. I suggest you go grab a Mountain Dew and some cherry twizzlers and get back to trying to lamely insult someone as thin-skinned as the rest of your nerd pack!

Are you suggesting we are all part of the nerd pack or only engineers and pencil pushers?

 

[jetpack54]

Suggestion duly noted, ignored. I never opened my mouth while I was typing - only engineers and pencil pushers do that. I suggest you go grab a Mountain Dew and some cherry twizzlers and get back to trying to lamely insult someone as thin-skinned as the rest of your nerd pack!

You insulted Ty, G1 and now you summarily concluded that everyone here are part of a nerd pack! I think it's high time that G1 creates a totally separate forum for these "legends in their own minds" that does nothing but hear themselves talk! Lol. Next time you post, might as well include all your resumes, titles, accomplishments, etc. -see if we care! Lol.

 

[jetpack54]

Are you suggesting we are all part of the nerd pack or only engineers and pencil pushers?

I like the way he writes though, all in bold letters- shit, he might as well underlined everything if he wants to get his message across! Maybe him and EZ are related? Lol.

 

[Ty]

Suggestion duly noted, ignored. I never opened my mouth while I was typing - only engineers and pencil pushers do that. I suggest you go grab a Mountain Dew and some cherry twizzlers and get back to trying to lamely insult someone as thin-skinned as the rest of your nerd pack!

I'm not thin skinned but you, sir, seem to be an ignorant ass.

 

[JNR]

As soon as I read 'industrial engineer' , my eyes glazed over and I went to sleep - knowing that you have little concept how a manufacturing facility works. Engineers work from computer screens with CAD drawings, schematic printouts, etc...NOT A SINGLE ONE I've ever met (worked with) has a firm grasp of how 'the rubber meets the road'. Goofyone, if you are going to rely on the experience of an industrial engineer for ANYTHING remotely having to do with the viability/future of ELIO motors, then heaven help this forum. DON'T lead people down that path because of someone's former job title. BTW, I helped set up the SIA (then Subaru Isuzu Automotive - now the Subaru of Indiana Automotive) plant in Lafayette, Indiana in 1989. I helped set up stamping presses and parts warehouse layouts for the Subaru Legacy/Isuzu Rodeo lines. I'm no expert, but I'd tend to agree; those parts/fixtures are basically junk and most, if not all, either won't sell - or will bring pennies on the dollar. I don't mean to minimize the contributions of Engineers (my father was an EE), but rather be realistic about the case of a shuttered GM plant in Louisiana.

First of all, pretty dumb sweeping general comment on the engineer front. 2nd of all, as reported from the town hall meeting with Paul Elio, about 10% of the plant equipment has been sold, and has sold at an average of 90% of asking price.