When Ford stepped back into the fast car game, they wanted to bring a product to market that rivaled the glory days of Lemans and a stretch of road race wins that out-competed Europe’s racing teams.
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Ford sent the race teams packing in 1967; from their first Leman’s appearance it was apparent a new kid was on the block, the GT40, and it wasn’t going to step down. Ford went on to beat the teams from Porsche, Ferrari, and Mercedes, BMW, only to pull out of the racing venue after finishing on top.
Since the green light from Bill Ford Jr., a team of engineers set out to create another GT40 that was even faster and better than the original. By undertaking this project, Ford incorporated the Cobramatic® wire feed technology into the production system for welding the frame.
Ford uses the MK Products Cobramatic® wire feed technology for the Ford GT40.
Because of the heat exchange between the welding process and the frame, an alternating weld pattern was created. With the use of robotics, the application would be placed into a fixture and rotated through a positioner allowing the previous weld time to cool while the other side of the frame was being welded.
By actuating the whole frame in a fixture, the loss of integrity was held to a minimum. By keeping the integrity of the frame, a sports car will be more predictable and will increase the performance characteristics.
By undertaking this project, Ford incorporated the Cobramatic® wire feed technology into the production system for welding the frame.
MK Products, Inc.
Established in 1966, MK Products is the original inventor of Cobramatic® push-pull wire feed technology and is recognized worldwide as the leader of aluminum welding systems. MK Products also manufactures MK Orbital™ tube welding systems for exotic alloys as well as the CobraTurn™ and Aircrafter™ table-top rotary positioners.
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