🌱 How a simple rope in Highland Park reshaped factories worldwide
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- How a simple rope in Highland Park reshaped factories worldwide
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• How a rope and winch in Highland Park revolutionized American industry (clickondetroit.com) — A century ago in Highland Park, Ford workers used a simple rope-and-winch setup to test what became the world’s first moving auto assembly line, slashing build times from 12 hours to about 90 minutes. That innovation at the Woodward Avenue plant helped create modern mass production and supported higher wages that fueled the American middle class. The factory now mostly sits quiet, but its impact still shapes daily life. 
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