Honda and Soy Beans
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Honda Cars and soya beans; does it sound to be a curious combination? Not really, considering that Honda of America Mfg., Inc. invests in environmental protection as much it does in manufacturing cars. A visit to the Honda Plants in Marysville, and East Liberty, Ohio shows by a dozen methods, that though tailpipe emissions are inevitable, at least as of now, there are ways to limit the effects.
You will be struck by the lush soya bean fields spanning 3.6 million-square-feet, surrounding this huge auto plant. It takes just 16 hours, to fashion spanking Honda Accords here. You may be tempted to stretch the imagination a little bit and say the scene looks like ballet; but it is only the persistent efficiency producing top class cars, Honda Acura TL and Honda RDX (the first four-cylinder luxury SUV). The idea is quite simple; eliminate waste as much as possible and the pollution will be controlled.
As you move around, you may hear an interesting anecdote. In early days, car parts were brought in containers, which had to be returned empty. Honda hit upon a bright idea; they filled the containers with the finest soya Ohio was yielding in abundance and exported it to Asia. In the process, Honda of America also became Ohio’s largest exporter of organic soya. The idea is cute from two angles – it saved a deal of freight and it also decreased pollution.
To paint the instrument panels, there is a giant robot; powered by 70,000 volts, it turns at a giddy 35,00rpm. This minimizes overspray, and the little dribble is caught by the dry limestone powder spread underneath. The limestone goes to cement kilns as raw material. Once again, it is Honda’s way of controlling paint sludge. Additionally, you get Acuras or RDXs with a sophisticated painting. Actually, Honda is greener at 10 other plants, in Alabama, Indiana, having attained zero-waste goals.
Even while making 586,000 cars and 771,000 V-6 and four-cylinder engines in Ohio alone, Honda is taking resolute steps to minimize pollution at the manufacturing-stage.
When you drive, an Acura or any other Honda car, you can be confident on two fronts. As much as 80% of it is made in America. And, it is made by a manufacturer endeavoring to keep this earth greener.
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