Turn-key Plant Change Over

The sales of Toyota Tacoma trucks are exploding around the world. To keep up with demand, Toyota chose to expanded their production facility in Baja California. LG Fox was selected by Toyota to perform the expansion which included a large amount of construction and equipment installation.

Over the course of this one and a half year project, we installed 15 new component lines including chassis, trim, frame, doors, and the final line. This also included excavating and pouring concrete pits, equipment installation, and retooling the entire assembly shop.

LG Fox carefully planned and executed the work to allow the plant to remain in production the entire time. Our engineers and the four sub-contracted service providers we managed worked 10 hours a day, six days a week for 52 weeks. Our work continued during weekends and shutdowns for six months, including relocating existing equipment during the Christmas shutdown.

Putting Our Experience to Work

Our experienced team enables LG Fox to confidently complete even the most challenging installations. Some of the key components installed for this project include:

Frame line friction drive conveyors
All pneumatic, electrical and mechanical components for overhead cabin deck power and free conveyor
Overhead door line and chassis conveyor system
Five drop lifters and a three-post marriage lift for the cabin deck
New vehicle performance equipment
Multiple hoist systems
Reinstalling the AGV system
Plant lighting
AIS/Andon control wiring for all lines