Components of the 2011 Ford Explorer are welded by robots at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
An employee welds a component of the 2011 Ford Explorer at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Martin Avalos welds a component of the 2011 Ford Explorer at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Timothy Rosiak positions a completed part on a rack at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Carlos Licona carries the front hydroform rail for a 2011 Ford Explorer toward a robotic welder at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Carlos Licona positions steel components for a 2011 Ford Explorer for a robotic welder at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Carlos Licona positions a 2011 Ford Explorer front hydroform rail prior to welding at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Juan Contreras inspects a 2011 Ford Explorer front structure closeout, a portion of which is made from DP780 high-strength steel, at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Juan Contreras carries a 2011 Ford Explorer front structure closeout, a portion of which is made from DP780 high-strength steel, onto a rack at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Bronson Stewart inspects a bumber bracket for a 2011 Ford Explorer after stamping at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
Dino Vidales stacks front structure components as they come off a 2,000 ton stamping press at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
A Ford Motor Co. logo appears on a steel stamping at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
A rack of steel components for the 2011 Ford Explorer are moved at the Tower Automotive plant in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker
