General Motors-Grand Rapids Stamping Operations

This video shows the metal stamping process; basically what the steel looks like coming into the plant and, after various metal stamping operations, what it looks like when it leaves the plant and is sent out to General Motors assembly plants.
This plant made hoods, roofs, quarter panels, doors; basically all exterior metal for most of GM's North American vehicles.
Unfortunately, this Grand Rapids GM facility was closed in 2009 due to the poor economy.

[@redwow]

Such eerie music. A stamping press is pleasant music to the ears, the faster the better.

[@bigchad007]

You know your doing serious production when you have a train running through your building :) Cool video!

[@liquidwhat]

R.I.P. 36th Street plant

[@goldenhog]

i wish i could HEAR the machines!

[@YabinGiftProduction]

I am the sales that come from a metal stamping factory in Dongguan, China.
Thanks for sharing.

[@playero1555]

at the factory where I work we using dies from dongguang

[@Miata822]

Thanks for the video! In today's culture people have forgotten where "things" come from, how Americans work to build the life we take for granted.

[@artz7894]

Excellent video. Thanks for the sharing!

[@MotorCycleTheray]

Cool, I wonder how much it would cost to build a press for all the body panels in a 1940's or 50's pickup.

[@rickovideo]

Don't know the name of the song(s). They came from a royalty free program called Smartsound.

[@AltiraHakim11]

Great Video.

[@detroitbluesguy]

Beautiful work going on there..hope you folks are proud..cuz you earned it!!

[@detroitbluesguy]

Good job!!

[@rickovideo]

+detroitbluesguy Thanks a lot!

[@ThePhammer]

Want to work there!!!!

[@gregmarks5218]

that plant is huge... i work at a magna and its big but it doesnt compare to this. a freaking train running through it?

[@3LECTROCLASH]

nice!

[@cobelali]

No hard hats?

[@familia3sgte]

+Ali Etezadkhah It's pretty common for manufacturing plants in the US not to use hard hats. Ear plugs and safety glasses are most likely to be mandatory, while gloves are used depending on the job.

[@TheArfdog]

Name of the song?

[@MikeMikewaz]

All those robots working hard. Not caring about race. Or men are making more money than me. Wish humans were more like this. Robots lives matter

[@Glen48m]

Guess the robots were not buying cars so sales slowed.

[@rickster348]

- Live Better Work Union.

[@70CarStall]

Got to love those massive progressive die's @ 2:06