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Best Lubrication Program |
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Profile In Excellence
PBR Automotive
PBR Automotive started
business in 1927 as Paton’s Brake Service Station in the
Melbourne, Australia suburb of Carlton.
Since then it has grown to be a
leading manufacturer of
brake parts.
With facilities on 4
continents, PBR supplies advanced brake system products
and technology to the global automotive market.
The 236,000+ ft2 (5.5
acre) facility located in West Columbia, SC manufactures
brake calipers, the Banksia parking brake and brake
modules.
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Program
Highlights:
PBR
Automotive started their program after it became obvious it was needed
at all levels from storage and delivery through in service filtration
and on to lubricant selection and upgrade.
PBR has set up a lubricant storage area with a kidney loop filter system
to pre-filter all hydraulic oil prior to use. The storage area is well
labeled, organized and environmentally correct. Their program ensures
tagging all of their oil reservoirs that identify the proper oil to use
in the applications as well as level indicators to ensure proper levels
of oil.
Particularly impressive is the upgrading of procedures and incorporation
of best practices for sampling, greasing and other lubricant and
hydraulic fluid additions to avoid human error.
The PdM Team:
Left to Right:
Jeanette Simmons, Douglas Hypes, Tim
McCullough, Lee Churchwell, Sharon Livingston,
Stewart Dyches and Albert Blanding
Equipment:
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Hydac Filter Assemblies
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Park Filter Cart - 5MF Portable with no bypass
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Harvard Prefilter system 1micron Model TF-D
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Breather - Y2K Fluid Power
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Oil Analysis - IDG- Castrol
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CMMS - Maincor
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Oil Testing Frequency - moved from testing twice per
year to quarterly.
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