Bronco production line equipment suffers fire

[MacDonald_Photo]

I hope I don't get anyone in trouble for sharing this, that's why I censored the post. But I know someone who works at Dearborn stamping and they shared that there was a fire on one of the cranes used for setting presses on the Bronco line.

I edited this post to remove their Facebook post as suggested by others here. I really hope that they can get this fixed soon.

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[Drex]

Sounds about par for the course

 

[NC_Pinz]

Thanks for the info but I'd pull the images. Hate to get someone in trouble and risk their job.

 

[Used2jeep]

I hope I don't get anyone in trouble for sharing this, that's why I censored the post. But I know someone who works at Dearborn stamping and they shared this on facebook.
I really hope they are exaggerating. View attachment 94818

What does that machine do?

 

[MacDonald_Photo]

Thanks for the info but I'd pull the images. Hate to get someone in trouble and risk their job.

I pulled it. And you're right, I'd hate to get him in trouble he's been there for over 20 years.

 

[Vigor]

I hope I don't get anyone in trouble for sharing this, that's why I censored the post. But I know someone who works at Dearborn stamping and they shared that there was a fire on one of the cranes used for setting presses on the Bronco line. I edited this post to remove their Facebook post as suggested by others here.
I really hope that they can get this fixed soon.

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Well just buy a new one
Show must go on

 

[MacDonald_Photo]

What does that machine do?

I am not 100% certain so hate to speculate too much. But knowing what he does I am guessing it is used to set the dies for the presses.

 

[MacDonald_Photo]

Well just buy a new one
Show must go on

LOL....I'm sure they can...But would probably take months to get one in.

 

[flatlander40]

Just send @LEGEND over there! Doesn’t he fix that stuff?

 

[92EddieBauer]

Well just buy a new one
Show must go on

Id prefer them to get to a root cause of the issue and address it. Wouldn't want an employee to die just so you can get your bronco a day earlier lmao

 

[broadicustomworks]

Manufacturing usually has contingency plans for things like this, as much as we can.
Either bridge cranes that travel the length of an area and are able to travel along the path of the hobbled crane, extra VFD's, contactors, and motors on hand, whatever.
We are a smaller company and I made it a point to order an extra VFD, extra contactors, extra wire rope, trolley drive motors, buss fuses, sheaves, pulleys, etc. to keep on the shelf.
The worst situation we've had that we could not handle in-house kept us down for maybe 2 days.
We have a crane repair service on call.
I'm sure if my privately owned company has these plans a multi-national fortune 500 company has that and more.
I wouldn't sweat it.

 

[ZackDanger]

Manufacturing usually has contingency plans for things like this, as much as we can.
Either bridge cranes that travel the length of an area and are able to travel along the path of the hobbled crane, extra VFD's, contactors, and motors on hand, whatever.
We are a smaller company and I made it a point to order an extra VFD, extra contactors, extra wire rope, trolley drive motors, buss fuses, sheaves, pulleys, etc. to keep on the shelf.
The worst situation we've had that we could not handle in-house kept us down for maybe 2 days.
We have a crane repair service on call.
I'm sure if my privately owned company has these plans a multi-national fortune 500 company has that and more.
I wouldn't sweat it.

This is my thought. I have a friend who works in the machine repair shop at a manufacturing business and everyday he posts about something breaking, catching on fire, eating itself, etc.

And every day he follows up with what it took to get them back up and running.

A problem that I would assume is terminal, is an hour job with some electrical work and some time on a lathe for him.

 

[Drex]

The brake presses needed to stamp panels are massive and some of the big boys are quite old. The crane is probably a critical piece of equipment in a critical physical location and has been there since the plant opened (since the old presses have most certainly not been replaced as it is cheaper to repair). Dismantling it to move and erecting a new one (likely custom built) might not be trivial.

 

[broadicustomworks]

This is my thought. I have a friend who works in the machine repair shop at a manufacturing business and everyday he posts about something breaking, catching on fire, destroying itself, etc.

And every day he follows up with what it took to get them back up and running.

A problem that I would assume is terminal, is an hour job with some electrical work and some time on a lathe for him.

Lol true.
I've done a lot of different things in my life.
Currently a plant manager.
However, I've done it all from welding, painting, maintenance, etc.
As a side gig a few years back a buddy and I ran an industrial repair business and you would be amazed at some things that "just happen".
A lot of times you just stand back, look at the situation and think "how in the world did this happen?"
The most FUBAR'ed situation I can remember having to diagnose and fix is a racoon climbed up a column one day at a factory and shorted himself out between two legs of 480V 3 phase on a bridge crane power rail. It melted the contactors, wires inside in a control panel, fried some overhead lights. And it smelled horrible.
I used to have a poster on my toolbox where a rhino's rear end was sticking out of a steaming boiler and the caption said "just another normal day in maintenance."
It was very true.

 

[MacDonald_Photo]

This is what he said, "Those cranes over there belong in a historical museum they ancient! Lol."
And,"Looks like the braking system caught fire and some of the parts fused together. Real mess."

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