Brighton NC's Services the class 8 truck Industry
Brighton NC's Past Work in the class 8 truck Industry
RAM 2500/3500 Emergency Takeover
- The Fiat Chrysler supplier was failing to produce acceptable drag links and steering arms for the HD Pickup launch.
- Fiat Chrysler’s Crisis Response Team came to BNC for a ‘temporary’ solution.
- BNC had the first part in production, with PPAP, two weeks after award.
- BNC ended up producing ten part numbers for the duration of the program.
DDC Flywheel Emergency Award - Heavy Truck
- BNC historically has produced a large percentage of DDC flywheels, but we were not awarded the 2020 flywheel program.
- The supplier selected by DDC was not able to meet production demands.
- BNC was contacted in November 2020 to produce the flywheel.
- BNC was able to PPAP and supply production parts with in two weeks of award.
- Additionally, BNC designed and built a custom bearing press for this project, since lead times from manufacturers would not meet the DDC timeline.
- Process includes turning, shrink fitting ring gear, milling, balancing, and installing bearing.
MTU Cylinder Liner Takeover
- MTU approached BNC to produce DDC 2-cycle cylinder liners.
- Their supplier at the time was less then 10% for on-time deliveries, with quality rejections of ~20%.
- BNC was awarded the program and launched 143 part numbers in 2009.
- Process includes milling, turning, centerless grinding, honing, brushing, classification, and management of two outside heat treat processes.
- Since launch, BNC has produced more than 750,000 liners, with a PPM of 2.7.
MTU Cylinder Liner Takeover
