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FILE NAME: Cummins Engine Co (CEC) DATE: 1986 Feb 6 DOC#: CEC002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Internal Report
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
February B. 986
PROJECT PURPOSE
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The majority of our gasket materials contain asbestos fibers,. Although these materials re considered the least hazardous form of asbestos, We need to react for th following reasons:
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Gasket manufacturers will be increasing the cost of . asbestos gasket materials t cover the increasing costB of
liability insurance;
2. Removal and handling of gaskets in the field is not controlled;
3. General concern of the public..
Currently, non-asbestos gasket materials are not equal to the
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Therefore, a subsequent
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action plan.
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SUCCESS OBJECTIVES
Establish an asbestos gasket policy which outlines the timing and criteria for implementing non-asbestos gasket materials.
`Implement an action plan which is consistent with the asbestos gasket' policy.
Select non-asbestos gasket materials which will have- the. least (if any), impact on performance and cost.
.ORGawiZRTlON (who is leadintr**/who is involved)
Greg Rieker (Polymer Engineering)** .
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Corporate Dry Engine Committee (Don Gregg)
1 DEPOSITION
EXHIBIT
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' ACTION PLAN'UPDATE
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.Date: February 6 r 1966
Kev Work'Elements
Completion Date
Prime Mover
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Asbestos' Gasket Policy.
1. cite asbestos, gasket, policy
2'. Corporate approval.of-
policy
Aug 85 Mar 86.
D. Gregg
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Action Plan 1, Waterial evaluation
2m. Application review/
- mat'l recommendation
3. Engine tests 4, Pr,production runs 5. Final mat'l selection
6 i Release for production .
7. Release-for service'
Mar 86
May 66 Dec 86 2 Qtr 88 Dec 86 July 87 Jan 88
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PRESENT PERFORMANCE CORRELAIION OF ASBF5TOS EASKFTS VFRSUS NONASBFSTOS SASKEIS
FUNCTIONAL LAWORATORY TEST
FOHVALENI
SWELL PRESSURE SEALABILITY .... COMPRESSIVE STREM6TH CREP RELAXATION
COMPRESSIBILITY/RECOVERY
YES YES , . ' NO. NONASBESTOS INFERIOR YES. NONASBESTS SETTER'
IN SOME INSTANCES
, YES '
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COST IMPACT OF SWITCHOVER F.ROM ASBFSTOS TO NONASfiESTOS 6ASKFT MATERIA U
TYPE OF GASKET MATERIAL
NH ENGINE GASKET COST
ELIMINATION" i)F RETORQUE
CURRENT PRODUCTION
EP ASBESTOS . ACROSS THE BOARD
NONASBESTOS EQUIVALENTS ACROSS THE BOARD '*
EP NONASBESTOS ACROSS THE BOARD
.S1.08 S13.00 S17.9S S27.30
' SOME YES NO YES
NOTE: ESTIMATE PRICE EQUIVALENCY IN 2-3 YEARS. BETWEEN ASBESTOS AND NONASBESTOS GASKETS
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ASBESTOS/NON-ASBESTOS COST ANALYSIS
BASIS:
1. ASBESTOS GASKET VOLUMES BASED UPON INPUT FROM THREE.MAJOR. . U.S. GASKET MATERIALS SUPPLIERS.
2. KEVLAR FIBER IS APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TOTAL NON-ASBESTOS MATERIAL,COST
'3. KEVLAR FIBER COSTS WILL BE INCREASING 10%.PER YEAR PER DUPONT CHEMICAL (KEVLAR SUPPLIER).
4. ASBESTOS FIBER COST WILL REMAIN CONSTANT OVER NEXT FIVE ..
years.
5. .OVERHEAD COSTS FOR ASBESTOS GASKETS WILL BE DOUBLING EACH YEAR BASED UPON.DATA-FROM SUPPLIERS.
6. CURRENT OVERHEAD COSTS FOR ASBESTOS GASKETS,. WHICH INCLUDE. . LIABILITY INSURANCE., DISPOSAL AND PAPERWORK, AND' CLEANLINESS ISSUES, IS ESTIMATED TO.BE:; ' '5% OF 85 MATERIAL COST FOR MATERIAL SUPPLIER;
10% OF 85 GASKET. COST FOR GASKET SUPPLIER.
.THE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE BASIS WAS A COMPOSITE OF DATA PROVIDED BY 3 GASKET MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AND 2 GASKET DIE \ CUTTERS DURING APRIL '86 CONVERSATIONS.
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