Parker Hannifin is the global leader in motion control components and system solutions serving the industrial, mobile, and automotive markets. Specializing in hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical, fluid connection and filtration, the company can act as a single-source partner for all automotive market requirements. Customers rely on Parker’s proven multi-technology systems, engineering excellence, world-class manufacturing, and customer service to provide comprehensive application solutions and reduce lost manufacturing time and total cost of ownership.

Parker is committed to helping make customers more productive and more profitable through global offerings of motion and control products and systems. In an increasingly competitive global economy, Parker seeks to develop customer relationships as technology partnerships. Working closely with customers, they can ensure the best selection of technologies to suit the needs of the customers’ applications.

Automotive Manufacturing Challenges

• Globalization to address growing markets
• TAKT time efficiencies (TAKT: takt time is the rate at which a finished product needs to be completed in order to meet customer demand)
• Storeroom proliferation
• Overall productivity

Parker Solutions

• Parker’s global footprint ensures localized product and service with more than 300 global factories and 13,000 distribution network locations.
• The machine schematic review process ensures the most efficient systems are provided to customers.Program management services address the process to commonize the product used on a program and makes recommendations for ongoing management of spare parts inventory.
• Parker field sales and distribution are present on the plant floor addressing system diagnostics, product functionality, and product lead time to ensure manufacturing productivity.

Here are some of the key products that Parker supplies to the automotive industry:

Leak-free weld water solutions: Actuator and accessories for welding robots. The unit stops water expulsion. The integrated design allows for dry weld tip changes and keeps water off equipment, and out of the production cell. Paired with the Water Saver, the Water Retract Actuator (WRA) stops weld water expulsion from the robot during tip changes, keeps water off equipment and electronics within the cell, reduces water consumption costs and the need for expensive chemical additives.

Die cast hydraulic system with Parker Eco Drive system:The benefits of utilizing a Parker Eco Drive system are:

• Increase in die casting speed.
• Closed loop pressure control.
• Piston speed min. 0.05ms with a max. of 10ms.
• Piston acceleration max. 500m/s².
• Pressure increase from 160 bar to 300 bar in 50 ms.

Trainsair solutions: Transair was designed to eliminate the issues created by traditional systems. Benefits of using Transair piping systems:

• Corrosion resistance.
• Immediate pressurization.
• Provides clean air.
• Leak-free guarantee

Compressor Room (filtration): In the compressor room, Parker offers many products to filter (clean) and condition (dry) the air, before it is distributed throughout the plant.  Parker can even carry the controlled air to your requirement, through an integrated supply system.  The company can assist with most applications across a full range of sizes.

Filtration: Parker filters protect customer equipment, resulting in quality finished products with reduced downtime and lower costs.