Larry Daniels This is Me

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1. 1. ConventionSouth Directory Detail

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   Published on: 9/16/2006   Last Visited: 9/4/2007

   Contact 1: Larry Daniels, GM

2. 2. Locator*Locator UpFront Archives

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   Published on: 4/29/2002   Last Visited: 4/29/2002

   "When we first started, it took us about two hours," said Larry Daniels, General Motors' Staff Project Engineer. "Now we can drain all fluids from a manual-transmission vehicle in 15 minutes."
   
   Automatic transmissions have proven to be a little more time-consuming. "We've found that it's difficult to get all the transmission fluid out of the torque converter without drilling a hole in it," said Daniels. Despite that, Daniels says his team can drain 80 percent of fluids from a Chevrolet Caprice (rear-wheel drive with a ST700 automatic transmission) in 20 minutes.
   
   The keys to better fluid recovery are system and equipment. "If you've got a ventilated pit or platform, so that you don't have to hoist each car in the air, you can do everything in ten minutes," said Daniels. The GM engineer said 'parallel processing' has also cut down recovery time. "In parallel processing, you do the longer operations first. Then you do the other, shorter operations while the longer ones are going on."
   
   The VRDC team has also placed a premium an economical feasibility for the average dismantler. For example, the team experimented with engine oil recovery by way of pumping waste oil through the dipstick.
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   "The goal is to find the highest value use for these materials at a cost less than that value," said Daniels.
   
   Most importantly for dismantlers, ARA and the VRDC are joining together to produce a video tape on quick and efficient fluid recovery. Daniels hoped the tape would be ready for distribution by the ARA National Convention in October.
   
   The VRDC has also been studying the possible categorization of all parts from salvage vehicles. One area that has seen promising results is the identification of resins through use of infra-red light. The light is bounced off the material in question and the reflected signal is analyzed by a computer, which compared the signal's amplitudes to those stored in a "library" computer. A particular amplitude pattern can be linked to a particular resin. This process can also let a dismantler know the competence level of the resin.
   
   Daniels said outside companies are inquiring to the VRDC's work in hopes they can develop the machinery necessary for sale in the salvage industry. This, Daniels says, can make the equipment cheaper to obtain and faster to use.
   
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   Published on: 1/1/1995   Last Visited: 7/11/2003

   However, they proved to be cumbersome and required the disposal of leftover sludge, according to Larry Daniels, VRP project engineer for General Motors.
   
   "That's not the case when it comes to using oil-eating bacteria as a recycling solvent," Daniels said.
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   According to Daniels, the bacteria live in a solvent which is contained within a small unit housing a filter. The filter traps lube and oil washed off parts, and microbes (naturally-occurring bacteria) in the solvent eat the lube and oil off the filter.
   
   "The more the microbes eat, the more they multiply," said Daniels. "If the microbes aren't fed, they die. This ensures there is no need to dispose of contaminants.
   
   "The unit is very compact, and it does a great job," Daniels continued.