B&D Australia is a leading manufacturer of garage doors and openers. Mobile Automation upgraded its DB1 and DB4 distribution boards and replaced an old fused bus system in the press shop — a project of around $42k, delivered around live production.
The challenge
The ageing DB1 and DB4 boards and the old press-shop fused bus system needed replacing with modern switchgear to improve safety, capacity and compliance — without stopping production.
Our approach
Mobile Automation replaced the boards and bus system and re-provisioned the press shop, staging the works around production breaks and shutdowns to avoid downtime.
Scope of works
- Replaced DB1 with a new NHP Concept Plus 60-way, 160A board and DB4 with a 96-way, 250A board, complete with new switchgear
- Removed the old fused bus system in the press shop and installed new overhead cable tray, isolators and machine supplies
- Moved RCD protection back to the board (removing field-based RCD outlets), relocated the air-compressor control panel, rewired the pedestal drill via an isolator, and made DB8 sub-board additions
- Tested, labelled (Trefolyte) and certified the installation with updated switchboard schedules, working around production lunch breaks and shutdowns
The results
- Modern, compliant, higher-capacity distribution
- Old fused bus system removed and replaced
- Safer board-level RCD protection
- Delivered around live production with no disruption