MAINTENANCE AND REMANUFACTURE NOW KEY TO SURVIVAL
South African businesses using diesel engines must refocus on preventative maintenance and quality remanufacturing. This will ensure that their engines deliver optimal uptime and business continuity at a time when margins are being continually squeezed, says Andrew Yorke, operations director at Germiston-based Metric Automotive Engineering.
CRANKSHAFT FOR CUMMINS QSK 78 DIESEL ENGINE GETS A TURN
Currently Metric Automotive Engineering is remanufacturing a crankshaft belonging to an 18 cylinder Cummins QSK 78 diesel engine. The 4000 hp engine powers a rigid frame dump truck in an open cast mining operation, and as can be expected works under arduous operating conditions.