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.
ENGINE IMPORTS THREATEN SA’S ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
South Africa needs to wake up quickly to the dire socio-economic impacts of simply importing new engines rather than remanufacturing existing components locally.
METRIC TO SALVAGE SA MARINE ENGINE REMANUFACTURING CAPABILITY
Metric Automotive Engineering’s facility in Johannesburg, Gauteng, also features a three axis computer numerical controlled machining centre.