SA’S ENGINE COMPONENT REMANUFACTURING ‘A NATIONAL ASSET’
Metric offers advantages aplenty. From job creation and cost-effectiveness to environmental sustainability and foreign exchange conservation. South Africa’s diesel engine component remanufacturing capability is a strategic national asset.
SOUTH AFRICA HAS WORLD CLASS GAS ENGINE COMPONENT REMAN SKILLS
Operators of gas engines, whether being used in natural gas applications or to generate power from landfill sites, have access to a world class component remanufacturing facility right here in South Africa. Metric Automotive Engineering has the requisite skills and cutting edge equipment needed to optimise the lifespan and reliability of these gas engines.
METRIC AUTOMOTIVE CLEANING COMPONENTS FOR OEMS
Metric Automotive Engineering now offers a cleaning service to OEMS for diesel engine components. Few OEMs have the equipment, resources or time to adequately clean components to the correct level of cleanliness required, and this prompted the company to offer this service.
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.
ECONOMIC CRISIS BRINGS DIESEL ENGINE COMPONENT REMANUFACTURE INTO ITS OWN
As South Africa’s depressed economy is further hammered by the Covid-19 lockdown, large diesel engine owners can be thankful that the country retains world-class diesel engine component remanufacturing facilities. Andrew Yorke, operations director at Germiston-based Metric Automotive Engineering, says key sectors like rail, mining, power generation and marine transport rely on large, hard-working diesel engines.
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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.
REMAN ENGINES: WHY QUALITY ENGINEERING IS NOT EXPENSIVE
“Penny wise and pound foolish” is how Metric Automotive Engineering operations director Andrew Yorke describes the tendency for many equipment owners to try to cut corners when getting engines remanufactured.
NEW GENERATION ENGINES RAISE BAR FOR REMANUFACTURERS
So complex has modern engine design become that companies wanting to have their engines remanufactured should first look carefully at their service provider’s equipment and in-house skills profile.
QUALITY, REGULAR MAINTENANCE GIVE ENGINES MULTIPLE LIVES
Users of equipment driven by diesel engines can look forward to many more years of economical operation if they understand that these modern engines are designed for two, three or more ‘new lives’ between overhauls; but proper maintenance goes hand-in-hand with quality remanufacturing to make this possible.