Capital Equipment News July 2018

ENGINE REBUILDS

Metric Automotive Engineering has invested in a new crankshaft polisher which can handle crankshafts with lengths of over 6 m, making it the largest of its kind in Africa.

Boosting engine component remanufacturing prowess

To stay ahead of both the growing demand for engine component remanufacturing services and ever-evolving engine technologies, leading local diesel engine component remanufacturer, Metric Automotive Engineering, continues to plough massive investments in both the latest machining technologies and the skills it needs to offer a world-class service to its African customer base, writes Munesu Shoko . B eyond their first overhaul, usually around 15 000 hours, today’s diesel engines used to power commercial heavy Metric Automotive Engineering, says operators of high horsepower engines in industries such as yellow metal equipment, power generation and

equipment are now designed for two or more service lives between overhauls. Andrew Yorke, operations director at

locomotive sectors, now factor several rebuilds or remanufacturing cycles of their engines into their business plans.

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