Capital Equipment News July 2022

REBUILDS

The programme is especially attractive in the mining and quarrying sectors, where machinery rapidly clocks up high production hours.

Interest grows for Volvo Certified Rebuild Program in Africa

By refurbishing machines to the standard of new ones, the Volvo Certified Rebuild Program is helping to tackle issues of environmental impact, cost and machine supply, with quality and uptime guaranteed.

L aunched in Africa in 2016, the Volvo Certified Rebuild Program has received renewed interest of late for its sustain ability and offer of a like-new machine with a short lead time and at a lower cost. The programme is espe

cheaper and more sustainable option of factory remanufactured components from Volvo Reman. Where multiple parts should be replaced, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) offers three packages through the Volvo Certified Rebuild Program: Complete Rebuild, Powertrain Rebuild, or Hydraulics

cially attractive in the mining and quarrying sectors, where machinery rapidly clocks up high production hours. Once a machine has reached a certain number of hours on the clock, the dealer will carry out a thorough inspection and may recommend the replacement of one or more parts to prolong its service life. Where replacement parts are needed, the customer can choose new parts or the

Rebuild. The dealer inspection report will define what kind of rebuild is needed for that specific machine “The point at which replacement parts are required varies case by case, depending on the machine type, where and how it has been used, and how well it

30 – 40% The price of a

remanufactured engine, for example, can be 60 – 70% of a new one, while the cost of rebuilding an entire machine can be up to 30 – 40% less than buying a new one.

has been maintained. For some machines it might be after 15 000 hours, while for others it might be after 40 000 or even 60 000 hours,” explains Adriana

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