Electricity + Control March 2019

PLANT MAINTENANCE, TEST + MEASUREMENT

Aftermarket maintenance services across industry sectors KSB Pumps and Valves is intensifying its focus on aftermarket services that add val- ue to customer operations beyond the sup- ply and maintenance of its own products. Going forward, the company will extend its services and engineering expertise to include maintenance of entire systems, reverse engineering of rotating equipment and system optimisations. This includes maintenance of third-party peripheral equipment to ensure clients’ systems per- form optimally at all times. South African as well as global infrastruc- ture and expertise is available to support customers’ fluid transfer projects, includ- ing equipment and related infrastructure, to support their long-term success. “It includes a faster supply chain with a move towards fully automated logistics functions for faster turnaround on spare parts, upgraded high-tech service centres at all KSB branches, specialised repair services on all makes of pumps and related equip- ment, specialised welding, and installations, commissioning, on-site performance test- ing, decommissioning and other advanced field and engineering services.”

KSB SupremeServ offers aftermarket mainte- nance services on pumps, valves and related engineering equipment.

agricultural projects. KSB SupremeServ services are available to clients for basic or large-scale or complex services. The company has ongoing programmes to improve services through upskilling and development of its staff in line with market requirements. This level of commitment has led to KSB qualifying as a Level 1 BB- BEE provider. KSB SupremeServ centres are open at all local branches, with spares and stand- ard parts available within 24 hours to ser- vice all 22 000 variants of its own pump. The centres also serve as walk-in-facilities for on-the-go-services. Enquiries: KSB Pumps andValves South Africa,Tel: +27 (0)11 876 5600, or visit: www.ksbpumps.co.za

“Our aftermarket engineering teams can also remanufacture or reverse engineer equipment that is no longer available but is necessary to meet a client’s requirements,” says KSB Pumps and Valves SupremeServ division manager, Grant Glennistor. All aftermarket services globally fall un- der the new KSB SupremeServ banner, which encompasses existing and new maintenance, logistics and engineering infrastructure and is focused on elevating customer assistance to new heights within the pump industry. Glennistor adds, “SupremeServ is a safety net that ensures KSB’s extensive

KSB Pumps and Valves has a history spanning more than 60 years in South Af- rica. The local operation also ranks as one of the top service centres within the ‘KSB World’ of 16 000 employees in more than 60 countries. Its resident engineers are regarded as among the best, undertaking remediation and repairs of equipment in projects as diverse as power generation plants, petrochemical plants, and bulk wa- ter supply systems. The team is also avail- able to assist small-scale industrial and