The engine is at the core of every piece of equipment; its dependability ensures productivity and reduces owning and operating costs.
Remanufacturing is a sustainable solution to maintaining an engine and ensuring the machine operates at 100 per cent. It is also a service that has the potential to save up to 60 per cent on the price of a new part.
A comprehensive and reliable remanufacturing service can offer a quick and cost-effective way of getting machinery back on track.
Cat Reman complete engine, short and long blocks is one such service.
Fully assembled and ready to be built into any Cat engine, short and long blocks are factory remanufactured using genuine Cat parts and include all critical engineering updates – delivering like-new performance and long life.
Doug Wright, Reman Commercial Manager at Caterpillar, says that Reman offers a large product range of products that integrate sustainability into the company’s core business.
“Reman has an extensive selection of over 7000 part numbers, with major components like engines, transmissions and final drives, and subassemblies and piece parts like cylinder heads, turbochargers, pumps, motors and injectors,” says Mr. Wright.
“We have Reman components working in a large variety of applications, from large mining machines down to small skid steer, marine engines, on highway trucks and industrial applications.”
Together with complete engine with short and long blocks options, Caterpillar provides an extensive array of repair options to get customers back to work quickly. They also carry a same-as-new parts warranty.
Cat Reman engines meet the same performance specifications at new engines and the performance of each assembled engine is tested, proved and recorded on the dynamometer before shipping. Cat Reman short blocks include a cylinder block, crankshaft, pistons, and connecting rods. Long blocks are short blocks with a cylinder head, camshaft, timing gears, liftersand oil cooler. Many long blocks also include an oil pump, water pump, and other sub-components.
Crankshafts are 100 per cent magnafluxed and are reground and polished to meet original profile and surface specifications while blocks are tested for consistent quality and long life.
The core is visually inspected on the spot, providing an immediate decision on core condition and credit, alleviating the need to wait or guess about repair costs.
A two-level pricing system also ensures that even broken or cracked blocks can earn a partial refund.
Mr. Wright asserts that Caterpillar’s extensive research and development has helped the company to utilise its remanufacturing abilities to its full potential. “Caterpillar has and continues to do a tremendous amount of research, continually evaluating and testing components used by customers,” he says.
Remanufacturing is more than just cleaning and reassembling, it’s evaluating every aspect of a component. All Reman components are completely disassembled, cleaned to meet rigid standards, and inspected part by part to ensure they meet the company’s highest quality standards.
“Products are designed with the highest level of rebuild ability as a core design criteria that enables the highest possible rates of recycling,” says Mr Wright.
Remanufacturing, as Mr. Wright explains, is returning engines and components to their original performance specifications, which include critical engineering updates. “Our simple core acceptance criteria allow a quick determination of core credit,” he continues.
“Through the use of state-of-the-art salvage techniques, strict reuse guidelines, advanced manufacturing system and unequalled quality control, Caterpillar remanufactures an average of 68 million kilograms of end-of-life iron each year.”
Cat Reman products maintains its sustainable and environmentally minded processes through such processes, and the results are positive. “Our Reman process reduces waste, lowers greenhouse gas production, minimises the need for raw materials required to produce new parts,” says Mr. Wright.
“Through remanufacturing, we keep nonrenewable material in circulation for multiple lifetimes.”
Components at piece parts and full engines and powertrain options are available through Caterpillar’s Australia dealer network of 71 branches.
Cat dealers offer a range of solutions from equipment, work tools, finance and insurance – through to the equipment protection plans, parts, service and maintenance to keep their consumers up and running.
For more information about Cat Reman visit https//parts.cat.com/en/catcorp/cat-reman-products or contact your local Cat dealer.