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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
FEBRUARY 2015
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METRIC AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING CHAMPIONS USE
of engineered replacement parts
T
he very real danger with replace-
ment parts is that companies produce
‘copycat’ parts by duplicating the look
of the original part. In contrast, IPD parts
are engineered replacement parts produced
under stringent quality control measures to
ensure integrity and optimum performance.
“Therefore they not only resemble parts from
the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM),
but their performance under working condi-
tions is identical to that of the OEM part,” says
Andrew Yorke, Operations Director, Metric Au-
tomotive Engineering.
As a local distributor of IPD engine parts, Met-
ric Automotive Engineering has access to new
part numbers released on a monthly basis to
cover the popular Caterpillar
®
C Series en-
gines. IPD is an international manufacturer of
engine parts for Caterpillar
®
engines.
“We are very proud to be first to market with
aftermarket parts of this quality,” York says.
Metric Automotive Engineering is one of South
Africa’s most comprehensively equipped die-
sel engine and component re-manufacturers.
“Since being appointed IPD’s distributor in
South Africa in 2008, we have been servic-
ing an increasing number of customers who
have recognised and experienced the signifi-
cant cost savings associated with world-class
quality replacement parts,” Yorke says.
“The focus of both
Metric Automotive
Engineering and
IPD has been on
helping equipment
owners to save
money
without
risk to reliability.
Essentially
IPD
products are Cat-
erpillar
®
replace-
ment parts but,
unlike parts being
sourced from the
East, IPD parts are
manufactured in a
Lloyds accredited ISO 9001:2000 quality con-
trolled environment.”
Yorke says that Metric Automotive Engineer-
ing’s association with IPD effectively trans-
forms itself into a single source supplier in
terms of its engine component rebuild/reman-
ufacturing service and its engine parts supply.
“The major advantage for our customers is
that they are able to source engine parts from
an engineering company – the very parts
which we use in the remanufacture of our own
engines,” Yorke says.
“This, in turn, gives them optimum confidence
about the quality and integrity of the parts. We
are not simply a parts supplier. As an engine
component remanufacturer, we have the nec-
essary expertise and experience to be able to
identify quality parts,” Yorke says.
“While most other engine rebuilders need to
buy in their replacement parts, we have the
tremendous advantage of an in-house stock-
holding of high quality Caterpillar
®
-equivalent
parts. This effectively positions us as a pre-
ferred supplier for heavy duty remanufactured
diesel engines.
“By eliminating the middle man in parts
purchasing, we are able to pass on a sub-
stantial cost saving to our customers, at the
same time maintaining total control of quali-
ty throughout the remanufacturing process,”
Yorke concludes.
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