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future opportunities, knowing that after sales
is a major concern in every industry,” says
Raghunanan.
Hes adds that once the performance, reliabil-
ity and service support of the new Cat engines
has been established, the possibility of stan-
dardising on the AARD range of equipment will
be considered.
“Because of the build options available, such
as positioning of turbo and fan mountings, we
will specify Cat engines on new designed equip-
ment, specifically flameproof equipment.”
Flameproof engines
Barloworld Power is the leader in the flame-
proof engine industry and during the current
commodities downturn has put additional
focus on working with various customers and
partners to further develop its range of flame-
proof engines. “The demand for flameproof
engines has grown beyond our borders and
enquiries have been dealt with as far as Russia
and India,” Raghunanan points out.
The slowdown has also allowed the
Industrial business unit to concentrate on cer-
tification of other engine models in its range.
The 220 kW Cat C9 engine
is a perfect match for AARD
Mining’s 10 ton LHD and is
expected to performwell in
underground conditions.
“Although the market is very price sensitive,
on certain applications you cannot compromise
quality over pricing and for this reason Cat con-
tinues to be the engine of choice in specialist
mining applications,” says Raghunanan. “Over
the years we have assembled a team with a
strong technical background. It is easy to sell
a product, but the support that you give after-
wards is where the difference comes. Working
closely with our principal, Caterpillar, we
apply proven world class standards.” 