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CONSTRUCTION WORLD

MAY

2016

EQUIPMENT

Scania, one of the world’s leading

manufacturers of trucks, buses, engines

for heavy transport as well as indus-

trial, marine and power generation, offers the

construction industry a range of engines for

power generation on site – that will suit the

specific need of the customer.

Scania gensets

Rune Walter, export sales manager – engines

for Scania South Africa, says Scania’s well-

known modular design has redefined reli-

ability, safety and efficiency. “Scania gensets

are true Scania from inside out – our construc-

tion customers are getting industry-leading

quality in every detail and user-friendly inter-

faces for maximum convenience and safety.

Our gensets are easy to install, ready to run and

deliver electrical power whenever and wherever

it is needed.”

The complexity of the genset installation is

dependent on the construction site. “If the site

requires the power generated by the genset to

be distributed to their distribution board, is it a

matter of installing four cables from the genset;

while at a construction site that will also use the

national grid, a changeover switch is installed,”

explains Walter.

Walter says that a robust open and more

soundproof canopy version of gensets are avail-

able in South Africa.

“The canopy version is popular as it has

a hook on top of the canopy – it is easy for a

truck-based crane to pick it up and transfer it to

the next construction site. It is a concept that is

used widely elsewhere in the world. The robust

open version can also be fitted into purposely

built containers.

Modular engines – perfect for

gensets

All Scania engines are modularised and based

on a unique cylinder design that produces

excellent performance and fuel economy.

The fact that all the engine designs have the

same chamber design, makes it easier to strike

the right balance between performance, emis-

sion and fuel economy.

Scania engines develop high torque within a

broad rev band – perfect for construction sites.

“Scania’s 9, 13 and 16-litre engines are all

TRUSTED POWER SUPPLY FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES

Construction sites, whether they are in urban or rural areas, are

heavily dependent on a dependable source of power. In South Africa,

with its often erratic national power grid, it is vital that sites that use

the grid as prime source of energy, can seamlessly switch to power

generated on-site, while construction sites in rural areas need a

power generator that is dependable and fuel efficient. The majority

of construction sites are off the grid and requires gensets as the

primary source of power.

based on this modular concept – for example,

one cylinder head can be fitted to the 9, 13 and

16 litre engine. There are various advantages:

it makes maintenance and repairs more straight-

forward, less spare parts have to be kept in stock,”

explains Walter.

The modular nature of the engines make

them interchangeable too. “In terms of capacity,

we have anything from 250 kVA up to 700

kVA Prime Power. Some customers need say

700 kVA during the day and only 200 kVA during

the night – thenwe can install twomachines that

will take care of that need – when less power is

needed, one will automatically shut down and

vice versa,” says Walter.

Ensuring uptime

“Everything starts with a very old saying: no

machine is better than its own service. Here

Scania prides itself in the fact that with every

genset sold, we offer customised repair and

maintenance contracts. This allows us to ensure

that our customers’ uptime remains as high as

possible,” says Walter.

“Our Scania gensets are built with a clear

focus on low fuel consumption, dependability

and maximum uptime. We develop them further

to satisfy the power load that is needed by the

client in power generation,” concludes Walter.

Warranty

• The standard warranty

is 12 months – based on

prime power operation and

unlimited hours. If it is stand-

by power, the warranty is for

24 months – a maximum of

200 hours power generation

per year.

• The gensets can also be sold

with a 36 month warranty

– on condition that the

customer has a maintenance

contract with Scania. It

will then be on those main

components on the genset

that Scania looks after:

radiator, intercooler, complete

engine and alternator.

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Rune Walter, export sales

manager – engines for Scania

South Africa.