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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
APRIL 2015
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ing manufacturers of trucks, buses, and en-
gines for heavy transport as well as industrial,
marine and power generation applications.
The high profile reputation Scania has estab-
lished in the truck business has projected it-
self into other areas of the market, which now
encompasses buses, generator sets, marine
and construction machinery where Scania en-
gines are used as the power source of choice.
All Scania engines are modularised and based
on a unique cylinder design that produces ex-
cellent performance and fuel economy. Hav-
ing the same combustion chamber design in
all engine configurations makes it easier to
strike the right balance between performance,
emission and fuel economy.
Scania’s 9 and 13 litre inline engines as well
as the powerful 16-litre V8 engines are all
based on this cylinder design concept. The
engine architecture is similar in all variants,
making maintenance and repairs straightfor-
ward for any Scania technician.
All engines feature cast iron cylinder blocks,
wet replaceable cylinder liners and individual
4-valve cylinder heads. This Scania modu-
lar concept means that the platform will be
the same for each type of engine but can be
adapted to each client’s specific needs. The
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outh Africa’s power grid has been the
subject of great speculation during
the past few months and alternate
sources of energy have been high on the
priority lists of many large companies and
especially the mining industry.
The demand for prime power and standby
power generation is constantly growing and in
either case there is a critical need for depend-
able and fuel efficient methods to answer the
call. Reliability and minimum serviceability are
the key requirements in this area.
There are currently many options available
to alleviate the problems facing the country
even to the extent of solar powered invertors
and wind farms being some of the proposed
methods. Standby power generation has so
far proved to be one of least costly and ef-
fective methods, especially in the rural and
remote areas.
Stationary engines have to bear the brunt of
severe conditions as they operate in environ-
ments that are far off the beaten track and
are expected to provide continuous power
sometimes 24/7 for 365 days per annum.
Engine manufacturers have come to the fore
and have developed engines to perform in
these abnormal conditions and especially,
in some cases, engines that have been de-
signed to be easily serviced with the mini-
mum of downtime.
Scania stands out as one of the world’s lead-
Scania power
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