Company Announcement - Metric Automotive Engineering has announced the availability of 30 new IPD Style 1-2-3 gasket sets for a range of Caterpillar® C32 engine applications. These range from in frame to out of frame and cylinder replacement options for D11T tractors, 992K and 993K loaders, 777G off highway trucks and various industrial and generator applications. “This is part of IPD’s concerted drive to introduce new products that help cut costs for owners of Caterpillar equipment without jeopardising engine performance or life,” operations director Andrew Yorke says.

The Cat® C32 ACERT™ Industrial Diesel Engine is offered in ratings ranging from 709 bkW to 895 bkW (950 bhp to 1200 bhp) @ 1 800 rpm to 2 100 rpm. These ratings meet US EPA Tier 4 Interim emission standards and are designed to meet US EPA Tier 4 Final emission standards. Metric Automotive Engineering represents IPD in the local market, a leading aftermarket provider of engine components for heavy-duty diesel and natural gas powered engines based in the United States. “The quality of the latest gasket sets is in line with the high standards that IPD adheres to, in addition to being competitively priced,” Yorke says. He adds that IPD has been synonymous with quality, innovation and service since 1955. Its Caterpillar replacement parts are manufactured in a Lloyds accredited ISO 9001:2000 quality controlled environment.

Metric Automotive Engineering is South Africa’s most comprehensively equipped heavy diesel engine and component re-manufacturers. Established as a family business in 1969, the company has a strong ethos of investing in both quality equipment and expert personnel. This attitude towards customer service and constant product innovation has sustained the company since its inception.

Metric Automotive Engineering can refurbish large diesel engine components and offers services such as cylinder head remanufacture, cylinder block line boring, milling, honing and boring, camshaft grinding, crankshaft grinding, engine assembly and dynamometer testing. Subsidiary Reef Fuel Injection Services offers Bosch-approved fuel injection services. IPD STYLE GASKETS FOR C32 ENGINES PIC 01: An example of aftermarket gasket components for Caterpillar® engines available from IPD Parts South Africa.