Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division has opened a brand new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina.
First introduced in 2021 and representing a low double-digit million greenback funding, the brand new 69,000-sq.ft. (6,400 sqm) facility is linked to the prevailing manufacturing operations, bringing previously outsourced workshop and warehouse operations in-house and expands them to supply remanufacturing and overhaul of mtu Series 2000, Series 4000 and Detroit Diesel 2-Cycle engines and elements, plus inside and exterior rework providers. Initially centered on components remanufacturing for after gross sales help, the ability targets to remanufacture 20,000 components per yr as soon as absolutely operational, thus enormously enhancing spare half availability and buyer help within the area.
Dr Jörg Stratmann, CEO, Rolls-Royce Power Systems, mentioned, “We have more than 150,000 engines in the field and our service business is growing. Service is not just maintenance and repair, but also upgrades, remanufacturing and digital services for predictive maintenance. Our customers trust us, and we want to fulfil this trust throughout the product lifecycle and into the next. To achieve this, excellent service is essential – and our Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center in Aiken will be a main pillar for serving our customers in the Americas.”
According to Rolls-Royce, remanufacturing gives a sensible lifecycle funding for purchasers, returning gear to like-new situation and leading to decrease acquisition, upkeep, and operation prices. It can also be a wise selection for sustainability; reusing current gear and elements to save lots of on uncooked supplies and power consumption in comparison with new engine manufacturing, the corporate mentioned. It creates a round financial system, the place as a substitute of disposing of an engine or element on the finish of its helpful life, they’re overhauled giving them a second and even third life.
Stratmann continued: “Remanufacturing is yet another part of our energy transition and sustainability story. With engines approved to run on sustainable fuels, we are significantly reducing emissions, and with remanufacturing we can get a second, third or even fourth lifetime from basically the same raw materials. It’s a total story of emissions and consumption reduction.”
The new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center in Aiken will observe confirmed processes and procedures already established in international plant places comparable to the ability in Magdeburg, Germany. This very thorough course of ensures used engines and assemblies are absolutely disassembled, cleaned, and inspected, after which reworked and reassembled utilizing new or remanufactured components to switch any outdated, worn, or broken elements.
Since its opening within the fall of 2010, the mtu Aiken campus has been the location of steady innovation, funding, and enlargement. What started with the manufacturing of mtu Series 2000 and Series 4000 engines, has grown to incorporate the meeting of army engines, the machining of components and even the manufacturing of power by means of its photo voltaic subject and microgrid. With an onsite Research and Development Center and now a brand new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center, the mtu Aiken campus covers the complete circle of life for an mtu engine – from idea to second life (i.e. overhaul).
