PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Exceptional repair & refurbishment offering helps customers reduce hydraulic equipment downtime The Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies helps customers strive towards uninterrupted production processes. Unscheduled and extended downtime are two setbacks that production managers do their best to avoid. To help facilitate increased uptime in all hydraulic equipment, machinery and applications, Group Companies Hytec South Africa and Hytec Engineering offer comprehensive hydraulic repair services for the Group’s entire hydraulics range. These repairs are done in the new world-class facility situated in Kempton Park Repair services for hydraulic pumps, motors, gearboxes and valves falls within the scope of Hytec South Africa, while Hytec Engineering, as Group specialist in hydraulic cylinders, repairs and refurbishes all OEM cylinders distributed by Bosch Rexroth South Africa. All repairs and refurbishments are according to Bosch Rexroth specifications which include OEM specifications, with all work and componentry warrantied for 12 months. “Our hydraulic repair services are all ISO-accredited and cater to any application,” points out Ian Kidson, Repairs Manager, Hytec South Africa. “From highly complex
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hydraulic systems specifically designed to meet stringent requirements of local and international customers, to simple componentry that is fit for purpose, our service and hydraulic repair offering are always OEM-compliant.” In addition to ISO compliance, Hytec South Africa and Hytec Engineering are Bosch Rexroth-Certified Service Centres of Competence. This certification, renewable every four years, certifies that these two Group companies have the processes, infrastructure, qualification and management abilities to perform service work to quality standards specified by the worldwide Bosch Rexroth Service Centre grades. These two companies, along with Group Company Tectra Automation, are the only Bosch Rexroth-Certified Service Centres of Competence in Africa. Repair capabilities All hydraulic equipment undergoing repair or refurbishment is subjected to calibration, analysis and fault-finding, with engineers and technicians accessing all specifications including OEM specifications from Bosch Rexroth’s SAP program. “The information includes parts
