Barloworld Power, the energy and transportation division of Barloworld Equipment, is now assembling all premium Cat quality generator sets (gensets) in South Africa, offering its customers class-leading, reliable products at more competitive rates.
Against the backdrop of South Africa’s unreliable energy supply, business is turning to alternative energy sources in order to safeguard productivity and profitability. Now, both can be sustained through a premium Caterpillar product, locally assembled with improved pricing.
“Caterpillar and Barloworld Power first launched a combined initiative to assemble Cat electric power generators in South Africa in May 2015. The facility initially assembled the Cati6 and 400 series generator sets, which were supplied in kit form and assembled locally from scratch, contributing to the drive for localisation and enabling the transfer of new and valuable skills to South African employees. This enabled the Cat units to compete on a more even footing with locally manufactured equivalents,” explains Mark Mencel, executive head of Barloworld Power.
As an extension of this initiative, Barloworld Power will now locally assemble all Cat gensets available within their product suite – from a 13 kVA version suitable for household usage to a large 1 000 kVA generator set ideal for large industries.
Caterpillar is said to be the world’s largest manufacturer of generator sets, offering the largest range of specifications available. The Cat gensets are built to world-class standards, for high efficiency, low fuel consumption and global emissions compliance. For prime, continuous or standby power service, Cat commercial and industrial diesel gensets deliver reliable, clean, economical power – even in the most demanding conditions.
Each one is designed, engineered and manufactured for optimal performance. All major components are tested individually; and once the generator set is assembled, the complete unit is tested at and above 100% of rated load for operation and safety.
Barloworld Power also offers design, testing, installation and on-site commissioning as well as support and maintenance. One of its professional engineers does a technical assessment prior to a genset installation. The assessment considers the correct sizing of the required generator by logging of the load trend over time, the most suitable installation position and the installation layout. The data collected supports a recommendation on the size of genset required for the required application, complete with report and quotation.