REPORTS of critical shortfalls in the supply of parts for diesel engines and equipment have motivated Swiss Machinery to adjust its business model in order to respond to emerging problems.

According to a press release from the company, diesel engines and equipment are critical to economic growth in the world, because almost every industry depends on diesel, but the issue of sourcing parts for those equipment became more pervasive with the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent war in Ukraine.

“We are all aware that Guyana’s population of diesel equipment including trucks has increased tremendously during the past three years and this has forced us at Swiss Machinery to immediately change our focus from replacing parts to a preventative maintenance programme to maintain productivity for diesel engine and equipment.

“To this end, we were forced to partner with some of the world’s most brilliant engineers to bring their proven technology to provide solutions to the present crisis… we have made great progress in this respect,” Swiss Machinery said.

The company added: “We were present at the Building Expo and all the diesel and equipment owners were looking for solutions for the fuel, filtration, lubrication, hydraulic, cooling and other systems that work together to provide consistent diesel engine protection and we were able to present solutions to minimise engine wear, maximise protection and extend engine life.

“We use a very poor quality diesel in Guyana and since diesel is food for engine, it is reasonable to conclude that the diesel continues to cause serious fuel pump and injectors’ failure resulting in down time and costly repairs, but the problem is compounded with the challenging parts supply chain.”

To address the problem, Swiss said the company has to treat the diesel to remove the water and sediments to feed clean diesel to the engines. For this, they have partnered with the best international companies and have been successful in correcting the problem.

“Of course, there are many other problems facing the maintenance of diesel engines and equipment which we will be impossible to explain in the media, but we want to say that we are better together, as we glean technology from international resources available to us and pass it on to our customers,” Swiss Machinery said, adding: “We continue to engage in research and development and pass the information to diesel engine owners to minimise downtime and maximise production at the lowest possible cost.”