Miltrade Technologies successfully delivered the first of several batches of Hydraulic Steering Units (HSU) that underwent the remanufacturing programme for a fleet of armoured fighting vehicles in December 2021.
The HSU is a critical component of the transmission for the army’s tracked armoured fighting vehicle. Miltrade embarked on a program with the RENK USA to remanufacture the HSU in 2020. “Discussions with the customer started in 2019. We had to assure the customer and the users that quality would be the same as newly manufactured HSU as the remanufacturing is performed by the OEM following the original equipment specifications. We are happy that we have delivered what we promised, on time and to expectations. The two top benefits to users are significant cost savings and reduction in lead time compared to buying new manufacture” said Head of Sustainment, Miltrade – Mr. WAN Chee Kong.
During remanufacturing process, the HSU’s are fully disassembled, inspected and evaluated. Hardware that meets strict and specific OEM criteria will be reused, otherwise will be replaced. Remanufactured units are equivalent in quality, reliability, and performance with newly manufactured units. Defective HSUs were scrapped in the past. “Due to the success of this HSU remanufacture initiative, we have replicated this proven model to the Integrated Assembly, which is the like the ‘brain’ of the transmission,” said Chee Kong.
Miltrade is the sole representative of RENK USA in Singapore and the region providing OEM parts, repair and overhaul services, technical consultancy and customised service solutions to extend service life of its vehicle transmissions.