CRAM HYDRAULIC SERVICE, REPAIRS AND BESPOKE MANUFACTURING The slogan says ‘keeping machinery moving’. And through a combination of the right people, experience and equipment CRAM has kept machinery moving for more than 20 years – and has been doing it very well. The essence of CRAM is that the company is more than workshops and operating divisions. It is where businesses with hydraulic problems can go to get the problem solved. It is where hydraulic repairs – either on site or in the workshop – are done. It is a source of engineered solutions, of specialist fabrication, of design, installation and commissioning, of a comprehensively stocked spare parts store. One of the constants in the repair and servicing of hydraulic equipment is change. As production processes and techniques demand more from the machinery and equipment that is at the core of a production system – machinery and equipment that includes everything from large hydraulic excavators to the smallest hydraulic valve – the demand for consistent and reliable site- and workshop-based repair and maintenance services also increases. Skilled and experienced people are the bedrock on which quality hydraulic service is built and CRAM is proud of its record of attracting and retaining – and in the case of an active apprenticeship program training – people who share the company’s philosophy.
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From a practical point of view, that skill and experience starts at the assessment phase – when a job comes into the workshop – and finishes with final workshop QA and testing before being returned to site for installation and on-site commissioning. Every job into the workshop undergoes an acceptance test to determine its condition. If the component is considered repairable, a detailed quote outlining the extent of the repair and cost involved will be prepared; if it’s not economical to repair the recommendation to the customer is to purchase a new unit. This acceptance test program has saved many customers a lot of money and time and significantly reduces impacts on a production line. Part of this acceptance test is to investigate why the breakdown has occurred. Why has the component failed? A pump could come into the workshop because it failed through cavitation. We can fix the pump - and also fix the reason it failed. If a damaged component - valves, cylinders, pumps, motors - or piece of equipment is part of a hydraulic system, CRAM can repair it.
