Delkon is a mechanical engineering company situated in Cape Town, South Africa. The company celebrates its 14th year in 2004, but founder and Managing Director Johan Delport has been involved in the arms industry since 1980. Delkon has grown to be a reliable technical contractor to the arms industry, and has been accredited by the South African armaments acquisition agency, Armscor, since 1998. The high quality of Delkon’s products and services has won the lasting confidence of its clients, and has formed the basis for strong and extensive partnership with most of them.

The company specialises in the upgrading and optimisation of military engines and vehicles, but also undertakes similar work for other industry sectors. Delkon prides itself to be involved in all the steps of upgrading and optimisation; which would typically include design and development, manufacturing and testing, and integration and support.

Networking
Delkon prefers to remain a small to medium size business that situates itself at the core of a large network of companies, which includes suppliers, manufacturers, consultants and specialists, and even tertiary educational institutions. This type of structure makes the company extremely flexible within its milieu, and also contributes to quick and effective responses to clients` requirements. Networking takes place in an ongoing basis in order to keep up with technology and to ensure high standards.

Clients
Delkon strives to serve clients in both the military and commercial fields locally and abroad, believing in constructive diversity within the mechanical engineering field. The current client basis includes companies in the mining industry, military industry, wine equipment industry, and computer aided design (CAD) industry. International markets include Europe and the Middle East. In order to ensure customer satisfaction, Delkon usually offers the client a turnkey solution, which would typically include aftermarket training, assistance and maintenance. Delkon has remained loyal to every customer it has served since the company's beginning, and will continue to do so in future.

Products and Services
Delkon offers a variety of products and services in the mechanical and related engineering fields. The company has almost no restriction to its client base and serves clients locally, in the Middle East and Europe.

Company facilities include engine dynamometers with a maximum capacity of 3000Nm and, with more than 20 years experience in the engine field, the tests are done to precise engineering standards. This facility is the ideal assistant during engine development or upgrade. Delkon's design team includes a design office that can prepare datapacks and various technical documents. The work is done using modern CAD packages, and Delkon is also an agent for a number of packages.

Apart from component design and test, Delkon also has the ability to supply high technological and specialized parts. The company has a network of suppliers and manufacturers worldwide, to provide most of its engine, transmission and other parts.

In addition to general Mechanical Engineering, Delkon also offers a number of special projects and services. These include M60 Engine Upgrade Kits and Final Drive updates, Diesel Engine Upgrade and Development, Engine Dyno Testing, Vehicle Computer Simulation, Air Filtration Optimisation and Testing, CAD/CAM Mechanical Design and Manufacture, and Global Procurement (Automotive).

Delkon has the ability to analyse clients' requirements and to submit detailed proposals within a short time period.

Please contact us:
Morné Koegelenberg
www.delkon.co.za
e-mail: info@delkon.co.za
Tel: +27 21 982 6580
Fax: + 27 21 982 4933

 

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