March 2020

For more than five decades, Six D Testing & Analysis senior management and engineers have worked with equipment manufacturers and systems integrators to troubleshoot equipment, validate new designs, and plan next generation products. We often get involved when a dealer is requested to commission an engine to drive a piece

Cracks were developing in oil pans of several Caterpillar engines used to drive reciprocating pumps at a gas pumping facility. Removing an oil pan for inspection and replacement from such an inaccessible, large installation required special precautions and extensive cribbing. Because the engine design had been in service for many