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LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE PISTON RINGS?

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE PISTON RINGS?

…yes we can…!

Whilst a large part of the work we do involves the supply of modern compression rings with chrome ceramic coatings and energised oil scraper rings for marine and power applications, a good proportion of our work involves the supply of other types of rings for other applications.

Amongst those applications can be found ring sets for compression applications, sealing rings for steam turbines, and piston rings destined for railway engines.

Some of the rail engine piston ring projects we get involved with see us drawing upon current technology to design highly technical piston rings for the low-emission locomotive engines of today and tomorrow. But there are still a lot of older locomotive engines out there, needing support throughout the remainder of their service lives.

One such project sees us currently manufacturing piston rings for an engine popular in the early 1990s which is still within widespread use around Asia. When contacted by the railway operator in question, we were able to check into the archives from our days as Industriale Piston Rings and see that we already knew all about this engine and the piston ring set it required.

The first of those rings are now hot off our production line and about to be packed for despatch. But we quickly popped a couple of them into our display cabinet to take a picture of them before they left us.

Marine engine piston rings, locomotive piston rings, industrial piston rings, steam turbine sealing rings, power plant engine piston rings: we cover all these applications here at QIN across a bore range which extends from 160mm up to 600mm.

If you’ve read this far, then you probably are in one of those sectors. So why not contact us at websales@q-in.eu to find out more about the technical and commercial benefits working with QIN can bring to your large-bore engine operations?

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OEM quality from qin…

OEM quality from qin…

…what does that actually mean?

It means, very simply, that we have been accepted to supply our large bore piston rings directly to some of the world’s leading builders of diesel and gas engines.

This isn’t something that happens overnight. When OEMs come knocking at our door then it is normally the start of a process which will take lots of behind the scenes work – as with a recent 3-day virtual audit from a household name OEM customer which we passed with flying colours a full 16 percentage points above the bar set for acceptance onto their vendor programme.

Over the course of further months, and sometimes years, sample piston rings from QIN are rigorously tested. Sometimes this will be in the form of accelerated fatigue testing in a lab against a series of defined protocols. Sometimes our piston rings will be run on a test engine at the OEM’s facility for 1000s of hours and the level of wear closely analysed along the way. Sometimes they will be reliability-tested for further months and years out in the field, on vessels as they navigate the planet’s oceans or locomotives as they cross continents. Sometimes it can be all of the above. And that’s all just fine with us – we’ve been in this game since 1956, and are here for the long-haul.

What does that all add up to for those who choose to fit QIN piston rings to their engines? Peace of mind.

Marine engine piston rings, locomotive piston rings, industrial piston rings, power plant engine piston rings: we cover all these applications here at QIN across a bore range which extends from 160mm up to 600mm.

Why not contact us at websales@q-in.eu to find out more about the technical and commercial benefits working with QIN can bring to your large-bore engine operations?

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OEM Piston Rings…

OEM Piston Rings…

…what every piston ring manufacturer wishes for at Christmas.

What’s under your office Christmas tree this year?

Under the QIN tree are some FAI rings about to head out to a new international OEM customer, with whom we look forward to doing a lot more work in 2021.

And yes, we know it’s a bit niche…!

We take the opportunity to wish a Merry Christmas to all our contacts and customers who celebrate it. Have a good, restful & peaceful break, and we look forward to working with you again in what will hopefully very soon become a much more normal New Year…

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What’s In A Name?

What’s In A Name?

For those of you who didn’t know, QIN = Industriale

As we speak with new piston ring contacts around the world, quite often they tell us something like “why haven’t we heard of you before?”. To which our answer is “you probably have”.

We’re the 21st century regeneration of the business founded in 1956 and previously known simply as Industriale. Industriale piston rings achieved widespread market recognition over the decades as the business in turn span out of Coppers into Fiat and then from Fiat into DAROS piston rings in the early 1990s, where we became the 4-Stroke arm of the DAROS 2-Stroke piston ring business for 15 years or so.

In 2007 there was a final change of hands, from DAROS into private ownership under a new management team. And that is where we are today.

Our logo and tagline used to reflect this heritage, showing our full name Quality Industriale from which QIN is derived. But within our 2020 rebranding we have moved onto a new tagline “Piston Ring Excellence” which says more about what we bring to those who choose to work with us as of 2020.

However, we are proud of our heritage and will always carry the Industriale piston rings name and history with us.

Call us QIN (and pronounce it “QUIN” or “Q.I.N.” as you prefer) or call us Industriale. We don’t mind, just as long as you call us!

Contact us on +39.010.7172692 or at websales@q-in.eu to find out more about how our wide range of rings for big 4-Stroke diesel and gas engines gives better outcomes to those who choose to work with us.

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Anti-Polishing Rings Anyone?

Anti-Polishing Rings Anyone?

Just in case you weren’t aware, we do APRs too…

Here’s a little composition which Sara in the office made today of three of an order of a few dozen rings compatible with the Wartsila 26 engine, which have now been collected and are on their way to a long-time customer of ours in the Middle East region.

So, whilst the manufacture of highly technical compression rings with the latest chrome ceramic coating technology for modern 4-Stroke engines forms the majority of what we do (along with the less technical lower rings within the set), it isn’t all that we do.

Follow us on LinkedIn for regular updates as to what’s new in our Genoa factory www.linkedin.com/company/24676545.

Or contact us at websales@q-in.eu to find out more about how our wide range of rings for big 4-Stroke diesel and gas engines gives better outcomes to those who choose to work with us.

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#SomethingNewHappening

#SomethingNewHappening

New website. New brochure. New logo. New vision.

And it’s not all marketing fluff…

Drawing upon our 64 years of experience in the four-stroke piston ring business (starting under our previous name of Industriale S.r.l.), we’re now bringing to the front and centre the very many compelling reasons that our existing customers right around the world already work with us.

in the process, we’ll hopefully be able to persuade some new ones to join them.

Maybe one of them will be you…

As it says on the front of our business cards these days, QIN (or Quality Industriale, to give us our full title) delivers Piston Ring Excellence – proven over millions of engine hours since 1956.

And as it says on the back of those same cards, our 3 pillars of QIN excellence are Advanced Technology on Short Lead Times at Competitive Prices.

From compression rings with chrome ceramic coatings which are compatible with the most modern diesel and gas engines from the world’s leading OEMs to older designs and technology for legacy engines, under our roof you will find 25,000+ piston rings – as well as an abundance of expertise, which is delivered with both an in-depth understanding of the large-bore diesel and gas engine business as well as a friendly smile.

Follow us on LinkedIn for regular updates as to what’s new in our Genoa factory www.linkedin.com/company/24676545.

Or contact us at websales@q-in.eu to find out more about how we achieve our goal of creating happy engineers and happy purchasers wherever we go.