C9

IPD Products for Caterpillar® C9 ENGINES

IPDSteel™ Pistons & Components

In-Frame Overhaul Kits

Bearings & Bushings

Valve Train Components

Gaskets Sets, Gaskets, & Seals

The Standard for Quality, Innovation, Service and Support Since 1955

IPD…A SAFE AND SECURE INVESTMENT

Since 1955, IPD has lowered repair costs for industrial engines without sacrificing quality, engine life, or job performance, by providing cost effective, high quality service replacement components. Our robust product line covers a wide range of parts for a variety of diesel and gas engines.

IPD recognizes the importance of repairing engines with quality products. These engines power a variety of machines and equipment (an investment), and are a source of revenue for business, and this is important to IPD. We use only quality materials, and with over 55 years of manufacturing experience, our extensive QC process ensures the IPD products pass our high quality assurance standards before being shipped to customers. Additionally, our comprehensive and clearly stated warranties give our customers true peace of mind when purchasing IPD products because they know they are protected.

IPD is ISO9001:2008 certified by Lloyd’s Register®, an organization that is respected worldwide for high standards of technical competence, impartiality and independence. Being ISO9001:2008 certified provides our customers the assurance of IPD’s consistent compliance with the ISO controls and processes. The extent to which IPD has developed its ISO process, and made it a part of virtually every aspect of IPD, is an uncommon practice in most companies within the heavy-duty aftermarket parts industry.

Read more about IPD quality and areas of differentiation at www.ipdparts.com. Thank you for taking the time to view this document, we appreciate the opportunity to prove to you what truly sets IPD apart from our competition.

SUPERIOR QUALITY CONTROL

IPD is known industry-wide for high quality parts and excellent service. Our goal is to create consistent and positive interactions with our distributors and their customers from start to finish, as well as offering reliable support after the sale. This starts by manufacturing IPD brand parts from high quality materials, ensuring that each part has the correct specification and tolerances, and has gone through a rigorous quality control process. Our attention to detail and quality truly makes IPD stand out from our competition. Listed below are just a few examples of how IPD ensures quality control, and takes the necessary steps to produce top of the line products.

HOW OUR QC PROCESS WORKS

We produce our products from concept to execution. Our process begins with a drawing that ensures the verification of exact specifications and tolerances, as shown in a sample drawing of an inspection of a natural gas application piston.

Quality control of all IPD aluminum diesel and natural gas pistons includes ultrasonic bond and critical dimension checks through the use of CMM and hand measuring equipment.

Cylinder liner dimensional control includes dozens of critical specifications, including inside and outside dimensions, flange specifications, and o-ring groove sizes, which are checked through tools such as a CMM, height gauge, hardness tester, and surface analyzer.

Valves, guides, seats, and springs are all critical items in heavy-duty engines that require extra care. Our valve inspection program includes checking vital measurements such as valve angles, not to mention the critical metallurgies used today.

Shown here is our in-house tangential piston ring tension tester.

SUPERIOR ENGINEERING INNOVATION

IPDSTEEL^™

Piston technology has evolved significantly due to increased cylinder pressures, performance and emissions requirements. IPD responded with the Patented IPDSteel™articulated two-piece piston design. This design provides improved overall thermal transfer between the piston crown and cooling system of the engine, resulting in an exclusive design that provides exceptional performance.

Materials, specifications, and designs are increasingly critical for proper engine life and performance. Since 2003, IPD has manufactured steel pistons in various designs, and provided product for thousands of engines in many vocations, applications, and markets worldwide.

IPD began in the late 1990’s working with world-class casting experts, as well as independent metallurgy specialists, to continue to evolve IPDSteel™ technology, and apply it to various steel piston applications. After the concept and designs were run through a variety of casting industry experts, including independent metallurgical evaluations, IPD subcontracted an independent company specialized in testing cylinder power components, as well as utilizing extensive field testing. As a result, you can expect exceptional performance from IPDSteelTM technology.

How It Works: Utilizing modern casting processes, when controlled properly along with the correct metallurgy and heat treating, offers increased performance over previous designs and methods.

SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

VALVE TRAIN

At IPD, our valve train products offer customers a safe and a cost-effective alternative. Our valve train products are developed from materials specifically designed for heavy-duty industrial applications, and not from automotive grade materials… a common aftermarket industry practice.

IPD puts quality as a top priority, which provides our customers the assurance that they are not exposing their equipment to risk that could potentially decrease cylinder head life expectancy. Our valve guides maintain uniformed dimensions, knurling, and tight tolerances to achieve maximum valve cooling and oil control, as well as valve springs made from the highest quality steel, correct tensions, and shot-peened for strength and long service life.

IPD GASKET MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

The quality of our materials at IPD defines our gasket program. Many aftermarket gasket manufacturers compromise the quality of their gaskets by using materials not intended to work under the extreme conditions that most diesel and natural gas engines are subject to. These lighter duty materials lead to reduced sealing capability, or in more extreme cases, lower engine performance and engine life.

IPD uses the latest materials, and verifies through a rigorous QC process that each part number receives the correct material specification for the application. Critical tests and measurements are applied to all of IPD’s gasket materials to assure that there are no performance issues. Some of these include:

For years, IPD customers complained of the difficulty of ordering, shipping, & maintaining inventory
of original style multiple sets. In the late 1980’s, IPD developed and customized our special sets to:

• Reduce IPD distributor’s and rebuilder’s inventory by consolidating a wider range of serial and arrangements than was possible with the original style multiple sets.
• Reduce the time to order and stock many different multiple style sets in order to cover a wider range of equipment and engines.
• Packaging IPDStyle 123™ with individual groupings based on the engine component, or the location of the gaskets on the engines, in easy to identify bags.
• Marking all gaskets and o-rings clearly with the part numbers for easy identification, reducing engine technician’s time to find the proper part.
• IPDStyle 123™ sets are designed from the ground up with help from our customers that rebuild these engines. Do not confuse these with other companies that simply put all the multiple sets into one box, and call it consolidated, as they ofter lack critical items or duplicating pieces.

PARTS LIST FOR IPD C9 ENGINE SERIES PRODUCTS*