Who we are
Advanced Performance Industries
was created in 2018. After creating Josho’s line-boring in 2010, we realised the need for a high-quality cost-effective supplier of aftermarket pins & bushes to suit large hydraulic excavators. Working closely with customers to make modifications required to increase the pin & bush life. At API, we strive to supply high-quality carburised and Mn bronze bushes & induction hardened forged 4340 pins to suit large hydraulic excavators to achieve optimised performance & component life.
API Bushes
API bushes are case carburised using the same process and hardness as OEM bushes. However, the depth of hardness is up to 1mm deeper per side compared to OEM bushes.
API have added an extra 5 grease holes in each bush and opened the holes up from 5mm diameter to 10mm diameter for maximum lubrication distribution.
Cross hatching has been added for extra lubrication distribution. API have increased the interference fit to the outside diameter of some bushes to eliminate bushes walking out or spinning.
API 4340 Pins
API Pins are forged 4340 inductions hardened with 8mm side depth of hardness, by using the 4340 forged material it eliminates flexing/bending/snapping of pins, works especially well for the upper link pin on the 6060 which is renowned for bending/snapping.
Liebherr
Models supported
- 994
- 996
- 9800
Cat
Models supported
- 6030
- 6040
- 6050
- 6060
Hitachi
Models supported
- EX1200
- EX1900
- EX2600
- EX3600
- EX5600
- EX8000
Others
- Truck Body pivot bushes
- Grader bushes
- Track shoe bushes
- Dozer Blade Bushes
With over 4000 pins and bushes sold into the Bowen Basin and Western Australia in buckets, booms, sticks, H links, tipping links we stand by the Quality of our parts and service.
BMA have been using API bushes in most of their off-site repaired buckets, booms and sticks for the past 3 years and have had great success with no failures.
Newlands Coal have been using our bushes in their digger fleet for the past 18 Months with huge success.
Peabody Coppabella and Moorvale Mines have been using our pins and bushes for the past 3 years with success and zero failures.
The below repair shops use API bushes & pins for all off site repairs including but not limited to:
- Independent Mining Services
- SMW Group
- Finco Solutions
- 3D Engineering
- CQFMS
- JMS
- Melco Engineering
- Extreme Excavators
- ABC Heavy Engineering
- Bryan Industries
- Forge Engineering
Quality Insurance & Testing • Manufacturing facilities ISO certified
- All bushes are 100% inspected and have serial numbers for traceability.
- Material certificates and all relevant QA documents for manufacture.
- Regular factory visits for technical review and auditing for compliance to purchase orders and technical specification.
- Material/Quality and Carburising procedure and application inspected, checked and verified by Bureau Veritas in Australia – the following was verified by BV
