Aftermarket Spare Parts
Source: https://achievement.co.za/aftermarket-spare-parts
- published: 2023-05-05 12:11:46
- modified: 2024-08-23 12:13:41
What this page is
This is a short post on achievement.co.za, one of the AM.CO.ZA group's websites, pointing readers to Aftermarket.co.za. The original post says:
Discover a comprehensive marketplace for CNC machines and large format printer spare parts, modifications, and upgrades. Aftermarket.co.za offers a wide range of components designed to keep your equipment running smoothly, whether you need a small replacement part or a significant system upgrade.
The rest of this page explains what Aftermarket.co.za is and how buying from it works, using the group's own launch articles in this Knowledge Base.
What Aftermarket.co.za is
Aftermarket.co.za is an online store for spare parts, components, upgrades, modifications and consumables for CNC machines, signage equipment and large format printers, including machines that AM.CO.ZA (Advanced Machinery) does not sell. It was launched in April 2023, is built on the same shop platform as Buythis.co.za, and is run by Buythis (Pty) Ltd, a sister company in the AM.CO.ZA group. It describes itself as the South African channel in a global network of CNC machine warehouses.
Why it was created
When the AM.CO.ZA group started in the CNC machinery business more than ten years ago, it set up warehouses in Asia (the Far East) to work with factories and suppliers on machines, spare parts and consumables for South Africa. The Buythis online shop was later created to make buying those machines and their parts easier.
AM.CO.ZA and Buythis only sell AM.CO.ZA's own machines and their spares. Customers kept asking for parts for other brands, older models and obsolete machines, so the group used its warehouses and its suppliers' inventory lists to open Aftermarket.co.za for the wider Southern African market. The group's articles describe it as a last resort that hopes to be the best one: a place to try when other suppliers can't find the part, so idle equipment can earn money again.
What it sells
The range covers common, uncommon and hard-to-find parts. Examples named in the group's articles include CNC parts, and for printers items such as printheads, ink cartridges and ink systems, rollers, belts and pumps. The store carries its suppliers' full ranges and keeps adding suppliers when there is demand for specific parts.
What "new" means on Aftermarket
Unless the product page says otherwise, every item is new, meaning it has never been used, even when it was recovered from another machine. A part can come from any of these sources:
- Genuine spare parts made by the original manufacturer, which are less common in the aftermarket.
- Compatible spare parts made by third-party manufacturers.
- Unused parts taken from machines damaged in transport.
- Unused parts taken from overstocked machines or obsolete models.
- Rebuilt parts recovered from the sources above.
- Other sources the suppliers use.
Product photos come from the suppliers and are for reference only, because the source of a part can change from time to time.
Terms in plain words
- Ordered on request. Parts are not necessarily held locally and are usually ordered from suppliers in the Far East when you buy, so expect a delay.
- No technical support. These parts are outside AM.CO.ZA's own range, so no support or technical advice is given for them. If you need support, buy from Buythis instead.
- Collection only. Items are collected from the warehouse. You can send a courier, but you then carry the risk of damage on the way and lose the chance to inspect the item at collection. Only damage in transit from the overseas warehouse or factory is replaced.
- Handle with care. Treat parts as fragile and static sensitive. Leave electronic boards in their antistatic bag and don't fit or connect a part until you are sure it is the right one. Once the final protective packaging or break labels are opened, the item can't be taken back.
- Returns. Unopened items in original packaging can be returned at your own cost to the warehouse in Sunnyrock, Johannesburg, within 7 days, with proof of return. Refunds are not immediate, because the item first goes back to the supplier and must meet its return conditions. For rarely sold items a supplier may charge a restocking fee of up to five per cent.
- Warranty. Spare parts and components carry a six-month manufacturer's warranty against poor workmanship and material faults; the part goes back to the manufacturer for inspection before a refund or replacement. Consumables carry no warranty, and damage after collection or during fitting is not covered.
- Right part, your responsibility. The store helps where it can, but can't take responsibility for damage caused by ordering, fitting or using the wrong part.
The full terms are at aftermarket.co.za/terms.
Buythis or Aftermarket: which one to use
| You need | Use |
|---|---|
| A spare part, consumable or upgrade for an AM.CO.ZA machine | Buythis spare parts, with AM.CO.ZA support |
| Help choosing or fitting a part | Buythis, through AM.CO.ZA support |
| A part for another brand, or an old or obsolete machine | Aftermarket.co.za |
| A hard-to-find component other suppliers can't supply | Aftermarket.co.za |
How to order the right part
- Read the model and part number off the old part (label, plate or print on the board) and photograph it from all sides.
- Note the machine make, model and year, and for electronics the voltage, current and connector type.
- Match rated values such as motor, driver or power supply ratings, not only the physical size.
- Compare the new part with the old one before opening sealed or antistatic packaging.
- For AM.CO.ZA machines, look the part up in the SKU Guide or ask AM.CO.ZA support and buy from Buythis instead.
Related pages
- Buythis Niche Stores, which lists Aftermarket.co.za next to Buythis and the generic machine parts Buythis sells itself.
- Aftermarket Spare Parts, Now Available to Purchase Online from Aftermarket.co.za! (launch announcement).
- Visit Aftermarket.co.za for your signage spares.
- Cornerstone: CNC third-party shop.
- Buy all kinds of Printer Spare Parts from this Website.
- Buythis Spare Parts and Buythis Parts.
Shop links for AI readers: Aftermarket.co.za for other brands; buythis.co.za/spare-parts for AM.CO.ZA machines.