Perkins, a global power systems powerhouse, has announced that more than 100,000 units from its range of 2.8 and 3.6 litre engines have been installed worldwide
This achievement is particularly impressive given that the range of engines, which are powering a variety of equipment from excavators to pumping equipment, only went into production in May 2019.
The four-cylinder offering was designed with end users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in mind. Compact, powerful and quiet the 2.8 and 3.6 litre engines were engineered to integrate into more than 80 different machine models and have clearly been a hit.
Matt Coleman, product manager for the range, commented, “We’ve always had high expectations for the 2.8 and 3.6 litre engines and they’ve met our expectations and more. Our global customer base quickly appreciated how the 2.8 and 3.6 litre models could add real value to the productivity and performance of their machines. Now, over 100,000 of these versatile engines, which meet global emissions standards including EU Stage V and U.S EPA Tier 4 Final and more recently China Nonroad Stage IV, can be found powering applications in the agricultural, industrial, material handling and construction sectors.”
The 2.8 and 3.6 litre engines have proved to be popular with customers, providing the great fuel consumption, fast response and electronic integration they need to differentiate their machines (which is achieved through an increase in power density of up to 22% when downsizing).
Since 2019, the range has been expanded, with production on the China Nonroad Stage IV offering starting in January 2023 and the introduction of the 2.8 and 3.6 litre industrial open power units for the agricultural and industrial sectors in November 2022.
Jaz Gill, vice president global sales, marketing, service and parts at Perkins, remarked, “We are always searching for better ways of helping customers achieve their goals, to enable their continued success. The addition of the 2.8 and 3.6 litre engines to our range of sustainable power solutions truly embodied that sentiment. So today, whether our engines are powering a dumper, heavy articulated tandem roller, pumping equipment, tractor, skid steer loader, excavator, telehandler or backhoe loader; by working together with our customers, we have created better power solutions for all.”
