Category: Engine

Perkins engine range, technologies for demanding times

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The role of an engine is to generate power without taking up too much space. With these words, BU Power Systems, the official distributor of the Perkins brand, introduced at Eima the solutions from the English manufacturer dedicated to the agricultural mechanization sector. This product line has undergone significant technological advancements and updates in recent years, offering engines designed to meet the performance demands of machine manufacturers while maintaining compact packaging, reliability, low emissions, and minimal fuel consumption. The latest example of this development trend is the new “2600 Series”,…

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Powerpack Yanmar, ready for anything

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The Yanmar four-cylinder “4Tn101” is not a brand-new product, having been on the market for some time. However, it remains one of the most reliable and versatile engines available, a characteristic reinforced during Eima with the introduction of a “high output” powerpack configuration, calibrated to deliver 105 kilowatts of power (143 horsepower). This addition will expand Yanmar Italia’s commercial offering. Compact in size and thoroughly tested in terms of its thermal group, the engine is presented as a powerpack complete with all necessary accessories and services for operation—an autonomous energy…

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Hyundai, range expansion

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The Hyundai Infracore group’s engines, a South Korean giant well-established in the earthmoving segment, are aiming to expand into the agricultural mechanization sector. Over the past few years, the company has targeted agriculture and showcased a broad range of engines at Eima this year, some of which are already integrated into the European market’s tractor segment. At the Bologna exhibition, Goldoni Keestrack’s stand displayed three- and four-cylinder “Dm” series units in the new generation of Italian-Belgian specialized tractors. These engines power Goldoni machines, with the “Dm01” three-cylinder engine featuring a…

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Cummins multifuel solutions, across the board

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Cummins‘ engine offerings are highly pragmatic. At Eima International, the company showcased only engines currently in production, selecting from its extensive product lines the units best suited to represent the development trends embraced to meet the current market needs of agricultural machinery. These trends address performance and sustainability—key themes for the American brand at all its trade fair appearances—promoted through a multifuel approach centered on the development of modular engine platforms capable of accommodating a wide variety of fuels without major alterations to engine layouts. This design philosophy, defined as…

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Perkins “2600” series, revolution on stage

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The engine industry is undergoing a crucial transformation phase, aimed at reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency. In this context, Perkins has introduced the development of the new “2600” series, a 13-liter platform designed to provide power density, torque, and efficiency that align with the most stringent design and operational constraints imposed by the agricultural mechanization sector, as well as more broadly by construction and industrial applications. The unit, shown for the first time at Eima 2024 and set to be included in Perkins’ offerings starting in 2026, will exhibit…

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Suzuki marine, ready for use

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In 2019, the U.S. company Hyperfuel, based in Texas, began distributing a sustainable fuel for boating. Recently, Suzuki decided to conduct specific tests to certify its use in its outboard motors. The fuel itself is not a novelty; it has been on the market for several years. During this time, the producer, Hyperfuel, has worked hard to create an adequate distribution network. Establishing a network in a country that effectively covers half a continent is no easy task, especially when the product being distributed is a gasoline with an octane…

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Jcb marks the milestone of its millionth engine

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Jcb celebrates the production of its millionth engine. Engine production began in 2004 at the Jcb Power Systems factory in Foston, Derbyshire, and expanded to India in 2010 in Ballabgarh, Delhi, with the opening of a dedicated factory. From producing three engines a day 20 years ago, Jcb today produces around 500 a day, taking on a global role in the design, development and production of diesel engines, and is now a pioneer in the development of hydrogen combustion engines. Jcb’s goal Engines produced by Jcb Power Systems have played a vital role in…

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Fpt Industrial and Petronas married today

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Every engine has its own lubricant. It is one of the golden rules to be respected when you want to guarantee the reliability of an engine as the use of oils that are not aligned with the mission profile that the engine must fulfill or, worse, of low quality, inevitably leads to degradation progressive performance and an increase in consumption, leading, in the most serious cases, to inducing failures which then prove costly to resolve. Hence the need to lubricate each unit with the most suitable oil, both in terms…

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Electric outboards – Special Macchine Motori

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“The table published lists around forty models of electric outboard motors, almost all of which were on display at the latest edition of ‘Boot,’ the boat show in Düsseldorf, Germany. With the exception of the three prototypes presented by Mercury, Honda, and Torqueedo, all the other motors should be available on the market and therefore should represent the current European offering in the sector. However, this must be taken with caution. Due to the extreme mechanical simplicity of such units, the actual offering is much richer than what was displayed…

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Perkins “5012” engine, top of the range for power generation

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It is unlikely to find space in the agricultural sector, but secret agent 007 teaches us to “never say never,” and in any case, the machine deserves to be showcased. It is a new genset powered by a 12-cylinder engine labeled “5012,” which is at the top of both the Perkins “5000” series and the entire production range of the company. Specifically designed for power generation applications, the unit can deliver power outputs ranging from 1,275 to 1,710 kilovolt-amperes in primary generation applications at 50 hertz and from 1,250 to…

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