Fusing the transition from diesel to electric, Perkins Engines Company Limited showcases its battery power solution at bauma, changing a diesel pipe fuser from McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. into a fully electric machine.
ProjecProject Coeus is a partnership between Perkins Engines, Loughborough University and Equipmake, a UK-based engineering specialist focused on the electrification of products.
As the world looks to decarbonise, harness the power of alternative fuels and take advantage of new opportunities with electrification, Peter Haddock takes an exclusive visit behind the scenes at Perkins Engines in Peterborough.
Peter Haddock caught up with expert Ian Wood for a walk around the stand, where we discussed its smallest dual-view dumper, the DV45, and its EW100 wheel excavator, both powered by Perkins Engines.
The Pathfinder hybrid diesel-electric machine is able to work indoors and outdoors.
Perkins Engines converts a large 75kW diesel-powered telehandler into a hybrid machine by combining its 48V battery system with its 55kW Perkins 904J-E28T engine to enable electric-only running capability.
To find out more, Peter Haddock caught up with Adam Phillips of Mecalac at the Executive Hire Show, who talked him through the key features of the machine, made just down the road in Coventry in the UK.
Industry collaboration fuels compact innovation as Perkins Engines team up with Wacker Neuson to power the new 10-tonne EW100 wheeled excavator and 4.2-tonne DV45 dual view dumper.
Whether it is hot or cold, understanding how to manage the flow of fluids is critical to engine design, optimisation and performance across every application.
For episode four in our Discovering the Power of Perkins series, Peter Haddock gets into a Lab Coat as he measures ‘particulate mass’ on filters from engines run in one of the numerous test bays at its facility in Peterborough.
Uptime is everything when it comes to equipment performance, efficiency, keeping productivity levels up and meeting deadlines. Ronan King talks to Peter Haddock
Looking after 4.5m Perkins Engines used in over 5000 different applications is getting a big digital telemetry driven boost.
Perkins expert Ricky Watts talks to Peter Haddock at its recent press conference. Its three 48, 300 and 600-volt modular lithium-ion battery solutions with factory-installed telematics were first revealed at Bauma in October 2022. At Conexpo in March 2023, further innovations followed when the business revealed how batteries could be used in new diesel-electric hybrid powertrains. And just weeks ago, Perkins revealed much more...
Perkins Engines plans a technology driven future to make alternative fuels, including Hydrogen, work across all sectors, supporting the move to Net Zero.
Perkins Engines Company Limited recently launched its new 2600 series engine platform, and product expert Allen Chen was on hand to walk Peter Haddock around the engine, also known as the 2606, at its press event.
Wacker Neuson's new 4.2 tonne DV45 dual view dumper powered by Perkins Engines Company Limited rolls into production - Machine walkaround with 'in action' footage.
Proven performance, plenty of hydraulic flow and great breakout forces, Ian Wood, walks Peter Haddock around the Wacker Neuson RT90 excavator powered by Perkins Engines.
Quiet, please, as Peter goes into the Noise Chamber at Perkins Engines with expert Chris Hill to see how its engineering team monitors and tests levels so they can develop quieter engines.
How do you test an engine, fuel, oils and fluids for use in equipment operating in the coldest climates?
Perkins Engines launch new diesel electric hybrid powertrain solution, 13 litre diesel engine platform and battery solutions at CONEXPO-CON/AGG.