16.05.2014

Perkins celebrates 20 million engines

Perkins Engines recently produced its 20 millionth engine, 81 years after the company was founded.

The milestone engine - a 1206 two-stage turbo Tier 4 diesel engine -rolled off the production line at the company’s facility in Peterborough, UK.

At a small ceremony Perkins president Ramin Younessi said: “Twenty million engines is a significant achievement of which we’re all very proud. Our engines are manufactured across four continents and power more than 800 different applications in the construction, power generation, agricultural, material handling, industrial and marine markets.”

Of the 20 million engines that have been built more than 4.5 million are still in operation. The company has the capacity to manufacturer 800,000 engines a year from its manufacturing facilities in Peterborough and Stafford in the UK; Griffin,Georgia, USA, Curitiba, Brazil and Wuxi in China.
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Perkins president, Ramin Younessi (front, far right) was joined by a group of employees from across the business, to celebrate the 20 millionth engine as it came off the production line.