Perkins engines/moteurs

Moteurs / Moteurs Perkins.

F. Perkins Limited a été créée le 7 June 1932 at Queen Street, Peterborough Angleterre. La société a été créée pour concevoir et fabriquer des moteurs diesel à grande vitesse. The founder Mr Frank Perkins gave a 10% share to Mr Charles Wallace (1897–1979) qui était un ingénieur de conception exceptionnel, he initially became company Secretary then technical director. He was to remain with the business for more than a decade, before re-joining the RNVR – though remaining a consultant to the company. Frank Perkins obtained further initial support from directors Alan J M Richardson and George Dodds Perks.

Avant Chapman et Perkins, le moteur diesel était un bourreau de travail lourd et lent, lacking performance. Chapman’s concept was the high-speed diesel – an engine that could challenge gasoline as the primary motive power. The world’s first high-speed diesel engine was claimed to be a Perkins’ four-cylinder Vixen, which made its debut in 1932. In October 1935 Perkins became the first company to hold six world diesel speed records for a variety of distances set at the old Brooklands track in Surrey. Sales were strong and by 1939 the company made two series of engines, P4 and P6. After the war, the company went public and established a number of licensees for local manufacturing and sale of its by then established diesel engines.

In 1959 F. Perkins Ltd was purchased by its largest customer Massey Ferguson tractors. Il a gardé son nom de moteurs Perkins et a fonctionné en tant que société distincte.

Perkins engines Ltd bought Rolls Royce engines, Shrewsbury in 1984, Perkins continued to supply British Rail with engines for its train units.

In 1986 they purchased Gardner engines to complement their line of lighter diesel engines.

In 1994 it was acquired and became a subsidiary of Lucas Varity. Development continued and Perkins updated its engines to meet stricter emissions rules while developing new series for power generation and forklift trucks.

Les moteurs Perkins étaient un gros fournisseur de Caterpillar à partir des années 1970 et ont finalement été achetés par eux en 1998 for US$1.325 billion, creating what they claimed was the world’s largest diesel engine manufacturer.

Perkins Engines Company Limited est maintenant l'un des principaux fabricants de moteurs diesel pour divers marchés mondiaux, y compris l'agriculture, marine, construction, power generation, Material Handling, industrial and power generation. With factories and manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, China, India and a joint venture with Ishikawajima-Shibaura-Machinery company in Japan. It is a world leader in engines manufacture.

Les moteurs Perkins ont été utilisés dans le Energic 545 gamme de tracteurs de 1970/71.