From January 2018 Perkins will manufacture its popular 2000 Series engines,which meets India’s CPCBII emissions standards, at its Hosur facility in India. Perkins will transition production of the 2506D 500 kVA and 2806D625kVA nodes from the company’s Seguin, Texas, facility, into Hosur from January.
perkins service manual. The Hosur facility, located 40 kilometres from Bangalore in Southern India, will initially meet the demand from Indian generator set manufacturers for the 2000 Series. Today there are more than 100,000 2000 Series engines in operation around the world. The 2506D and 2806D are 6 cylinder, electronic,direct injection engines which meet CPCBII at a prime rating and are also suitable for standby applications.
Pankaj Jha, India general sales manager said: “This is a great development for our Indian electric power customers. By building the 2000 Series in Hosur, we’ll be able to reduce lead times for our customers and of course limitthe exposure due to currency exchange movements.” The Hosur facility, which since October 2015 has produced the Perkins 1100 Series, works to exactly the same high standards as all our other factories. The Perkins India team has had a busy start to the year, hosting customers at the Aurangabad facility and staging a number of hugely successful roadshows around the country.
The steady evolution of the powerful 4000 Series has taken place over a number of years, thanks to significant investment from Perkins. Its development means theengine is considered for prime and standby applications by Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEMs)and end users. The 4000 Series is tough and durable, provides consistent performance in the harshest conditions, and is proving to be a constant and reliable electric power source for prime applications all over the world.
At Perkins, we sell hundreds of 4000 Series engines every yearinto the prime power market. We’ve built more than 50,000 4000 Series engines for some of the world’s biggest businesses, and up to 30 percent of those are for prime usein the electric power sector.
Constant power is critical to people’s lives and livelihoods.And whether it’s for powering hospitals, telecoms, data centresor manufacturing plants, the 4000 Series provides dependable power 24/7, 365 days a year. The high performance range includes diesel and gas engines, from 6 to 16 cylinders, with exceptional power-to weight ratios and a compact design.