Perkins Engines Company Limited

To establish research, development and design frameworks deploying advanced uncertainty modelling in decision making processes for the development of future ultra-low emission off-highway powertrains

The collaboration between Perkins Engines Company Limited, Equipmake, and Loughborough University is to design, develop and demonstrate an innovative 'drop-in' pre-integrated, highly configurable electric hybrid power system capable of operating using hydrogen or lower carbon intensity fuels that a wide-range of customers can readily incorporate into thei...

Perkins Engines Company Limited and the University of Nottingham are working together to improve capability in virtual process development (VPD) and virtual product validation of Power Electronics, Motors and Drives (PEMD). Significant advancements in processes for assessment of lifecycle and embedded carbon, remanufacturing, refurbishment and recyclabili...

Perkins Engines Company, AVID Technology and Imperial have joined together to develop a new battery storage system. This will significantly improve battery life through advanced controls and monitoring and thermal management. The consortium will implement this technology breakthrough in a Caterpillar wheel loader. Utilising sophisticated simulation techni...

This project is a collaboration between Caterpillar’s Engine Division - Perkins Engines Co Ltd (based in Peterborough), Loughborough University, Imperial College London and CMCL Innovations to develop innovative engine technology for off-highway diesel engine applications. The project is focussed on engine performance, fuel economy and exhaust emission im...

Caterpillar UK Engines Company Ltd in partnership with Concentric Birmingham Ltd and Loughborough University will launch a 24 month program of research into engine and driveline disconnection to enable engine downsizing and stop-start technology. This research project, scheduled to start mid 2015, is enabled by an £599,168 grant from the UK government’s I...

Caterpillar UK Engines Company Ltd in partnership with Grainger & Worrall Ltd and Loughborough University will launch a 22 month program of research into the localised material property dependance of the casting process for key engine components. The consortium aims to harness the combined capabilities of as-cast material property prediction, cycle depend...

In a project co-funded by Innovate UK, Perkins Engines Company Ltd, DENSO Marston Ltd, AVID Technology Ltd and Imperial College London are collaborating to demonstrate a highly efficient diesel-electric hybrid powertrain in which waste heat energy from the engine is recovered through an Organic Rankine Cycle system. When coupled with electrification of th...

Caterpillar UK Engines Company Ltd, in partnership with Ford Motor Company Ltd, BP, Oxford Lasers Inc. and Nottingham University, will launch a 2-year program of research in which the basic principles of friction will be re-examined using a novel test rig which will replicate conditions in conventional powertrains, specifically, between the piston rings a...

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ATKINS will investigate a holistic solution to energy minimisation in product manufacture, distribution & use by creating an energy-efficient design, manufacture and distribution technology platform based on the unique characteristics of Rapid Manufacturing (RM) technologies. Such an approach will enable novel design & supply chain methods for the manufac...