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While the details of JCB’s recently announced engine development program have not yet
been revealed, the company said it has seen its global engine sales increase, both internally — about 70% of JCB’s equipment uses its own engines — as well as to third parties.
A good example of a third-party application is Australia’s SE Power, which is using JCB’s
444IPU-NA diesel engine in its Megapump pump set.
REVVING THINGS UP
Development of new engine latest step in JCB’s diesel engine program
BY IAN CAMERON
The news that JCB is to fur- ther invest in the next phase of its engine development
program represents another sig-
nificant step forward for the U.K.-
headquartered company.
JCB recently announced plans for
a new $48.6 million (£ 31 million)
engine development project in the
U.K. Although technical details of the
new development are currently being
kept under wraps by the company,
JCB’s move into engine building has
kept up a steady pace. It was only
in 2004 when it revealed its plans to
build engines to power its range of
backhoe loaders. JCB engines now
power more than 70% of the company’s equipment range. This year it
also opened a new engine factory in
India for its Indian-built products.
The company has also developed
the new JCB Ecomax T4 4. 4 L engine
— its latest generation of the JCB
Dieselmax engine. According to the
company, it has delivered an “industry-
first solution” for the under-74 hp
segment by eliminating the need for
exhaust aftertreatment to meet Tier 4
final. This, JCB said, offers cost sav-
ings and packaging simplicity.
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