31.10.2011 Kohler/Lombardini Engines Meet Tier IV/Stage IIIB

Kohler Engines and its Italian sister company Lombardini have launched a new generation of 40-100 kW diesel engines that without the use of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) will meet the emission requirements of Stage IIIB/Tier IV Final regulations. The new engines are built at Lombardini's factory in Reggio Emilia, Italy. By the end of next year customers will have the possibility to buy 42 kW/1.9 l and 55 kW/2.5 l models and a 100 kW/3.4 l version to appear in 2014.

First two small engines for most mobile construction plant, including a wide range of compact machines will meet the emission regulations coming into force on January 2013 for 19 to 56 kW engines in the US and 37 to 56 kW sizes in Europe. The main reason for producing new design was to eliminate the need for DFP because it reduced fuel economy, increased the size of the engine, was expensive. Now compared to DPF engines new units would reduce fuel consumption by between 3 and 10%.

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