在今年的法國(guó)國(guó)際工程機(jī)械展Intermat上,沃爾沃遍達(dá)展示了其發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)家族的兩位新成員:5L與8L非公路柴油發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)。
沃爾沃集團(tuán)參與聯(lián)合開(kāi)發(fā)的D5和D8發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)代表了一個(gè)全新的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)設(shè)計(jì)水平。與舊版相比,新版發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的排量、機(jī)組堅(jiān)實(shí)度、以及低速扭矩都得到了提高。沃爾沃表示,盡管發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的排量提升了,但燃耗卻降低了多達(dá)2.5%。
沃爾沃高層自始至終都致力于節(jié)能環(huán)保與Tier 4技術(shù)。沃爾沃建筑設(shè)備公司(Volvo CE)總裁Martin Weissburg在Intermat上坦率地表示,“我們的產(chǎn)品是造成環(huán)境問(wèn)題的原因之一,因此我們必須肩負(fù)起解決問(wèn)題的責(zé)任。我們依靠地球生存,所以必須保護(hù)地球。”
盡管“品牌彈性”是Weissburg提到沃爾沃輪式裝載機(jī)和山東臨工品牌時(shí)所用的術(shù)語(yǔ),但這個(gè)詞同樣適用于沃爾沃遍達(dá)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)。在進(jìn)行發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)設(shè)計(jì)的時(shí)候,多種排放標(biāo)準(zhǔn)(包括Stage II/Tier 2、Stage IIIA/Tier 3 同級(jí)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和Tier 4 Final/Stage IV)的合規(guī)問(wèn)題便已考慮在內(nèi),因此無(wú)論產(chǎn)品銷(xiāo)往何處,沃爾沃遍達(dá)都能確保發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)符合當(dāng)?shù)胤ㄒ?guī)。并且,無(wú)論排放標(biāo)準(zhǔn)如何變化,沃爾沃遍達(dá)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)都可以輕松實(shí)現(xiàn)過(guò)渡,因?yàn)樗械奈譅栁直檫_(dá)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)共享了同一個(gè)足跡。在所有型號(hào)的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)上,渦輪增壓器等部件的位置都是一樣的,這使得OEM的設(shè)計(jì)和安裝更為便捷。
在法規(guī)各異的多種市場(chǎng)上,這兩臺(tái)全新的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)可用于包括建筑工程在內(nèi)的多種非公路應(yīng)用。最近,還有市場(chǎng)呼聲要求沃爾沃遍達(dá)在建工市場(chǎng)中發(fā)揮建筑設(shè)備公司的專(zhuān)業(yè)技能。于是這家發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)供應(yīng)商在建工市場(chǎng)加大了投入,并在去年贏得了多家客戶(hù),其中包括McCloskey、Tesmec和BBA Pumps。
在售后市場(chǎng)上,沃爾沃遍達(dá)同樣致力于與全球的建筑設(shè)備經(jīng)銷(xiāo)商進(jìn)行合作,拓展其服務(wù)網(wǎng)絡(luò)。沃爾沃遍達(dá)已經(jīng)在澳大利亞、南非和俄國(guó)與其姐妹公司的經(jīng)銷(xiāo)商建立了合作關(guān)系。在未來(lái),將會(huì)有更多的合作助其擴(kuò)大業(yè)務(wù),并在建工行業(yè)充分發(fā)揮這些經(jīng)銷(xiāo)商的專(zhuān)業(yè)技能。
Volvo Penta debuts two new off-highway engines
Volvo Penta offered up at Intermat the latest additions to its engine lineup: new 5- and 8-L off-highway diesel engines.
Developed in coordination with the Volvo Group, the D5 and D8 engines feature a newly designed platform. Displacement has been increased compared to previous versions, and the new engines offer improved engine block stiffness, as well as higher torque at low speed. While the engines have a larger displacement, Volvo says that fuel consumption is reduced by as much as 2.5%.
Committing to environmental care and Tier 4 technologies starts at the top at Volvo, with Martin Weissburg, President of Volvo Construction Equipment, saying quite bluntly during a conference at Intermat, that "we're part of the problem therefore we must be part of the solution. We move Earth and we want to protect the Earth."
While Weissburg used the term "brand elasticity" when referring to Volvo wheel loaders and its SDLG brand, the term also seems appropriate to Volvo Penta engines. By designing the new engines to meet a variety of emissions standards, including Stage II/Tier 2, Stage IIIA/Tier 3 equivalent, and Tier 4 Final/Stage IV, no matter where a manufacturer exports its products, Volvo Penta can match an engine to the market’s regulations. Easing the transition is that fact that all of Volvo Penta’s engines, regardless of emissions stage, share a common footprint, with components like the turbocharger located in the same place on all models—making design and installation easier for OEMs.
Across the varying regulated markets, the new engines are suitable for a variety of off-highway applications including construction. There has been somewhat of a push recently for Volvo Penta to capitalize on Volvo CE’s knowledge and expertise in the construction market, the fruition of which has resulted in the engine supplier increasing its presence in the construction market, having procured several construction customers in the past year, including McCloskey, Tesmec, and BBA Pumps.
In the aftermarket, Volvo Penta is also working to expand its service network by partnering with Volvo CE dealers around the world. Already, Volvo Penta has joined up with its sister company’s dealers in Australia, South Africa, and Russia, and more partnerships are expected to come—extending the company’s reach and taking advantage of these dealers’ experience in the construction industry.