DocumentCode :
825794
Title :
Power test [Perkins Engines Company test facility]
Author :
Minett, S. ; Taylor, Chris
Volume :
82
Issue :
5
fYear :
2003
Firstpage :
16
Lastpage :
19
Abstract :
Perkins Engines Company, now part of Caterpillar, has been making diesel engines for more than 70 years, and tests engines for companies such as BMW, Daewoo, Lotus and Rolls Royce. The test facility, at Peterborough, is winning acclaim for the quality of its engine testing, backed by six sigma quality credentials. The article describes the test facility´s work.
Keywords :
internal combustion engines; quality control; test facilities; BMW; Caterpillar; Daewoo; Lotus; Perkins Engines Company test facility; Rolls Royce; diesel engines; engine testing; six sigma quality;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Manufacturing Engineer
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0956-9944
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/me:20030502
Filename :
1245148
Link To Document :
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