Delivering more powerful solutions FG Wilson

DELIVERING MORE POWERFUL SOLUTIONS

FG Wilson is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generators of up to 2200kVA. Philip Yorke takes a closer look at a company that continues to set new industry standards and is poised for further expansion.

There must be very few major manufacturing companies in the world that have not heard of FG Wilson when it comes to diesel and gas generators. Established in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s by Frederick Wilson with just six employees, the company quickly grew to become one of the world’s largest producers of gas and diesel generator sets. Following its success, in 1995 FG Wilson was acquired by the giant US corporation Caterpillar. Today with global manufacturing facilities in Brazil, China, India, the USA and its company headquarters in Northern Ireland, FG Wilson produces around 100,000 generator sets per year and provides technical and practical support throughout the entire life cycle of its products.

FG Wilson’s diesel and gas generator sets are used throughout a wide range of industries from healthcare and telecommunications, to leisure, retail and for powering special events. The company is operational in more than 100 countries and has a network of over 180 authorised dealers worldwide. Innovation empowering sales

The company is already well-established as a producer of diesel power generators in the popular 26 200 kVA range. However, to extend its market lead still further, FG Wilson has launched a new, completely re designed range that delivers even greater performance, as well as offering improved durability and serviceability. Available in EU Stage 11 emissions compliant and noncompliant variants, the company’s latest 26 200kVA range offers customers outstanding value with a product that delivers increased efficiency and productivity.

In order to create world-beating products, FG Wilson utilises the most advanced generator set production facilities, including Europe’s largest fully automated hemi-anechoic chamber, which provides state-of-theart acoustic research and test capabilities.

Furthermore, when a customer’s power needs are more challenging than those required for normal specifications, FG Wilson’s Power Solutions Department provides dedicated, tailor-made solutions that can meet a customer’s most complex power requirements.

Investing in engineering excellence

In another move to enhance its production capabilities, FG Wilson has opened a new engineering Centre of Excellence at its manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland. Together with UK government support, over $26 million has been spent on the latest state-of-the-art testing and validation facilities. The company says that this will significantly improve its current validation process and will also enable it to develop more advanced products faster than ever before, thus keeping it one step ahead of the competition. The impressive new facility was officially opened by The Duke of York, the UK’s representative for international trade and investment, and it is not only expected to boost sales, but also the local economy.

Dr Mark Sweeney, FG Wilson’s managing director said, “This is an extremely important

investment for FG Wilson. It will enhance sustainability at the company, one of our major corporate objectives, by streamlining the product development process and improving performance and efficiency of our generator sets.”

Delivering new generation controls

Recently FG Wilson launched two new, innovative products: the next generation of standard synchronising control panels, the easYgen-2500 followed by an advanced solutions product: the easYgen-3200. Both of these products offer significantly improved system control and flexibility. To achieve this enhanced performance, FG Wilson harnessed high performance technology with its extremely reliable and proven power management systems and controls.

These latest products set new standards within the industry and are already being heralded as the leading control systems in the marketplace today. n