Global Engine News: Deutz, Isotta

ISUZU MOTORS AMERICA, LLC has appointed Masaaki Sugino to executive vice president, PowerTrain Division. He succeeds Naoki Oka, who has retired after a long career at the company, including the last five years as executive vice president, PowerTrain Division.

Sugino has had 15 years of extensive training and multiple global management positions within Isuzu Motors Limited, Isuzu’s parent company. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations and a background in manufacturing operations, procurement, marketing and sales.

DEUTZ CORP. has announced that Deutz Power Centers will transition to an EastWest structure with general managers from each region reporting to Dominick “Nick” Vermet, vice president of Deutz Power Center operations, until his retirement in December 2022. They will then report to David Evans, Deutz Corp. president and CEO.

Will Hicks, current branch manager at Deutz Power Center Southeast, will become general manager of the East Region. Ben Sanders, current branch manager at Deutz Power Center Midwest, will become general manager of the West Region. Matt McQuinn, former service supervisor at Deutz Power Center Midwest, will take over Sanders’ role as branch manager at that location. Nick Crossland will become service supervisor for Deutz Power Center Midwest. Steven Long will take on the role of operations manager of Deutz Power Center Southeast, and Gary Lewis will become the operations manager of Deutz Power Center St. Louis.

NEW ISOTTA DIESEL

Isotta Fraschini said it is completing test runs for the 12-cylinder version of its V170G diesel engine. This unit completes the new V170G series of industrial engines and will be presented to generator set manufacturers starting this month.

The series is composed of 12- and 16-cylinder, vee-configuration engines with direct fuel injection, turbocharging and supercharged cooling system with an enginedriven centrifugal pump. The fuel injection system incorporates high-pressure injection pumps and a feed pump, while engine speed is managed by an electronic governor.

The 12-cylinder engine has a displacement of 50.4 L (170 mm bore x 185 mm stroke) and an electrical power output up to 1520 kWe for prime power and 1653 kWe for standby power, both at 1800 rpm.

The 16-cylinder engine has a displacement of 67.2 L (170 mm bore x 185 mm stroke) and electrical power output up to 2019 kWe for prime power and 2204 kWe standby, again at 1800 rpm. ■

The 12-cylinder V170G engine by Isotta Fraschini.

KOHLER OKS HVO IN USA

Kohler has announced that all of its diesel-fueled engines are now approved for use with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in the United States in line with the ASTM D975 standard. This follows a February 2022 announcement of approval to use HVO in its diesel engines in Europe per the EN15940 standard.

HVO can be produced from various vegetable oils and fats and can result in up to a 90% reduction in CO2 output depending on the raw material used in production. Its very low sulphur content can also benefit engine exhaust emissions.

The use of HVO in pure or blended form with conventional diesel does not require any specific engine modifications or upgrades, said Kohler. However, an exhaust gas aftertreatment system remains necessary where already provided.

MTU ENGINES FOR MIVS

Rolls-Royce said it has signed contracts with partners Krauss-Maffei Wegmann/ WFEL and Rheinmetall Landsysteme/Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land to deliver a total of 523 mtu Series 199 engines to power the Boxer Mechanized Infantry Vehicle (MIV) for the British Armed Forces. Deliveries will extend from 2022 through 2030.

The Boxer MIV for the British Army will be the first version equipped with the

The mtu 8V 199 15.9 L mtu 8V 199 TE21 eight-cylinder, turbocharged, liquid-cooled diesel engine. The engine is rated 805 hp (600 kW), a 94 hp (70 kW) increase over previous versions of the vehicles. The increased power will allow for enhanced operational mobility and agility even given the armored vehicle’s higher weight, plus enable a higher electrical load, Rolls-Royce said.

Most of the engines for the project will be manufactured at Rolls-Royce Solutions UK in East Grinstead. ■