BU Train­ing: Engine exper­tise at the high­est level

At our inter­na­tion­al, Perkins-cer­ti­fied train­ing cen­tre in Ibben­büren, Ger­many we pro­vide unique engine know-how. Our train­ing team is there for our OEM cus­tomers and their deal­er organ­i­sa­tions – with exper­tise at the high­est lev­el. In addi­tion to the cours­es at our BU Pow­er Sys­tems train­ing cen­tre, we also offer our OEM cus­tomers on-site training.

As part of this, we pro­vid­ed train­ing on the Perkins 904J-E36TA engine for our cus­tomer Mer­lo. Mer­lo Deutsch­land GmbH has many years of expe­ri­ence in the tele­han­dler sec­tor: The busi­ness of Mer­lo extends from the first moment the tele­han­dlers roll off the pro­duc­tion line, through the time they are in use, to the return and mar­ket­ing of the used machines. With ser­vices rang­ing from advice and ser­vice to the sale of used machines, Mer­lo offers all ser­vices through­out the life cycle of the products.

Mer­lo recent­ly start­ed using the Perkins 904J engine, which is recog­nised for its com­pact­ness. The Stage V engine was designed to be com­pat­i­ble with more than 80 dif­fer­ent machine mod­els. The 4‑cylinder 904J-E28TA engine with a dis­place­ment of 2.8 litres has a max­i­mum out­put of 55 kW (74 hp) and a torque of up to 380 Nm. The 3.6 litre 904J-E36TA option deliv­ers 100 kW (134 hp) and up to 550 Nm of torque. With a high pow­er and torque den­si­ty, the small and com­pact Perkins engine impress­es with opti­mised fuel con­sump­tion – and is there­fore also suit­able for Mer­lo machines.

In order to be there as an expert for all ques­tions relat­ing to the machine, in-depth knowl­edge of the machine’s engine is also essen­tial for Mer­lo’s tech­ni­cal sup­port. In the BU expert train­ing, the nec­es­sary exper­tise on the new engine could be learnt in the­o­ry and also in prac­tice direct­ly on the com­pa­ny’s own machines. “The train­ing con­tent is a great help for our every­day work – we were able to learn a lot. As the train­ing took place direct­ly on site on our own machines, it was very prac­ti­cal,” says Ulrich Ellmers, Head of Tech­ni­cal Hotline.

“We also had a great time at Mer­lo,” says Klaus Buch­mann, train­er at BU Pow­er Sys­tems: “The atmos­phere dur­ing the train­ing was great and the par­tic­i­pants were very moti­vat­ed. I real­ly enjoyed being here. Thanks to every­one who took part in the training!”