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Caterpillar is a leader in medium and high speed marine engines and power generation. Caterpillar Marine Power Systems are headquartered in Hamburg, Germany and provide a single source for ocean going commercial power and pleasure craft propulsion systems.
Caterpillar Marine Power
Caterpillar was founded in 1925 and is now the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment and diesel and natural gas engines. Cat engines and gensets are well known for their quality and reliability. The company is prould of the technological innovation and clean diesel technologies. Caterpillar boast a global network of employees and dealers in all of their product lines including the marine power division. Caterpillar’s stock is included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company has over $50 billion in worldwide sales.
Caterpillar Marine provides diesel propulsion engines with power ratings from 250 hp. to over 21,000 hp., generator sets providing from 12 to 5,200 KW and auxiliary engines providing from 250 hp. to over 7,000 horsepower.
Cat propulsion engines for the recreational boating environment revolve around the C-series of inline 6 cylinder diesel engines, the C7, C9, C12, C15 and C18. The number refers to the engine’s displacement in liters, i.e. the C9 is a 9 liter engine. Caterpillar’s ACERT technology is the company’s most advanced emission reduction system. ACERT engines meet the latest EPA requirement for on-road diesels and are among the cleanest diesel engines available for marine applications. Here are the power ratings for the various C-diesels from Cat.
C7: 250 to 370 hp.
C7 ACERT: 455 hp.
C9 ACERT: 503 to 567 hp.
C12: 340 to 600 hp.
C12 ACERT: 660 to 705 hp.
C15 ACERT: 800 to 853 hp.
C18: 454 to 1001 hp.
C18 ACERT: 454 to 1136 hp.
As you can see the ACERT technology also provides a nice increase in horsepower ratings. Cat Marine also has V8, V12 and V16 engines with displacements starting over 30 liters for small commercial and large yacht applications. Power ratings up to 2,500 hp. are available in these big V-diesels.
Cat Gensets start with 1.5L 3 cylinder diesels producing 11 Kw of power up to the big 6 cylinder engines with output of over 500 Kw. And these are yacht sized generators. The company also has much larger units for large ocean going vessels.
A newer product in the Caterpillar Marine power lineup is the Zeus pod drive system. Powered by a C9 ACERT diesel producing 455 hp, the Zeus pod drive system provides excellent thrust and much improved maneuverability. The advanced technology of the Zeus system makes large pleasure craft handle like a sports car.
Caterpillar provides a wide range of marine diesel propulsion, generator and auxiliary units that will fit many applications. That is backed up by Cat’s reputation for quality products and a world-wide dealer and supplier network.
Sources: Cat.com, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems
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