Ricardo plc claims to have
manufactured over 2,000 engines in the six months to the end of October,
claiming this as a record for the company, and more than achieved in any
previous full year.
The
increase has been facilitated by the expansion of the advanced assembly
facility at Shoreham. The facility was formerly opened earlier this year.
Ricardo claims it has produced a “diverse range of
state-of-the-art prototype engines which it has built for “numerous global
clients”.
Ricardo’s engine production has served a total of
15 major automakers and engine suppliers, providing everything from prototypes
through pre-production units, to niche volume series production of high
performance products. Below Louisa Higgs is working on engine assembly and test.
The breadth of this engine manufacturing activity
ranges from single cylinder engines used for research purposes through to V12
engines for marine and power generation. It also encompasses cylinder bore
sizes up to in the region of 200 mm and pressures of greater than 300 bar, and
both naturally aspirated and multi-stage boosted engines, including next
generation hybrid powertrain systems.
Despite the production of a record-breaking total
of over 2,000 engines in six months, the expansion of Ricardo’s advanced
assembly plant and continued investment in its prototype engine build
facilities, means that there is considerable further capacity available to
support the future prototype and niche production requirements of the company’s
international client base.
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