Cooper Corporation Pvt. Ltd and UK based Ricardo will jointly develop a new line of engines. As a result of this planned development, Cooper Corporation will expand its range of engines from 3.5 KVA to 1000 KVA. The entire range will be available in both Diesel and CNG versions.
Working together with Ricardo, Cooper is the only company in India who has made 52 variants of engines in six years including diesel and gas. The new Cooper engines will power applications for diverse sectors including automotive, gensets, marine, defence, construction equipment and agriculture.
Speaking about the association, Farrokh N. Cooper, Chairman and Managing Director, Cooper Corporation Pvt. Ltd said, "It's a very proud moment for us and a big achievement for a company which has graduated from cast iron engine components to contemporary engines.
"With this association with Ricardo UK, we will be covering almost 75% of the range of products available in the market putting us in the same league as the biggest players in the industry in a relatively short period of time."
Ricardo will be responsible for the overall design of the engine and Cooper will develop all components for the engine, assemble and also conduct the required engine tests.
"Ricardo is proud to be partnering Cooper in the development of its class-leading family of engines that deliver high quality, clean and fuel efficient power to Cooper's customers in India and around the world," commented Martin Fausset, Managing Director, Ricardo UK.
"The collaboration between Ricardo and Cooper has been an extremely successful in enabling Cooper to fulfil its ambitious plans for product development. Ricardo is pleased to have been able to work with Cooper in what has been - and remains - a fine example of engineering, technology and product innovation collaboration between the UK and India."
Talking about the company's growth and future plans Cooper added, "Despite the overall recessionary trends in the country, Cooper Corporation has witnessed consistent and aggressive growth for the past five years across sectors because of our reputation for technology, after market support and commitment to quality and service.
Going forward we intend to expand all our capacities in the cast iron foundry, aluminium foundry, engine lines etc and double our current turnover of Rs. 700 crore in the next five years."
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