Caterpillar India has launched its industrial diesel engine. This engine provides customers in lesser regulated countries in the Asia Pacific region, including India, with an economical, fuel efficient and dependable solution. The Cat 3406C is designed and built for industrial, electric power and petroleum engine applications.

According to the company, the engine is easy to install, operate and maintain featuring many shared components from the original engine design. One of the benefits of the engine is that fuel consumption is optimised to match operating cycles of a wide range of equipment and applications while maintaining low operating costs. The 3406C incorporates many other features to enhance performance and safety and reduce lifecycle costs. The mechanically-governed 3406C engine will be available in the power range 218 kW (292 bhp) to 365 kW (490 bhp) for industrial and petroleum applications.

The 3406C industrial engine is manufactured in a state of the art production facility in Hosur, Tamilnadu, India. Ramin Younessi, Vice President, Industrial Power Systems Division said, "The Cat 3406C can be used in areas that are rugged, experience extreme weather conditions, and where fuel quality is less than premium."