Cooper extends tie-up with British co Ricardo for new engines

Leading engine manufacturer Cooper Corporation today extended its existing association with the England-based Ricardo to jointly develop a new line of advanced diesel and CNG engines.
The technical collaboration will help the Satara-based Cooper to expand its range of engines from 3.5 kva to 1,000 kva, the company said in a statement. The new engines will be in the 2, 4 and 6 cylinder range.
Cooper has been having an association with Ricardo, which helped it become the only domestic company to make 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, the statement claimed.

On the development, Cooper Chairman and Managing Director Farrokh N Cooper said, "With this association, we will be covering almost 75 per cent 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."
"This is a big stride for a company that has graduated from cast iron engine components to contemporary engines," Cooper added.
Ricardo is a leading independent technology and strategic consulting provider to transportation and clean energy industries.
Under the agreement, 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.

On the growth and future plans of the company set up in 1922 at Satara, Cooper said the company intends 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.