Fairbanks Morse Engine secures federal funding
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August 23rd, 2007
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Beloit, Wisconsin – Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, will install low load upgrade kits on the LSD - 41/49 class of U.S. Navy ships following a $4 million federal spending plan secured by Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin. At a press conference at Fairbanks Morse headquarters, Baldwin said, “These federal funds will help improve U.S. Naval operational availability and reduce pollution of the air and sea.... Fairbanks Morse Engine is the country's only remaining domestic producer of large ship propulsion engines and, therefore, a key contractor to the Navy.”
The decision to upgrade the engines is based on a successful proof-of-concept trial of low load upgrade kits on the U.S.S. Oak Hill (LSD-51) for its Fairbanks Morse Opposed Piston (OP) engines that provide ship electrical service. Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard has been successfully operating with the engine upgrades since 2004 on the Katmai Bay (WTGB 101) and the Penobscot Bay (WTGB 107).
The upgrade kit extends the service life of the engines, while at the same time reducing emissions and lowering lube oil and fuel consumption rates. This technology will result in substantial cost savings and increased reliability for the U.S. Navy.
About Fairbanks Morse Engine
Since the company's inception in the 1870s, Fairbanks Morse Engine, based in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA, has been a worldwide leader in diesel engine technology and manufacturing. Today, the mission of Fairbanks Morse Engine is to provide its customers the highest quality diesel engines and generator sets, dual fuel engine generator sets, OEM replacement parts, and factory trained direct field service support. Our focus markets today are in the stationary power generation sector and large medium speed diesel and diesel-electric propulsion for the United States Navy and commercial shipbuilding industry. |
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