CLAAS opts again for mtu engines from Rolls-Royce

  • Follow-up agreement extends successful partnership with agricultural machinery manufacturer 
  • mtu Series 1000 to 1500 units for combine and forage harvesters and large tractors

Rolls-Royce and German agricultural machinery manufacturer CLAAS have signed a follow-up agreement covering supply of mtu engines in the years ahead. The agreement seals the continuation of the highly successful partnership enjoyed by the two companies. Each year, CLAAS shall purchase from Rolls-Royce several thousand mtu engines from Series 1000 to 1500 which it shall use to power its Lexion and Tucano combine harvesters, Jaguar forage harvesters and Xerion large tractors. The order volume will bring revenues in the mid three-digit million euros range.

mtu 6R 1000, 6R 1100, 6R 1300 and 6R 1500 are delegated assembly units based on Daimler’s OM 93x and OM 47x utility vehicle engines and cover power outputs from 180 – 480 kW. They also meet the requirements of the EU-Stage V emissions standard in place since 2019. “We laid the foundations for continuing our cooperation in the intensive field tests we performed for certification, which primarily took place at CLAAS. By coordinating with each other closely from a very early stage, we improved our engine platforms, also adding a diesel particulate filter to the SCR system to ensure compliance with the strict emission limits,” explained Stefan Rudert, Director C&I and Agriculture Business at Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems. In addition to EU-Stage V, the engines can be optionally purchased with dual certification for compliance with the Tier 4 final standard valid in the US and Canada. “That gives vehicle manufacturers greater flexibility in sales and helps purchasers on the secondary market. We’re also working on solutions that will enable us to break into other international markets with CLAAS using our existing engine platforms,” said Rudert.

Around half of the grain-harvesting machines built by CLAAS are powered by mtu engines. Series 1000 to 1500 engines were designed in collaboration with Daimler for off-highway purposes and modified for agricultural applications.

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About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

  1. Rolls-Royce is at the forefront of propulsion and energy solutions that connect, power and protect society. We are committed to making our operations 'net-zero carbon' by 2030. We joined the UN's Race to Zero campaign in 2020 and have committed to ensuring that our new products are net-zero by 2030, and that all our products are net-zero by 2050.
  2. Rolls-Royce Power Systems is headquartered in Friedrichshafen in southern Germany and has approximately 9,000 employees. The product portfolio includes mtu-branded high-speed engines and propulsion systems for ships, power generation solutions, heavy land and defense vehicles, rolling stock and vehicles used in the oil and gas industry, as well as diesel and natural gas systems and battery containers for mission-critical, standby and prime power requirements, combined heat-and-power facilities and microgrids.
  3. Rolls-Royce has customers in over 150 countries, including 400+ airlines and leasing companies, 160 armed forces and navies, and over 5,000 energy and nuclear power customers.      .
  4. Annual revenue in 2020 was £11.76 billion, £1.25 billion of which was invested in research and development. The company provides assistance to a worldwide network of 28 university technology centers, giving Rolls-Royce engineers a direct link to cutting-edge scientific research.
  5. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a publicly traded company (LSE:RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69).

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