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Deutz Powers Ahead

The accumulated diesel engine design and manu- facturing experience of the Deutz AG organization has produced a comprehensive range of new engines.

Since its introduction in 1994, the 616 series has found wide acceptance for applications which demand high power/weight ratios, together with reli- ability and economy of operation. It is produced in V- 8, V-12 and V-16 cylinder configurations with a power range of 320 kW to 1,360 kW (435 to 1,850 hp).

The 616 series succeeds the 234 series and maintains the compact dimensions while achieving a 30 percent increase in power by means of increasing the bore and stroke.

The 620 series, which is the latest development of the 604B series provides robust, highly fuel efficient engines. It is produced in V-8, V-12 and V-16 cylin- der configurations ranging from 530 kW to 2,240 kW (720 to 3,045 hp) at speeds between 1,500-1,860 rpm.

The new 632 series was designed and produced under a joint program by Deutz MWM and General

Electric Transportation Systems, and embodies the latest design, material and manufacturing technolo- gy. The series is available only in V-16 configuration (in the range from 4,560 to 5,600 kW or 6,200 to 7,600 hp). In the near future, it will also be produced in 6, 8 and 9 in-line versions, as well as V-12 and V- 18 configurations. When the line is expanded, the power range will span from 1,710 to 7,400 kW (2,325 to 10,060 hp).

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Falk Thrusts Back Into Marine Market

The Falk Corporation has reconsidered its deci- sion of last October to exit the new unit construction

Easy Come, Easy Go

Top: Cat-Link V, powered by Ruston diesel engines, recently broke the trans-Atlantic crossing record.

Bottom: Four Ruston RK270's power the Cat-Link V.

Little more than a month after the

Caterpillar-powered, Incat-built

Catalonia broke the speed record for crossing the Atlantic, another Incat- built vessel broke the record, despite a mid-run stop to search for a missing sin- gle-engine aircraft.

Cat-Link V, powered by Alstom

Engines, type Ruston RK270's, is a 298.5 ft. (91 m) vessel capable of carry- ing 800 passengers and 200 cars. It passed the official starting line at 6.08.42 UTC on Friday, July 17, and crossed the finishing line just off the

English coast at 02.17.42 UTC on

Monday, July 20, meaning the nearly 3,000 mile trip was completed in two days, 20 hours and nine minutes at an average speed of 41.205 knots.

The record was set despite the vessel receiving and acting on a MAYDAY call from the Rescue Control Center in

Halifax which requested the vessel to suspend its run in helping to search for a missing single-engine aircraft thought to be missing in the area.

All of the Cat-Link vessels are pow- ered by Alstom engines. The record- breaker features four 20-cylinder

Ruston RK270's, each with a continuous unrestricted rating for commercial fast ferries of 7,080 kWb at 1,030 rpm. The 16 and 20-cylinder RK270s have established a leading position in fast ferry propulsion worldwide. "Alstom Engines has maintained its position at the forefront of marine propulsion tech- nology by responding to the requirements of operators and shipyards, for higher powers and increased reliability," said Jim MacKinnon, managing director, Alstom Engines,

Ruston Division.

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