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Design and development
Design
We design engines to deliver optimum
performance while meeting the
specifications all our customers
worldwide require based on their
requirements and potential needs. Our
extensive installation track record and
proven technical expertise backed by
verification testing ensure our engines
have the durability for any application.
We design high quality engines by
collaborating with our casting
department and incorporating knowledge
from our manufacturing department in
addition to applying engine development
technology. We also have a group of
experts developing the products in a
wide range of fields such as machinery,
electronics, chemistry, and physics.
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Design and development
Workshop
The Kubota engine development team makes
each engineer responsible for the bulk
of development in a given area of engine
development. This may also be a
characteristic that distinguishes us
from other engine manufacturers.
Engineers conduct design and research
based on information from CAD data, etc.
while assembling actual engines
themselves at assembly and disassembly
areas in our development facilities. We
work hard to improve the performance of
each engine model by advancing
development based on specialized
knowledge and detailed data, while
carefully assembling engines by hand.
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Design and development
Test equipment
We measure exhaust emissions of designed
and developed engines in our
"Quality Audit Building."
In January 1995, the state of California
in the US became the first in the world
to enforce the "CARB ULG Exhaust
Gas Regulations." To get out ahead
of enforcement of these regulations,
Kubota was the world's first engine
manufacturer to obtain certification in
1993.
Even as emission regulations for
industrial engines become more
stringent, our development environment
has stayed compliant with regulations in
all regions of the world.
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Design and development
Chassis dynamometer
We use a piece of equipment called a
"chassis dynamometer" that
mounts engines on actual applications,
puts the applications on chassis
rollers, and then places loads on
engines that mimic loads during real
driving scenarios. We check engine loads
and performance based on actual
operating conditions and by using wind
tunnel equipment to improve the quality
of engines optimized for applications.
