Cat G3600 Series Celebrates 30 Years
Caterpillar G3600 series, a well-known workhorse in the gas compression industry, is celebrating its 30th birthday. Over the years, the G3600 engine series has logged more than 200 million hours in the field under a wide variety of applications worldwide,
Caterpillar G3600 series, a well-known workhorse in the gas compression industry, is celebrating its 30th birthday.
Over the years, the G3600 engine series has logged more than 200 million hours in the field under a wide variety of applications worldwide, and operators commission hundreds of units every year. Even today, several thousand of them are still in operation.
In 1985, Caterpillar introduced the 3600 diesel platform. Later, in 1991, with several years of experience and technical knowledge developed on the diesel product, the company introduced a game-changing gas engine product for the compression industry, the G3600.
In 1993, Caterpillar published an internal program status of the G3600 engine series and listed the initial objectives: low emission levels, high power output, product reliability, low owning and operating costs, and ease of service to name a few. Not only had the engine delivered on those objectives, but would continue to improve upon them.
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