AGCO Power (previously AGCO Sisu Power and Sisu Diesel
) is a Finnish company and a subsidiary of US-based
AGCO Corporation
AGCO Corporation is an American agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1990 and with its headquarters in Duluth, Georgia, United States. AGCO designs, produces and sells tractors, combines, foragers, hay tools, self-propelled sprayers ...
. The company, situated in Linnavuori,
Nokia
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications industry, telecommunications, technology company, information technology, and consumer electronics corporatio ...
, Finland, manufactures
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-call ...
s for various applications, such as
agricultural machines.
History
During its history, AGCO Power has operated under five different owners:
*
Valmet
Valmet Oyj is a Finnish company and a developer and supplier of technologies, automation systems and services for the pulp (paper), pulp, paper and energy industry, energy industries.
Valmet has over 200 years of history as an industrial oper ...
, a company known for paper machines
*
Sisu Auto
Sisu Auto is a truck manufacturer based in Raseborg, Finland. Its name comes from the Finnish word ''sisu'' meaning guts, grit and determination.
Sisu Auto has a subsidiary company, "Sisu Defence", producing high mobility tactical vehicles for ...
, manufacturer of trucks
* Partek, which manufactured various non-diesel-powered equipment
*
Kone
Kone Oyj (; officially stylized as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is an elevator engineering company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Espoo near Helsinki, F ...
, a manufacturer of elevators and escalators
* AGCO, a global manufacturer of agricultural machines and solutions.
The company was born out of a former unit of Valmet's Linnavuori plant.
Part of the Finnish state aircraft factory (1936–1943)
The State Aircraft Factory (
Valtion lentokonetehdas
''Valtion lentokonetehdas'' (State aircraft factory) was a Finnish aircraft manufacturing company that was founded on 23 February 1928 from the IVL or I.V.L. factory (Ilmailuvoimien lentokonetehdas, Finnish Air Force Aircraft Factory), founded in ...
in Finnish) began its operation 1936 in Härmälä.
In 1942 a mining operation began in Linnavuori to make room for the engine department. Between 1000 and 1300 Linnavuori had been used as a
fortress
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
.
Valmet plant in Linnavuori (1944–1994)
Parts for aerial fighters were first manufactured in Linnavuori in 1944. The production of engines begun in 1946
and in 1991 the plant introduced a completely new diesel engine model.
Under Valmet's ownership the plant produced approximately 5000 engine units.
Manufacturing of engines in Brazil began in 1993.
In 1994 Valmet sold its tractor business to Sisu, along the engine plant in Linnavuori.
Sisu Diesel (1995–2008)
Sisu Diesel began its operation in 1995. In 1997 the Finnish Government sold Sisu, including Sisu Diesel, to Partek.
Since the beginning of 2000s the company began cooperation with the German company
Bosch, which had previously focused to car and industrial machine electronics. The partnership led to a control unit used in Sisu Diesel engines.
In 2002 Kone purchased Partek. Two years later AGCO purchased Valtra and its subsidiary Sisu Diesel from Kone. Previously AGCO had used engines from eight different manufacturers.
In December 2006 it was told that AGCO would invest 30 million euros to double the capacity of the Linnavuori plant.
In 2007 Cramo bought the diesel generator rental business from Sisu Diesel. The same year the engine assembly line in Linnavuori became fully automated.
AGCO Sisu Power (2008–2012)
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In October 2008 a new 7-cylinder, 9,8-liter engine was introduced. It was producing 400 to 500 horsepower. Mass production of the engine began in 2010.
In the spring of 2010, the pipe manufacturing was modernized with robot controlled by
machine vision
Machine vision (MV) is the technology and methods used to provide imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis for such applications as automatic inspection, process control, and robot guidance, usually in industry. Machine vision refers to m ...
, achieving an output of three human workers. AGCO Sisu Power manufactured approximately 30 000 engines annually, supplying over half of the engines needed by AGCO. AGCO and
Concern Tractor Plants (CPT), Russia's largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment, had a joint venture in
Vladimir
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Names
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* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
, near
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
where AGCO Sisu Power engines were assembled from parts shipped from Finland. The engines were then used in CPT's own equipment.
AGCO Power (2012–)
In 2012 the company, now called AGCO Power, began operations in China at a new plant in Changzhou.
In 2014 the Linnavuori plant was expanded to produce larger engine models.
AGCO Power employed about 850 people in Finland. An AGCO Power plant was opened in Argentina.
A millionth AGCO Power engine was assembled in November 2017.
The turnover of the company was roughly 310 million euros.
In January 2019 AGCO informed that it was investing over 100 million euros in AGCO Power's Linnavuori plant. The investment would expand manufacturing, logistics and showroom areas of the plant and would enable an annual output of 50 000 engines.
Collaborative robots
A cobot, or collaborative robot, is a robot intended for direct human-robot interaction within a shared space, or where humans and robots are in close proximity. Cobot applications contrast with traditional industrial robot applications in which r ...
, which work together with humans, were added to the assembly process while previously they had been separated from human workers by barriers.
In addition to advanced robotics, the expansion included an automated logistics center and machining line.
Organization
Established in 1990, the corporation has expanded by acquiring various equipment manufacturers like Challenger,
Fendt
Fendt is a German agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1930 by Xaver Fendt in Marktoberdorf, Allgäu region, Germany. Fendt manufactures tractors, combine harvesters, balers, telescopic handlers and row crop planters. It was purchase ...
, GSI and
Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson Limited is an American agricultural machinery manufacturer. The company was established in 1953 through the merger of farm equipment makers Massey-Harris of Canada and the Ferguson Company of the United Kingdom. It was based in T ...
.
In Finland AGCO owns AGCO Power and
Valtra
Valtra is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Äänekoski, Finland. Valtra's products include tractors, combine harvesters, sugar cane harvesters, self-propelled sprayers and seed drills. Valtra has been part of the American AGCO Cor ...
Oy Ab, which manufactures Valtra tractors in
Suolahti
Suolahti is a former list of towns in Finland, town and List of former municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located next to Lake Keitele in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finl ...
.
In 2021 AGCO Power manufactured engines in Linnavuori, in
Mogi das Cruzes
Mogi das Cruzes ( or ) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, located within the metropolitan region of the state capital of the city of São Paulo. The population is 450,785 (2020 est.) in an area of 713 km2. It is located 40&n ...
(Brazil), in
Changzhou
Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ...
(China) and in
General Rodríguez
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The Triple crime ( es, Triple crimen) to ...
(Argentina).
The plants were able to reach a combined annual output of over 100 000 engines. The company's product development was located in its main plant in Finland which is using robotics in various stages of the manufacturing and assembly process.
The Linnavuori plant has over 100 robots.
The
Lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing is a production method aimed primarily at reducing times within the production system as well as response times from suppliers and to customers. It is closely related to another concept called just-in-time manufacturing ( ...
methods are used in running AGCO Power plants. For example, the goal is to increase the productivity of the plant by 6% annually and performance is measured daily.
The company has a research and development center at the
Tampere University
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, motto = ''Human Potential Unlimited''
, established = 1925;
, type = Public
, rector = Mari Walls
, academic_staff = 4,200 (2021)
, students = 21,500 (2021)
, ...
campus focusing on electronics and software.
Products
In 2019 80% of engines produced by AGCO Power were used in AGCO corporation's own equipment:
Valtra
Valtra is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Äänekoski, Finland. Valtra's products include tractors, combine harvesters, sugar cane harvesters, self-propelled sprayers and seed drills. Valtra has been part of the American AGCO Cor ...
,
Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson Limited is an American agricultural machinery manufacturer. The company was established in 1953 through the merger of farm equipment makers Massey-Harris of Canada and the Ferguson Company of the United Kingdom. It was based in T ...
,
Fendt
Fendt is a German agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1930 by Xaver Fendt in Marktoberdorf, Allgäu region, Germany. Fendt manufactures tractors, combine harvesters, balers, telescopic handlers and row crop planters. It was purchase ...
and Challenger tractors. Third-party applications were, among others, forestry machines, combines, material handling machines,
power generators
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery ( transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its sto ...
and industrial machines.
In 2019 roughly 5000 engines were sold to third-party customers.
Some of the AGCO Power engines use after treatment systems created by Proventia, and controlled by software made by Bitwise.
The production of low-emission four and six-cylinder industrial diesel engines will begin in 2022.
Their power range is between 100 and 300 kW, and they can be used also in trucks. They are lighter than the company's older engine models.
The plant also manufactures
gearwheels, power generators,
gearboxes
Propulsion transmission is the mode of transmitting and controlling propulsion power of a machine. The term ''transmission'' properly refers to the whole drivetrain, including clutch, gearbox, prop shaft (for rear-wheel drive vehicles), differe ...
, gearbox components and backup power solutions.
Gearwheels, axles, and gears manufactured by AGCO Power are used for example in BRB Finland's
Lynx
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Lynx may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Lynx (constellation)
* Lynx (Chinese astronomy)
* Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory
Places Canada
* Lynx, Ontar ...
and
Ski-Doo
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snow mobiles.
Engine Models
The following table lists the lineup of diesel engines produced by AGCO Power at one or more facilities as of 2022.
Recognitions
* In 2013 AGCO Power received the
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Sou ...
Award
* In 2018 AGCO Power received the Pirkanmaa Export Award
References
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Companies of Finland
Engine manufacturers of Finland