Bergen Engines to double production capacity

摘要

Rolls-Royce subsidiary Bergen Engines is to double its production capacity over the next three years with the introduction of modern 'flow line' processes. The company has already relocated service and storage functions from its 21,000sq m factory to make space for the new process layout, which aims to halve throughput time and reduce engine build time by 27%, according to Helge Skaar, communications director, Bergen Engines. The company produced a record 204 engines in 2015, but following the drop off in offshore activity has since reduced its workforce from a peak of 1,100 to around 700. By 2020 Bergen aims to be capable of building 400 engines a year.