CPT invests £1 million in emissions reduction technologies

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) has announced a £1 million investment to further industrialise its CO2 and NOx reduction capabilities for the global automotive and transport industries.

CPT specialises in the safe low voltage application of switched-reluctance machines (SRMs) to a vehicle powertrain and driveline, providing intelligent electrification of the propulsion system with near full hybrid vehicle capability.

The investment will support seven projects at the company’s new technical centre in Coventry and at its headquarters in Laindon, with a focus on new durability test cells and low volume manufacturing of CPT’s COBRA electric supercharger currently being applied to a diverse range of heavy duty internal combustion engines and fuel cells.

Andy Dickinson, product manager for COBRA, said: “We have received a number of enquiries for our electric supercharging where the customer has an immediate need for the benefits of COBRA, including performance enhancement, transient emission reduction and fuel economy improvement. It’s important that we’re able to offer product at a production level of quality and at a price point below that of hand built prototypes. The creation of a pilot assembly line will achieve this and provide a solid basis for higher volume production in the future.”

Penny Edgar, financial controller at CPT, added: “The remainder of the £1 million spend includes additional measurement, test and simulation capabilities, further evolution of the already state-of-the-art control electronics and software, as well as training of people at various levels to help implement important emerging ISO standards.”

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