One of the world's leading heavy-duty equipment manufacturers, Kalmar, has chosen Volvo Penta to supply new Stage V solutions for a range of its machinery in Europe. Volvo Penta is to supply Stage V solutions for the new European models of equipment made by Kalmar. New emissions regulations are scheduled to come into force in the European Union (EU) in 2019, and OEMs are now planning how to make changes to their production lines. Kalmar produces machinery and provides support services for cargo handling in ports, terminals, distribution centers and heavy industry. "Stage V is a challenge for manufacturers. With previous emissions levels, Europe and the US have stayed more or less the same, so it's going to be quite an effort to make the change," says Drew Heisel, Director of Global Powertrain Sourcing at Kalmar. "Transition rules will be very stringent this time and there's a shorter period of time for engine resourcing, but we've worked through the different combinations together with Volvo Penta."