Kwa zaka zoposa 80, UK Perkins wakhala akutsogola padziko lonse lapansi pogulitsa injini za dizilo ndi gasi pamsika wa 4-2,000 kW (5-2,800 hp).Mphamvu yayikulu ya Perkins ndikutha kukonza injini kuti ikwaniritse zomwe makasitomala amafuna, ndichifukwa chake mayankho a injini yake amadaliridwa ndi opanga otsogola opitilira 1,000 m'mafakitale, zomangamanga, zaulimi, zogwirira ntchito komanso misika yopangira magetsi.Thandizo lazinthu zapadziko lonse la Perkins limaperekedwa ndi magawo 4,000, magawo ndi malo othandizira.