SP 9011 at San Jose, August 1964, a Krauss-Maffei ML-4000.
(Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (MAYBACH DIESEL ENGINES)
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, trading as MTU Solutions (stylized as mtu Solutions) is a German manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909. MTU derives from Motoren- und Turbinen-Union meaning 'Motor (Engine) and Turbine Union'.
Wilhelm Maybach was the technical director of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), a predecessor company of the German multinational automotive corporation Daimler AG, until he left in 1907. On 23 March 1909, he founded the new company, Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH (Aircraft Engine Manufacturing Corp), with his son Karl Maybach as director. A few years later the company was renamed to Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (Maybach Engine Manufacturing Corp), which originally developed and manufactured diesel and petrol engines for Zeppelins, and then railcars. The Maybach Mb.IVa was used in aircraft and airships of World War I.
The company first built an experimental car in 1919, with the first production model introduced two years later at the Berlin Motor Show. Between 1921 and 1940, the company produced various classic opulent vehicles. The company also continued to build heavy duty diesel engines for marine and rail purposes. During World War II, Maybach produced the engines for Germany's medium and heavy tanks. The company was renamed MTU Friedrichshafen in the 1960s and continued to supply the engines for the Leopard 2 main battle tank. In 1966 MTU merged with Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau.
MTU Friedrichshafen remained a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler until 2006 when it was sold off to the EQT IV private equity fund, becoming a part of the Tognum Corporation.
Rolls-Royce Holdings and Daimler AG acquired Tognum in 2011. In 2014, Tognum was renamed Rolls-Royce Power Systems, having become a wholly owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Holdings.
The company manufactures diesel engines for trains, ships, oil and gas installations, military vehicles, agriculture, mining and construction equipment, as well as diesel generators and molten carbonate fuel cells.
History Timeline
- 1909: Foundation of Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH in Bissingen an der Enz as part of the Zeppelin corporation. The company manufactures engines for airships.
- 1912: 1911/12 relocation to Friedrichshafen; the name is changed to Motorenbau GmbH.
- 1918: Motorenbau GmbH is renamed Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH. After the end of the First World War the company began to manufacture car engines.
- 1966: Merger of the two companies Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau Friedrichshafen GmbH and Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH to form Maybach Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau GmbH.
- 1969: Maybach Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau GmbH is renamed Motoren und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH. The company is a subsidiary of MTU München GmbH which is owned at equal shares by Daimler-Benz AG and MAN AG until 1985.
- 1989: Incorporation of MTU Friedrichshafen in Deutsche Aero-space AG (DASA), a company of the Daimler-Benz Group.
- 1994: Cooperation of MTU Friedrichshafen with Detroit Diesel Corporation
- 1995: MTU Friedrichshafen and MTU München go their separate ways; MTU Friedrichshafen becomes a direct subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG.
- 2001: MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH is renamed MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH.
- 2005: In late 2005, the DaimlerChrysler Off-Highway business unit, including MTU Friedrichshafen and the Off-Highway division of Detroit Diesel Corporation, is sold to the Swedish financial investor EQT AB.
- 2006: The business is transferred into the new holding company Tognum, with MTU Friedrichshafen as its core company.
- 2009: MTU Friedrichshafen celebrates its centenary. In the same year introduction of the new Series 1600, rounding off the performance range at the lower end of the product portfolio.
- 2011: Rolls-Royce Holdings and Daimler AG announced they were buying Tognum
- 2014: Tognum was renamed Rolls-Royce Power Systems
- 2014: From 26 August Rolls-Royce Power Systems became a 100 per cent subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Holdings
Tri-Rail 822, a Brookville BL36PH locomotive at MiamiCentral station.
(Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
Trains and locomotives powered by MTU engines
Diesel engines were built in the 1960s under the Maybach name, later engines were built under the MTU name.
Bombardier Talent and Turbostar DMUs
Brookville BL20G and BL20GH locomotives
Brookville BL36PH locomotive
CSR Qishuyan SDA2, one 20V4000R43 engine
CSR Ziyang SDA1, one 20V4000R43L engine
DB Class V 160 (Maybach)
IE 22000 Class
SNCF Class BB 75000 and SNCF Class BB 69400
NS DE 6400
Bombardier Traxx diesel
Siemens Eurorunner and Asiarunner
Korail Diesel Hydraulic Car by "Saemaul" Train, MTU 12V 396TC-13(Early type only) MTU 16V 396TC-13(Mid, late type) MTU 8V 183TC-12( For HEP engine. Mid, late type only)
Voith Gravita Locomotive family
New Zealand DL class locomotive
South African Class 45-000, one MTU 20V 4000 R63L engine
Krauss-Maffei ML 4000, two Maybach MD870 engines
Sri Lanka Railways S8 DMUs
Sri Lanka Railways S9 DMUs
Sri Lanka Railways S10 DMUs
Sri Lanka Railways S12 DMUs
Stadler GTW DMUs
Pesa Link DMUs
CAF Bitrac
Vossloh G6
United Kingdom
Class 35, Maybach MD870 engine built under license in UK by Bristol Siddeley
Class 42, two Maybach MD650 engines built under license in UK by Bristol Siddeley
Class 52, two Maybach MD655 engines
Class 73/9, one MTU 8V 4000 R43L engine
Class 168, Class 170 and Class 171: MTU 6R 183TD series (one per car)
Class 172: MTU 6H1800R83 (one per car)
NIR Class 4000: MTU 6H1800R84 (one per car)
Class 195, Class 196 and Class 197: MTU 6H1800R85L (one per car)
Class 43s: MTU 16V4000 R41R widely installed in early 2000s, replacing original Paxman Valenta engines.
The MTU 12V 1600 R80L for the bi-mode Class 800 and Class 802 (three per five car set and five per nine car set), also the electric Class 801 (one per set for emergency use only)
The MTU 12V 1600 R81L for the bi-mode Class 805 (three per set)
The MTU 12V 1600 R91 for the bi-mode Class 810 (four per set)
The Eurailscout UFM160 Track Recording Train (DB999700/701) was powered by MTU Diesel Engines, coupled to Voith Transmission and ZF Final Drive units
Overview
Trade name: MTU Solutions
Company type: Subsidiary
Industry: Manufacturing
Founded: 23 March 1909; 117 years ago
Founder: Wilhelm Maybach
Headquarters: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Key people: Joerg Stratmann (CEO)
Products: Diesel engines & generators, molten carbonate fuel cells
Owner: Rolls-Royce Power Systems
Parent: Rolls-Royce Holdings
Website: www.mtu-solutions.com
