MTU Friedrichshafen

MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is a manufacturer of commercial engines. It was a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler until 2006 when it was sold off to the EQT IV private equity fund. Roughly translated from the German, MTU stands for "Engine and Turbine Union".

History

The company was founded in 1909 as Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH within the Zeppelin corporation. After the end of the first world war the company bagan to manufacture car engines under the name of Maybach Motorenbau. Daimler-Benz acquired the company in 1960 and later merged its aircraft and Diesel engine production under the name of MTU Friedrichshafen. The company was paired with Detroit Diesel as DaimlerChrysler's engine division.

MTU Friedrichshafen and Detroit Diesel's off-highway business was sold off in the first quarter of 2006 to allow DaimlerChrysler to focus only on motor vehicle manufacture. EQT has used both groups to form a new company, Tognum.

The company manufactures diesel-engines for trains, ships, military vehicles, farming, mining and construction equipment as well as diesel-generators and very new Molten-carbonate fuel cells.

Vehicles powered by MTU engines

Trains

• Bombardier Turbostar, and Talent DMUs.
• InterCity 125 (New engines for First Great Western, GNER (now National Express East Coast), and CrossCountry fleets)
• IE 22000 Class
• SNCF Class BB 75000 and SNCF Class BB 60000
• NS DE 6400
• Bombardier TRAXX diesel
• Siemens EuroRunner
• Korail Diesel Hydralic Car by "Saemaul" Train
• Voith Gravita Locomotive family

Military vehicles

• Armoured fighting vehicles
  • Tanks
    • Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 tanks
    • TAM Tanque Argentino Mediano
    • Kanonenjagdpanzer, Raketenjagdpanzer 2, Jaguar 1, Jaguar 2 tank destroyers
    • Israeli Merkava tank (The engine is license produced in the USA)
    • Korean K1 88-Tank
    • Indian Arjun tank (The engine is license produced in India)
  • Self-propelled artillery
    • Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard anti-aircraft gun
    • PzH 2000 and Palmaria 155mm howitzers
    • Korean K-9 155mm howitzer
  • Infantry fighting vehicles
    • Marder
    • M113 (upgraded)
    • Piranha II

Marine applications

• Ships
  • Yachts
    • Rising Sun
    • Indian Empress
    • Octopus
    • Deva
    • No. 1
  • Ferries
    • Hawaii Superferry
    • Sydney Ferries
  • Frigates and corvettes
    • Bremen class frigates
    • Brandenburg class frigates
    • Sachsen class frigates
    • Some PR-72P class corvettes
    • Lanzhou class destroyers (copy)
    • Anzac class frigates
    • Vasco da Gama class frigates
    • Many other MEKO type frigates and corvettes
  • Small combatants
    • Fearless class patrol vessels
    • Turunmaa class gunboats
    • Tiger class fast attack craft
    • Albatros class fast attack craft
    • Gepard class fast attack craft
  • Mine warfare ships
    • Frankenthal class mine hunters
    • Kulmbach class mine hunters
    • Ensdorf class minesweepers
    • Alta class minesweepers
  • Submarines
    • Type 206 submarines
    • Type 209 submarines
    • Ula class submarines
    • Dolphin class submarines
    • Type 212 submarines
    • Type 214 submarines

External links

• Company's homepage (German)
• Company's homepage (English)
• History of the company