Caterpillar Energy Solutions

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Caterpillar Energy Solutions

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legal form GmbH
founding 1871
Seat Mannheim , Germany
management Johan Masse, Uwe Sternstein, Peter Körner
Number of employees 1080
sales 448 million euros (2017)
Branch mechanical engineering
Website www.caterpillar-energy-solutions.de

MWM headquarters in Mannheim
MWM shares over 1000 RM from 1942

The Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH , formerly Motor Werke Mannheim (MWM) and Deutz Power Systems is an engineering company based in Mannheim . Caterpillar Energy Solutions is a provider of combined heat and power systems for decentralized energy generation based on gas engines of the “Cat” and “MWM” brands.

history

origin

The company goes back to the engineer and automobile pioneer Carl Benz (1844–1929), who in 1871 chose Mannheim as the location for his workshop. Together with his financial partner and mechanic August Ritter (1826–1908), Benz acquired 783 m² of land for 4,600 marks from the businessman Raphael Trautmann. The work began there under the name of Carl Benz and August Ritter, Mechanische Werkstätte , which initially produced material for Mannheim handicraft businesses, particularly pipe clamps . 1873, August Ritter was paid off and had left the company, it was renamed to Carl Benz iron foundry and mechanical workshop , a short time later to Carl Benz, Mannheim, factory for machines for sheet metal processing . With the pressing of tobacco balls, a rolling machine for sheet metal pipes and the construction of a telephone system, he was not successful. Benz heard about gas engines , but they were protected by patents. Because of the patent protection he developed his own gas engine, which became known as the "Benz two-stroke engine" and which went into operation for the first time in 1879. With new partners from a trading company, gas engines under the company name Benz u. Cie., Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik , and went on sale in 1883 for one, two, four and six horsepower and at prices between 1500 and 3650 DM. Benz recognized that the two-stroke gas engines were too heavy to be installed in a wagon and developed it a smaller and more powerful four-stroke gas engine . He was able to take a first test drive in a self-built vehicle in 1885. In 1886 he acquired further properties in Mannheim, in the Neckarstadt-West district . In 1893, the thousandth stationary gas engine was sold. The construction and sale of vehicles was successful from 1894. In 1899 the name was changed to “Benz & Cie. Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik, Aktiengesellschaft ”. From 1910 diesel engines were produced, whereby one had to buy licenses for ship engines. The ship's engines were aimed at engines for polar journeys.

Outsourcing of the Mannheim engine works

In 1922 the department for the construction of stationary engines was spun off and continued independently under the name Motorenwerke Mannheim A.-G., formerly Benz department of stationary engine construction . Together with the Reiherstieg shipyard , the Hamburg Mannheim large engine works were founded in 1923 to build engines for polar ships . The Motor Werke Mannheim (MWM) developed by the engineer and company director Prosper L'Orange for different motors antechambers and worked at higher speeds. The company was sold to Knorr-Bremse in Berlin in 1926 . By the end of the 1930s, large engines with exhaust gas turbochargers and four-valve technology were built, all of them as diesel engines, but also small diesel engines for tractors and units that were also used for truck engines. During the Second World War , the company produced engines for submarines, clearing boats and combat ships.

Submarine class XXIII main engine

Between 1942 and 1944 the proportion of prisoners of war (internally called foreign workers ) was 30 to 34 percent of the total workforce. In 1943 there was considerable damage to the buildings and workshops of the MWM after air raids; important documents and materials were brought to the Bad Friedrichshall salt mine ; engine production was relocated to an inconspicuous warehouse in Ilvesheim ; the construction and planning took place in Walldorf (Baden) .

Reconstruction and expansion after WWII

After 1945, the production of diesel engines was banned until 1949, MWM was on the so-called dismantling list until 1949 . However, many drawings had been hidden at the Föhrenbach Lichtpauserei company to prevent confiscation.

Production of air-cooled small diesel engines began in the 1950s. With the patented equal-pressure pre-chamber process, it was possible to build quieter and longer-running engines. In 1950/51 company apartments were built in Waldhof . In 1952, MWM also built emergency power generators for the first time together with electronics companies. After the soccer world championship in 1954 , MWM had up to 14 company sports teams that held an internal championship and trained on the Phönix 02 soccer field . In 1954, the production of diesel engines was started in Brazil, and a year later license agreements were signed with companies in Japan, Pakistan, Argentina and Spain.

In 1962, the production of complete power generating sets including the switchgear started on our own responsibility. The company provided emergency power generators for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. In 1976 the company achieved a record annual turnover of 450 million DM . In 1977 MWM's most powerful diesel engine, type TBD 511 V16, with 8000 hp at 750 l / min had its test run.

Sale to Deutz AG

Knorr-Bremse sold MWM in 1985 to Deutz AG in Cologne . In 1986, Deutz completely relocated its large engine division to the MWM plant on Carl-Benz-Strasse, thereby securing the location. In the 1990s, the gas engine business, especially high-performance gas engines, was expanded. In 1991 MWM delivered a combined heat and power plant with gas engine gensets for Munich Airport .

In mid-2004 400 jobs were cut and the business concentrated on complete systems for decentralized power generation with gas engines of up to 20 cylinders and a weight of up to 50 tons. In 2005 MWM was renamed Deutz Power Systems . In 2007 it was sold to 3i as an independent company for 360 million euros . From October 1, 2008, the company operated under the name MWM GmbH . In 2008 the company hired 200 new employees. In the same year, the company largely ceased production of diesel engines and focused its business on gas engines, gensets and complete systems, so-called containers. In 2009 the company founded its own logistics center in Lorsch to supply its customers with spare parts.

MWM TCG 2016 V12 gas engine in the shipping hall

Up until now, the supply of spare parts has been handled by a Deutz AG logistics center. In rankings for the sales of motor-driven combined heat and power plants in Germany for 2010 and 2011, MWM took first place in each case.

Developed under Caterpillar

In November 2011, the company was sold to Caterpillar for 580 million euros . In November 2013, MWM was renamed Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH . MWM was retained as an independent product brand. In 2016 Dan G. Sundell became Managing Director of Caterpillar Energy Solutions. He replaced Willy Schumacher, who was retiring. In 2019, Dan G. Sundell moved within the Caterpillar Large Power System Division, since then Johan Masse and Uwe Sternstein have joined the management team together with Peter Körner.

In 2017, KIT and Caterpillar Energy Solutions jointly invested 11.8 million euros in a test laboratory for the further development of gas engines as a “bridging technology for the energy transition”. Since 2018, Caterpillar Energy Solutions has been part of the reFuels research project , which is researching environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels under the leadership of KIT. In the same year, Focus Money recognized the company as a top traditional company in the field of mechanical engineering.

Corporate structure

MWM logo
Cat logo

Caterpillar Energy Solutions is part of the Electric Power and Large Power Systems divisions of parent company Caterpillar. The company employs around 1100 people in Germany at its plant in Mannheim, in a logistics center in Lorsch near Mannheim and at other service locations (as of 2018).

Products and sales

The company builds gas engines, complete gas power plants, combined heat and power plants and combined heat and power plants for decentralized energy generation. The company relies on a two-brand strategy with the brands MWM and Cat. The MWM brand products are sold directly by the company or through a global distribution network. The products of the Cat brand, which are manufactured at the Mannheim site, are sold through the Cat dealer network of the parent company.

Gas engines

Gas engines with an electrical output between 400 kilowatts and 10,300 kilowatts that can be operated with different types of gases are built under the MWM and Cat brands. These include natural gas , shale gas , coal mine gas , biogas , landfill gas and syngas .

Cogeneration units

The company offers combined heat and power units for decentralized power generation. In addition to gas engines and generating sets for the combined heat and power plants, Caterpillar Energy Solutions also supplies complete solutions such as container combined heat and power plants or modular, complete power plants.

Services

The service area includes maintenance of the systems, the supply of spare parts and financing. The company also sells its own engine oils and coolants for gas engines as a service . The services are offered either by the company headquarters, the associated service center or external partner companies.

Web links

Commons : MWM GmbH  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 1 ″  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 22.6 ″  E