Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH, formerly known as MWM GmbH until November 2013[3] is a mechanical engineering company based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. For many years it was known as Motoren-Werke Mannheim (MWM). In 2009 the company was the third-largest producer by revenue of gas and diesel engines.[1]
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| Company type | Limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) |
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| Industry | engineering |
| Predecessor | Benz & Cie.  |
| Founded | 2008 [1] |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Dan Sundell (managing director), Peter Körner [2] |
| Products | production of gensets (gas and diesel engines) for the generation of electrical energy from 400 to 4,300 kWel per unit |
| Revenue | 357 million euro (9/2008) |
Number of employees | 1,300 |
| Parent | Caterpillar Inc. |
| Website | caterpillar-energy-solutions |
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The main focus of production is gas engines and gensets for the generation of electrical energy from 400 to 10,300 kWel per unit.[4] It also provides consulting, designing and engineering, construction and commissioning of plants as well as global after sales service. The company also has its own training center.
History
In 1922 the department for the construction of stationary engines was outsourced and had its name changed from Benz & Cie. Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik in Mannheim to Motorenwerke Mannheim. The renowned German engineer Prosper L'Orange, a pioneer of diesel engine technology, was the technical manager then. Before that he worked for Benz & Cie. The construction of diesel engines in particular used to be the core business of MWM, amongst others for utility vehicles and agricultural machines.
In 1924 MWM manufactured their first tractor, which was called Motorpferd ("motor horse"). In 1931, tractor production was discontinued. For quite a long time, combines by Claas, tractors by the French manufacturer Renault, and by the German companies Fendt, Lanz, Bautz, Holder and Ritscher, were equipped with MWM engines.
In 1926 Knorr-Bremse AG was able to acquire the majority of shares and took over. In 1985 they sold MWM to Deutz AG (Cologne). The company's site was maintained. The company, along with MAN SE, remained the chief engine manufacturer in the field of commercial diesel engines in Germany. DEUTZ restructured the whole company several times and expanded the gas engine division.
MWM was known as Deutz Power Systems at the time 3i purchased it.[5]
Today, Caterpillar Energy Solutions offers mainly gas engines for cogeneration units and biogas plants with an output between 400 and 10,300 kilowatts.[6][4]
On 22 October 2010 Caterpillar Inc. officially announced an agreement with 3i regarding the acquisition of MWM for 580 million euros.[7][5] Subject to the consent of prudential authorities MWM will then become part of Caterpillar's Electric Power Division.[8]
On 8 October MWM announced that it would change its name to Caterpillar Energy Solutions from 1 November 2013.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Hersteller von Industriemotoren: Die lange Geschichte der Mannheimer MWM". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "MWM management". Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "MWM GmbH to become Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH | E & MJ". www.e-mj.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Edina launches new 'super efficient' 10MW MWM genset". altenergymag. 1 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Prasad, Quentin Webb, Sakthi (22 October 2010). "Caterpillar buys 3i's engine maker MWM for $810 million". Reuters. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ https://www.mwm.net/mwm-chp-gas-engines-gensets-cogeneration/gas-engines-power-generators/
- ^ "Caterpillar kauft MWM von 3i. Deutlicher Ausbau des Angebotes im Bereich hocheffizienter und umweltfreundlicher Energieerzeugung. Pressemitteilung". 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ http://www.presseportal.de/pm/66178/1703712/caterpillar_inc
- ^ "MWM press releases". Retrieved 22 October 2013.