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 "Motor and Turbine Union". Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria. ... Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) is a type of business structure in Germany, similar to limited liability company in the United States. ... DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) is a German car corporation and the worlds eighth largest car manufacturer. ... EQT Partners (acronym from equity?) is a private equity firm with approximately 6 billion euros in equity capital. ...

History

The company was founded with the Maybach automobile manufacturer in the early part of the 20th Century. 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. Several Maybach 57 and 62 models at the 2005 Concours dElegance in Pebble Beach, CA. Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (IPA: ), founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl, was a German manufacturer of engines for Zeppelins and later, large and luxurious automobiles. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Daimler-Benz AG was founded on May 1, 1924 by the merger of Benz & Cie. ... Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC), headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA, is part of the Freightliner - Trucks NAFTA Business Unit, and is a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG. The company produces on-highway medium and heavy-duty Diesel engines for the commercial truck market, and for other commercial and automobile use. ...

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. Tognum GmbH is the name of a German industrial concern, formed when private equity fund EQT IV acquired several divisions of DaimlerChrysler. ...

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. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A diesel generator is the combination of a diesel engine with an electrical generator (often called an alternator) to generate electric energy. ... Scheme of a molten-carbonate fuel cell Molten-carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) are high-temperature fuel cells, in the range of 600ºC. They operate at the highest efficiencies of any type fuel cell, including solid oxide fuel cells, proton exchange membrane fuel cells and phosphoric acid fuel cell and...

Vehicles powered by MTU engines

Trains

• Bombardier Turbostar, Talent
• High Speed Train (New engines for First Great Western and GNER fleets)
• IE 22000 Class
• SNCF Class BB 75000
• Bombardier TRAXX diesel
• Siemens EuroRunner

Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... The Class 170 Turbostar is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works, England. ... Three Talents are used by the O-Train public transport pilot project in Ottawa. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station Great North Eastern Railways (GNER) is a British train operating company (TOC) owned by Sea Containers Ltd. ... Class 22000 DMU at Colbert Station, Limerick The 22000 Class are the latest Diesel multiple unit trains to be introduced by Iarnród Éireann in Ireland. ... Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... BLS class 485 is a TRAXX locomotive. ... Siemens AG (ISIN: DE0007236101, FWB: SIE, NYSE: SI) is one of the worlds largest companies and Europes largest engineering firm. ...

Military vehicles

• Armored fighting vehicles
  • Tanks
    • Leopard I and Leopard II tanks
    • Kanonenjagdpanzer, Raketenjagdpanzer 2, Jaguar 1, Jaguar 2 tank destroyers
    • Indian Arjun tank (The engine is license produced in India)
  • Self-propelled artillery
    • Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard anti-aircraft gun
    • PzH 2000 and Palmaria 155mm howitzers
  • Infantry fighting vehicles
    • Marder
    • M113 (upgraded)
    • Piranha II

An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. ... The Leopard is the primary post-WWII German tank design, a design that has been in use as the primary main battle tank for most European countries in various versions since the early 1960s. ... The Leopard is the primary post-WWII German tank design, a design that has been in use as the primary main battle tank for most European countries in various versions since the early 1960s. ... The Kanonenjagdpanzer (also known as Jagdpanzer Kanone 90mm, or tank destroyer, gun) was a German post-war tank destroyer equipped with a 90mm anti-tank gun. ... The Raketenjagdpanzer 2 or Raketenjagdpanzer SS-11 was a German tank destroyer of the cold war era equipped with SS.11 guided anti tank missiles. ... The Raketenjagdpanzer (RakJPz) Jaguar 1 is a German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. ... The Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 2 is a German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. ... Arjun is a Main Battle Tank developed by DRDO (Defence Research and Development) for the Indian Army. ... For the WW2 German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun see Flakpanzer 38(t) Gepard, German for Cheetah, was first used as a name for German anti-aircraft artillery pieces and vehicles in the Wehrmacht of the Second World War and then post war in the Bundeswehr. ... The Panzerhaubitze 2000 (English. ... Marder is a German infantry fighting vehicle operated by German Army from the 1960s through the present day. ... The M113 is an armored personnel carrier family of vehicles in use with the US military and many other nations. ... Chilean Mowag Piranha 8X8. ...

Marine applications

• Ships
  • Yachts
    • Rising Sun
    • Indian Empress
    • Octopus
    • Deva
  • Ferries
    • Hawaii Superferry
  • 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
    • 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

The Rising Sun yacht, designed by the late Jon Bannenberg, and built by Germanys Lürssen, is currently owned by Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation. ... Indian Empress Indian Empress is one of the largest private yachts in the world at 311 feet 8 inches (95 metres) in length. ... Octopus in Venice next to San Marco on 30 Aug 2006 Octopus in the Beaulieu Bay in Southern France on 13 May 2005 Octopus is currently the worlds fifth largest superyacht (the fourth largest, Rising Sun, is owned by Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle) and the third largest... The two-masted, gaff-rigged auxiliary schooner Etak (later Electric Light, Vega, USS Juniata, Te Vega; now Deva) was designed by New York naval architects Cox & Stevens in 1929 for American businessman Walter Graeme Ladd and his wife, Catherine (“Kate”) Everit Macy Ladd. ... Hawaii Superferry Alakai, docking in Honolulu Harbor on June 30. ... Frigate F211 Köln The eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy have been commissioned between 1982 and 1990. ... The F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigates. ... The F124 Sachsen class is Germanys latest class of frigates. ... PR-72P class corvettes are french designed warships in service with the Peruvian Navy. ... The Type 052C Lanzhou-class is a class of destroyer built by the Peoples Republic of China. ... HMAS Anzac operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. ... NRP Álvares Cabral The Vasco da Gama class is a class of frigates, of the MEKO® 200 PN German concept, and are the major surface ships of the Portuguese Navy. ... Bold textIn shipbuilding, MEKO refers to a family of warships developed by the German company Blohm + Voss. ... Introduction The Turunmaa class gunboats (Finnish: Turunmaa-luokan tykkivene) are a type of vessels previously used by the Finnish Navy. ... The Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine (German Federal Navy). ... Albatros class boats, S63 Geier in the foreground. ... S71 Gepard The Type 143A Gepard class is Germanys last class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft (FAC, Schnellboot in German) and the only one still in service with the Deutsche Marine (German Navy since 1990). ... M1064 Grömitz The Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a 12-ship class of German mine hunters. ... Kulmbach class mine hunters of the German Navy Kulmbach class mine hunters stationed at Kiel Naval Base The Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German ships. ... M1093 Auerbach/Oberpfalz The five ships of the Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system. ... The Alta class mine sweeper is a class of mine sweeper operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy. ... The Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche-Werft AG (HDW). ... The German Type 209 diesel-electric submarine was the most popular export-sales submarine in the world from the late 1960s into the first years of the 21st century. ... The Ula class submarine is a Norwegian military submersible design, stemming from a 1972 decision to modernize the Royal Norwegian Navy submarine fleet. ... The Dolphin class is a non-nuclear type of submarine developed and constructed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the Israeli Navy. ... The German Type 212 is an advanced design of non-nuclear U-Boat developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the German Navy. ... The Type 214 is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW). ...

External links

• Company's homepage (German)
• Company's homepage (English)