Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH, is a mechanical engineering company based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was known as MWM GmbH Motoren-Werke Mannheim (MWM) until November 2013.[5] 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 | Johan Masse, Peter Körner[2] |
| Products | production of gensets (gas and diesel engines) for the generation of electrical energy from 400 to 10,300 kWel per unit[3] |
| Revenue | 447,7 million Euro (2021)[4] |
Number of employees | 1,055 (2021)[4] |
| Parent | Caterpillar Inc. |
| Website | caterpillar-energy-solutions |
The main focus of production is gas engines and gensets for the generation of electrical energy.[3] It also provides consulting, designing, and engineering services, as well as construction and commissioning of plants and global after sales service. The company has its own training center.
History
editIn 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[6]
MWM was known as Deutz Power Systems at the time 3i purchased it.[8]
Today, Caterpillar Energy Solutions offers mainly gas engines for cogeneration units and biogas plants.[9][3]
On 22 October 2010 Caterpillar Inc. officially announced an agreement with 3i regarding the acquisition of MWM for 580 million euros.[10][8] Subject to the consent of prudential authorities MWM will then become part of Caterpillar's Electric Power Division.[11]
On 8 October 2013, MWM announced that it would change its name to Caterpillar Energy Solutions from 1 November the same year.[12]
In 2016, Dan G. Sundell became chief executive officer of Caterpillar Energy Solutions.[13] He left the position in 2019 and was replaced by Johan Masse, Uwe Sternstein, and Peter Körner.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hersteller von Industriemotoren: Die lange Geschichte der Mannheimer MWM". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Imprint". Caterpillar Energy Solutions. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Edina launches new 'super efficient' 10MW MWM genset". altenergymag. 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH Mannheim, Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2021 bis zum 31.12.2021". German Federal Gazette. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "MWM GmbH to become Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH | E & MJ". e-mj.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b Seitz, Stefan (2014). Wir sind Patent. Mobilität aus Mannheim (in German). Mannheim: Karin Ulrich. pp. 10–12. ISBN 978-3-945534-00-7.
- ^ Steiner-Welz, Sonja (2008). lte Mannheimer Werbeanzeigen (in German). Mannheim: Vermittlerverl. Mannheim. p. 187. ISBN 978-3-866565-42-5.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Gas Engines / Gensets".
- ^ "Caterpillar kauft MWM von 3i. Deutlicher Ausbau des Angebotes im Bereich hocheffizienter und umweltfreundlicher Energieerzeugung. Pressemitteilung". 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "MWM press releases". Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Handelsregisterauszug von Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH aus Mannheim (HRB 703305)". www.online-handelsregister.de. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Personalie: Neue Geschäftsführer bei Caterpillar". www.energie-und-management.de (in German). Retrieved 14 March 2023.