Marinediesel AB is a manufacturer of high speed
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which Combustion, ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to Mechanics, mechanical Compr ...
s for marine use, ranging in power output from 127 kilowatts (170
hp) to 373 kilowatts (500 hp). The company was founded in 1992 in Ängelholm, Sweden.
Company history
Marinediesel AB began as a manufacturer and distributor of automotive parts. In 1997, a remanufacturing plant for engines, both gasoline and diesel, was established, and the development of a line of Marinediesel engines based on the
Detroit Diesel V8 engine
The General Motors–Detroit Diesel V8 engine is a series of Diesel engine, diesel V8 engines first introduced by General Motors for their Chevrolet C/K, C/K pickup trucks in 1982. Developed in collaboration with GM subsidiary Detroit Diesel, the ...
6.5L diesel engine was begun. In 1999,
AM General
AM General is an American heavy vehicle and contract manufacturer, contract automotive manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. It is best known for the civilian Hummer H1, Hummer and the military Humvee that are assembled in Mishawaka, Indiana. ...
purchased this engine production from
General Motors
General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company is most known for owning and manufacturing f ...
, and Marinediesel made an agreement to purchase the base engines from the Hummer factory. In 2001, The Marinediesel line of engines was fully developed and in production as a finished product. In 2008, the MD Engineering division was inaugurated to focus on custom engineering projects for diesel engines, largely in research and development for complex projects and other engine manufacturers. In 2011, Marinediesel started its Marinediesel Powertrain division specifically to serve the industrial diesel engine market.
Product development
The 6.5L engine was the first successful diesel V-8 engine designed specifically for marine use on a commercial scale.
In 2006, Marinediesel started development work on the 6.6L
Duramax V8 engine
The Duramax V8 engine is a family of 6.6-liter diesel V8 engines produced by DMAX, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors in Moraine, Ohio. The Duramax block are supplied by Fritz Winter, a german foundry. The heads are supplied from relia ...
GM diesel engine that entered production as the Marinediesel VGT series. At the same time, Marinediesel became the first GM OEM located outside the US.
Marinediesel has produced some innovations in the marine engine market, including the use of
variable-geometry turbocharger
Variable-geometry turbochargers (VGTs), occasionally known as variable-nozzle turbochargers (VNTs), are a type of turbochargers, usually designed to allow the effective aspect ratio (A/R ratio) of the turbocharger to be altered as conditions chan ...
(VGT) technology, programmable engine control units that allow custom engine MAP development, and substantial research and development into noise and vibration reduction.
Nearly all engines produced are intended for commercial, military, or government use.
Manufacturing, development and all engine testing is undertaken at the Marinediesel factory in Ängelholm, Sweden. The facility includes three computerised dyno-testing laboratories.
References
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External links
Official Marinediesel websiteGM Powertrain
Marine engine manufacturers
Engine manufacturers of Sweden