MAPAL tool management for DEUTZ in Spain
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MAPAL tool management for DEUTZ in Spain
Inspection of the machining quality on a prototype of the engine block for DEUTZ ’ s 3.9-litre engine ( left to right ): Jorge Montaño ( Process Technician ), Juan Jesus Roldan ( MAPAL Engine Block Technician ), David Castaño ( MAPAL Tool Manager ) and Armando Gutierrez ( Quality Engineer ). ©
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Engines were already being built in 1875 at the site in Zafra where DEUTZ today has its main factory for processing engine components . Engine blocks , cylinder blocks , connecting rods and gears are produced here by around 500 employees in modern manufacturing facilities for the Group ’ s assembly lines in Cologne and Ulm as well as for other customers .
DEUTZ ’ s new 3.9-litre diesel engine is mostly used in agricultural and construction machines . As an industrial engine , it is designed for long service life and is to be built until at least 2035 . Series production is to start in the coming year after the current prototype phase . 50,000 units are to be produced per year . This engine , which will be available in a power range from 55 to 160 kW , represents an important future project for Deutz . As it is the same size as its 3.6-litre predecessor , it can be installed in the same vehicles where it will provide very efficient performance .
“ Our engines are typically deployed in off-highway applications like agricultural and construction machines , which are in constant use and move heavy loads . We ’ ll continue to need internal combustion engine to move those machines . For the time being , it will be in the form that we use today : the diesel engine . Synthetic fuels or hydrogen can considerably prolong their deployment ”, explains Alejandro Castilla De La Hoya , Zafra Plant Manager . He points out that the income from this area finances DEUTZ ’ s investments in the green segment , which is dedicated to the mobility transformation . The 3.9-litre diesel engine is already set to run on gas or hydrogen in the future . “ Based on today ’ s design , this diesel engine can become a green engine in the long run ”, says Manuel Rodríguez López , Industrialization Manager . This is possible thanks to a package of small modifications , particularly to the cylinder head . However , the engine remains mostly the same otherwise . MAPAL is already collaborating on DEUTZ ’ s first hydrogen engine – a whopper at 7.8 litres .
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