Polish plant to boost MTU production

A new plant planned in Poland by MTU parent Tognum (now part of Rolls-Royce) will expand group production and development capacity to meet growing market demand. Over E90 million will be invested in a facility close to Stargard Szczecinski in the north west of the country for operation by new subsidiary MTU Polska. A similar investment will be made at the German group’s lead factories in Friedrichshafen.

The Polish plant will start producing components for MTU engines in 2013; other facilities will be established for developing, testing and manufacturing mechanical and electronic components and modules for engine control and automation systems. When fully operational in 2015, as scheduled, the factory will have a workforce of over 200.

From mid-2013 production will mainly include crankcases, cylinder heads and high-volume parts for MTU Series 2000 and Series 4000 high speed engines.

These will be delivered to group assembly lines in Friedrichshafen, Aiken (USA) and Suzhou (China).

“Relocating part of our production to Stargard will create space on Lake Constance that will enable us to expand the remaining production and assembly lines at Friedrichshafen,” asserts Tognum’s Dr Ulrich Dohle. The original German plant will remain the group’s main facility for R&D and production, he emphasises.

A US$40 million expansion project benefiting Tognum America’s Aiken plant in South Carolina will include two R&D facilities and new engine test equipment. MP