MANmagazin edition Truck 1/2016 International

1/2016
WORLD DEBUT
from MAN Diesel & Turbo
Under the sea:
The submersed compressor
station lies 300 metres
below the water surface
Gold for MAN
Lion’s Intercity
The MAN Lion’s Intercity was awarded
gold by the iF design award 2016 jury in the
category “Automobiles/Vehicles/Bikes”. The
intercity bus made by MAN is therefore one of
merely 75 gold prize winners out of thousands
of submissions.
Bestowed annually by the International
the launch was a quantum leap for the
oil and gas industry: In September 2015, the
first underwater compressor station for gas
production started up 300 metres below the
water surface and on the bed of the North Sea
off the coast of Norway – a global feat. The station
is equipped with two engine compressor
units from MAN Diesel & Turbo. During the
development phase, MAN worked closely
with the end customer, the Norwegian oil and
gas company Statoil and had continuously
optimised the technology according to customer
requirements.
Compared to the conventional offshore
production of mineral oil and natural gas, the
First launch: The world’s first
submersed compressor station became
operational as of September 2015.
utilisation of the new underwater technology
results not just in lower investment costs, but
especially a significantly higher pumping
rate, which amounts to an additional 36 million
barrel units of oil. At the same time,
energy consumption and CO2 emissions are
reduced. While the natural deposit pressure
decreases continuously, the engine compressor
units from MAN serve to keep pressure
constant throughout the production cycle.
Aker Solutions, general contractor for
Statoil, had ordered the compressors from
MAN Diesel & Turbo in Zurich in 2010. The
contract comprised four engine compressor
units, as well as maintenance and service.
MAN Truck & Bus has been supplying
axles to North America through its general
import agent MAN Engines & Components
for 25 years. In 2016, the company celebrates
a major milestone – the 50,000th axle delivered
to the United States.
An important customer for axles supplied
by MAN is the Canadian bus manufacturer
New Flyer, which orders around 4,000
units every year. With a market share of
Big city traffic: The New Flyer
buses dominate local urban
transport in New York.
New York transport
relies on German axles
almost 50%, the Canadian company is the
market leader in the US and therefore represents
an important cooperation partner for
MAN. In New York, local urban transport is
dominated by New Flyer: The municipal authority
New York City Transit alone operates
around 2,000 of MAN’s bus axles supplied
through New Flyer.
More information about MAN axles can
be found at > www.man.eu/engines-axle
Forum Design company iF, this award is a
world-renowned seal of design quality. Under
consideration of the awards garnered in recent
years – including the red dot design
award and the iF and German Design Awards
– this prize tops off MAN’s successful design
work. Since 2002, the vehicles under the MAN
and NEOPLAN brands have already received
as many as 13 design prizes.
UR:BAN: conclusion of a research project
Interaction of man and machine: Within the framework of
UR:BAN, MAN explored the interface between driver and
commercial vehicle from different angles.
In October 2015, the 31 UR:BAN partners
presented the results of their four-year research
work in Düsseldorf, Germany. Experts
from various UR:BAN projects exhibited about
50 demonstration vehicles. As the only participating
commercial vehicle manufacturer,
MAN was represented by two prototypes and a
walk-in truck cab. The aim of the project was to
render urban transport safer, more efficient
and fluid. The principal focus of MAN was on
the interaction between driver and vehicle.
More about the project: > www.urban-online.org
2 000
engines
have been delivered by MAN Engines &
Components to Viking Yachts, an American
manufacturer of luxury sportfishing boats,
since 1993. The eight- and 12-cylinder
marine engines are ideally suited for
sportfishing boats, as these operate for
up to 1,000 hours per year and must
feature high efficiency, reliability and
economic fuel consumption.
Photos: Aker Solutions/ Subsea, Sorin Morar, plainpicture/Westend61, MAN
Repair updates
in real time
With the Mobile24 Tracking Link, MAN offers users of its
breakdown service, Mobile24, the option of tracking the current
status of a repair assignment. Through the online link, customers
can check at a glance the estimated arrival time of the repair
technician, whether the service expert has started the repair,
and the estimated time as to the conclusion of repair work or
whether it was completed. Utilising this service merely requires
customer registration via a form in the Mobile24 prospectus. The
registration can be dropped off at the MAN support point in
charge and can be cancelled at any time.
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transparency:
The Mobile24
Tracking Link
allows
customers to
track the repair
process.
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