Innovations
Today MAN AG is one of the most progressive companies in our market sector.
A result of innovation being a key contributor to our success and an integral part of our company culture for the last 250 years.
The history of our company can be charted by a series of milestones that continuously serve to demonstrate our leading role in technology. Pioneering inventions, like the diesel engine itself, form an integral part of our history. The MAN Group’s origins date back to 1758 – when the St. Antony iron mill was founded in Oberhausen (Germany). That was just the start.
- The beginning of a success story:
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1758: Foundation of the St. Antony iron mill, the origin of today’s MAN Group.
1787: The "Gute Hoffnung" (Good Hope) iron mill became Germany’s first rail manufacturer.
1888: Development of Germany’s first triple-expansion steam-engine.
1893 – 1897: Together with Maschinenfabrik Augsburg AG, Rudolf Diesel built the world’s first diesel engine.
- Continous success in a new century:
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1904: Construction of the first steam turbine.
1924: First diesel heavy goods vehicle with direct fuel injection.
1957: Europe’s first floating oil-drilling platform.
1970: The world’s largest planetary marine transmission at that time.
1998: Turbomachinery for the largest air separation plant in the world at the time, built in Mexico.
- Progressive ideas for the future
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2000: The first computer-controlled twostroke diesel engine goes into service in shipping.
2004: MAN launches its breakthrough D20 Common Rail generation of engines.
2005: Construction of the world’s largest methanol plant M5000 in Trinidad.
2006: Delivery of the world’s biggest screw compressor to China.
2006: MAN launches 51/60 dual-fuel engine for LNG carriers.
2007: MAN launches the latest hybrid bus prototype which saves up to 30% of fuel compared to a conventional diesel bus.