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Bold and pioneering ideas

Bold and pioneering ideas

07.2020 | Dr. Stefan Weber, Senior Vice President Technology & Engineering Advanced Programs, talks about the future engine technologies MTU Aero Engines is pursuing. He details the evolutionary refinement of the geared turbofan, its combination with revolutionary propulsion concepts, and an all-electric flying fuel cell. Sustainable fuels have a key role to play.

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Hydrogen-powered flight

Hydrogen-powered flight

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Next European Fighter Engine at a glance

Next European Fighter Engine at a glance

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MTU test center opens its doors

MTU test center opens its doors

12.2019 | MTU opens its doors and provides insights into the high-tech test center for engine components. A total of 25 million euros were invested in the hall, which is now located in Munich.

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MTU Highlights – first half of 2019

MTU Highlights – first half of 2019

08.2019 | We are already looking today to the answers for tomorrow's questions. In the first half of 2019, we have some highlights to report. Here you will find an overview of our innovations, achievements and tasks that will continue to keep us busy. Above all, we are working on our future and emission-free flying.

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MTUPlus Intelligent Solutions

MTU^Plus Intelligent Solutions

04.2019 | MTU Maintenance, the global market leader in customized service solutions for aero engines, recently launched its redefined services portfolio MTUPlus Intelligent Solutions.

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MTU Aero Engines Highlights 2018

MTU Aero Engines Highlights 2018

02.2019 | Record year in sales and earnings, 500,000 flight hours for the Eurofighter, delivery of the first Airbus A220 and one A320neo engine per day. 2018 was a year of many highlights for MTU Aero Engines.

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MTU Overview: Military & Commercial engines

MTU Overview: Military & Commercial engines

12.2018 | Every third commercial aircraft today flies with technology of MTU Aero Engines. The goal is to save more and more fuel and fly quieter with today’s and future engine generations. Our company has more than 80 years of experience.

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Apprenticing at MTU: Aircraft maintenance engineer Markus Senger.

Apprenticing at MTU: Aircraft maintenance engineer Markus Senger.

11.2018 | Promising opportunities for apprentices: After 3 years, Markus Senger was given a permanent position and works today as a trainer himself.

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Engine Trend Monitoring

Engine Trend Monitoring

10.2018 | The engine early warning system monitors all key parameters during a flight. It detects even the slightest issues, which can then be fixed before they develop into anything more serious.

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MTU in 60 seconds

MTU in 60 seconds

06.2018 | A technological pacesetter for low-pressure turbines, high-pressure compressors and turbine center frames, a company that, with its one-of-a-kind know-how, enjoys global success throughout the entire lifecycle of an engine - get the lowdown on MTU here in just 60 seconds, in keeping with the company’s motto: Lifetime Excellence.

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MTU 4.0

MTU 4.0

05.2018 | Simulation, flexible connected means of production, intelligent machine controls, and digital technologies are revolutionizing engine maintenance.

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Technikum Blisk

Technikum Blisk

02.2018 | While MTU is responsible for designing the new blisks, the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT in Aachen addresses the question of how best to produce them.

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MTU Aero Engines Polska

MTU Aero Engines Polska

01.2018 | MTU Aero Engines Polska began operations in Poland’s Aviation Valley in April 2009. In the southeast corner of the country just outside of Rzeszów, this special economic zone is home to more than 80 aviation companies with production and research facilities.

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Floor-based assembly system

Floor-based assembly system

11.2017 | MTU Aero Engines’ final assembly line for the PW1100G-JM engine powering the A320neo is the only one of its kind in the world.

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MTU Maintenance Canada: Accessory Repair Centre

MTU Maintenance Canada: Accessory Repair Centre

11.2017 | Accessories are components such as starters, fuel and hydraulic pumps, actuators, sensors, valves and tubing—all essential to the smooth operation of aircraft fleets. MTU Maintenance Canada has set up an Accessory Repair Centre of Excellence to repair such components quickly and reliably.

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Engines in the test cell

Engines in the test cell

11.2017 | MTU’s experienced experts carry out many different types of tests. These include stress tests, which are mandatory for every production engine, and tests under simulated extreme weather conditions to demonstrate the engine’s robustness.

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High-tech manufacturing process in use at MTU: Electrochemical machining

High-tech manufacturing process in use at MTU: Electrochemical machining

07.2017 | Electrochemical machining, or ECM for short, is a generic term that covers a group of various electrochemical metal removal processes. They all remove material based on the anodic dissolution of the metal during electrolysis.

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High-tech manufacturing process in use at MTU: Broaching

High-tech manufacturing process in use at MTU: Broaching

06.2017 | Broaching is the process used to produce slots around the outer diameter of disks which serve to hold the blade roots.

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Answers from MTU experts: Can you keep on building bigger engines?

Answers from MTU experts: Can you keep on building bigger engines?

06.2017 | Dr. Christoph Bichlmaier provides his opinion on the matter and demonstrates the complex interplay between different factors.

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Engine maintenance résumé for the V2500

Engine maintenance résumé for the V2500

05.2017 | Strict safety regulations for aircraft engines require regular inspections of engine performance.

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Interview Anita L. VanBarneveld

Interview Anita L. VanBarneveld

05.2017 | Anita L. VanBarneveld answers questions regarding her field of activity at MTU Aero Engines, German stereotypes and her sport Ultimate Frisbee.

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MTU erosion protection ERCoat

MTU erosion protection ERCoat

05.2017 | ERCoat^nt® helps reduce erosion in the compressor. Components treated with the new protective coating are six to ten times more resistant to the effects of erosion than untreated components.

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V2500 MRO at MTU Maintenance

V2500 MRO at MTU Maintenance

05.2017 | The V2500 powers the Airbus A319, A320, A321, as well as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90. MTU Maintenance Hannover has been repairing and overhauling this engine since 1989, as has MTU Maintenance Zhuhai since 2003.

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High-tech manufacturing process in use at MTU: Additive manufacturing

High-tech manufacturing process in use at MTU: Additive manufacturing

03.2017 | Additive manufacturing: MTU is one of the first companies in the aero engine industry to 3D print production parts.

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High-tech manufacturing process in use at MTU: Plasma spraying

High-tech manufacturing process in use at MTU: Plasma spraying

03.2017 | Plasma spraying: when injected into a plasma jet spraying as fast as 450 meters per second, particles will form an additional layer on a material.

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Answers from MTU experts: 3D printing in engine manufacturing?

Answers from MTU experts: 3D printing in engine manufacturing?

03.2017 | 3D-printed components are already replacing certain engine components. Dr. Andreas Jakimov provides his opinion on the topic: Will a 3D printer soon produce an entire engine?

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Answers from MTU experts: Will we soon fly using electrical power only?

Answers from MTU experts: Will we soon fly using electrical power only?

03.2017 | Dr. Jörg Sieber provides his opinion on the matter: Will we soon fly using electrical power only? He furthermore touches upon hybrid-electric flying and the possibilities to further develop conventional gas turbines.

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Full speed ahead for the A320neo engine with MTU technology

Full speed ahead for the A320neo engine with MTU technology

10.2016 | The PW1100G-JM marks the first time a commercial engine will be assembled in Munich in large-scale production. MTU Aero Engines has comprehensively prepared itself for this.

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Center of excellence for high-tech blisk manufacture

Center of excellence for high-tech blisk manufacture

05.2016 | The innovative hall concept increases production while protecting the environment.

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TCF manufacturing for the GEnx engine

TCF manufacturing for the GEnx engine

11.2015 | MTU’s Munich location develops and manufactures the turbine center frame, which is for instance installed in the GEnx for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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