I work for MTU in SC, and have personally rebuilt 40+ series 8000 turbos and 40 of the power units, pulling 90 degrees on the 20 bolts by hand is no fun.
I am a metallurgical engineer and have worked as a foundry engineer for 4 years - 2 of which in the biggest batch casting foundry in Greece. Fourteen years ago we cast a 22 tone steel milling disk for Lafarge. Not even close to the techniques and the knowhow we see in this Bavarian foundry. They are light years ahead. Nothing less but amazed by the casting of this crankcase ...
German engineering is superior because they take pride in craftsmanship. They value craftsmanship and value their CRAFTSMEN paying them reasonably. As a gesture of love towards their fellow human, they make quality, durable goods. They have a conscience that drives them to make quality products with quality materials. A centuries long tradition of tradesmen. They work and study and work some more. Things last. This is unlike other countries. Not everyone needs to go to college.
I'm a 70yr old Brit, that lives and worked in the city, that Produced Perkins Diesel Engines, The Big Engines, that rival these, are built at Stafford, UK, my first time working @ Perkins after my 2wk induction training, was a block wash machine, the first machine @ the start of the V8 production line, As a C+G qualified motor mechanic, it was a eye opener,
I come from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, where there was also a large Perkins diesel engine factory - it was there for many years. Prior to that it was Rolls Royce. My father in law worked in the lathe shop!
You said it… pride! I worked in a lot of steel mills as an outside contractor. And they were dumps with employees sleeping in their cubby holes while the place was falling in around them.
The annoying thing is that the UK used to build ship's engines but our industry suffered from poor management, short termism and a lack of investment. Plus of course a series of governments who just didn't understand or even care about manufacturing.
I am 70 and was 5 years in the danish navy on MTB's. half the time on Falken and Glenten,they had 3 20 cylinder Mercedes diesel,wonderful machines that was a dream to service and run.. :-)
I have enjoyed this video, since I have specific training in Marine Diesel Engines (Caterpillar, Fairbank- Morris and General Motors)via US Navy. It allowed me to become a Submarine Repairman with advance training as a Quaility Assurance Worker and Inspector. Thank you for the opportunity to see the technology of your manufacturing and maintence program.
Industrial engineer here, can comment all day about vocabulary used, but remember, as i have to daily, these guys making the video are not as educated in metallurgy, material science, process development and implementation etc. For a doc made for the masses without that knowlege, they did a good job.
@@CULT539 Ive never understood comments like these. You do not speak for everyone. You cared enough to comment. Hell we are all watching the video so some level of care, curiosity or interest in this topic must exist for us to even be here.
I had an Audi for a few years. It broke down to the point of being undrivable 5 times over 30k-60k miles and ~3yrs... I know it is a sample size of 1, but it really put me off... I will stick with Japanese engineering. I have never had that issue with japaese cars.
@@crunks420 same experience, but with a lexus. mechanical issues and ridiculously poor rust protection for a premium product. switched to mercedes and no issues since.
Such an intense and well edited and narrated upload. I saw this process for these engines in another video; but it wasn't this detailed...I was spellbound and proud of my nationality and recognize the centuries of trial and error that have arrived at this point...Thanks for the upload...
TBH, as a kid, the most impressive German things I ever saw in person, were the 1972-1973 Porsche 917/30 CAN-AM cars being driven at Riverside Raceway. Roger Penske was the crew chief way back then, and he is still at it in racing. These cars were so fast/powerful, they were outlawed, the following season. Piloted by Americans, Mark Donohue and George Follmer.
I grew up next to a shipyard that built giant LNG tankers and I remember watching them being launched in the 1970's as a teen, ships are amazing. 🇺🇸 Quincy, Mass.
@@josephludwig1126 some of their cars for sure are, but they also produce some good and reliable vehicles, too. Volkswagens TDI vehicles for example, beyond reliable.
@@whatta7793 Volkswagen was caught in a massive emissions scandal, my daughter owns a 2018 Tiguan, 69,000, won't pass envisions, secondary air won't pass, needs $6,900 foam new head, Volkswagen will not cover it, Garbage Company
@@josephludwig1126 Not just VW, pretty much all of the car industry was. Everyone that used a Bosch ECU were cheating but somehow it's just called the VW emissions scandal, perhaps so the less intelligent amongst us hate only them or something. ;)
Seeing all the processes involved to make this beast come to life, makes me even more confident about working on my compact sedan's little 2.0L engine myself lol.
@@Jonjs99 oh yea I forgot the first car was Russian not German🤣 I forgot Russians make sig sauers, best guns in the world, them awesome Russians did get Sputnik up early though
Don't wish and don't buy into German hyperbole. US can and does have facilities to build engines. It's just Germany is good at telling itself it's superior. Conversely look at all the utter German luxury rubbish junk cars it sells around the world where a designed to fail component requires the removal of the engine. They're conceited idiots like everyone else - we're all in the same boat LOL. Oh the humanity!
@@rahulmandala4930 You do realise the Saturn V was not used to launch the Space Shuttle. In fact the Shuttle was launched primarily via solid rocket boosters, a completely different technology.
As a British engineer on yachts and previously on large commercial ships I can tell you we normally refer to MTU as multiple trouble units. This fascination with German engineering is counterproductive - yes I went to Friedreichavon and it is a beautiful place - but have also seen the downside when they spontaneously explode at high RPM. Those were modern engines but not the same as featured in this video- my experience suggests that they will be the same. I would like to produce a video explaining why CAT engines are far better than MTU - again from my personal experience!
Let me just start by saying that I highly respect your opinion and I don't EVER intend to undermine your personal anecdote/experience, but if MTU engines are as troublesome as you seem to suggest, then why is it that MTU supplies everything from farming machinery and construction all the way to even Power generation? Genuine question. Why is it that that many industries such as Aero engines in Aviationry, Mobile cranes, Heavy land/rail/defense vehicles, the oil and gas industries, and finally the marine industry rely on and use MTU engines and sources of propulsion from MTU? Maybe you've dealt with a few duds in your experience and maybe that's why you aren't in favor of MTU engines. That's OK. However, just going by your sole conclusion, if MTU has such a wide outreach that they have and if they supposedly make engines that spontaneously combust at high RPM, one would think MTU would be royally screwed as a company. However, it does seem that their services are still highly trusted. Along with having a good warranty in case of a mechanical issue, MTU also has the majority of the market in larger boats and that's just the Marine side of MTU engineering we're talking about. If we're talking aviation: Literally, Around 1/3 of all aircraft currently in service worldwide have MTU components on board. One of MTU's notable contributions are behind that of the GTF engine family by Pratt and Whitney, in which MTU’s share of work contributing to the GTF engine family is as much as 18 percent, depending on the application. Of which, MTU is responsible for the high-speed low-pressure turbine design as well as the first four stages of the high-pressure compressor, but MTU also manufactures brush seals and nickel blisks for high-pressure compressor components that fall outside the design responsibility. The GTF series of engines are featured in the Airbus A320 NEO, A220, and Embraer Gen 2 E-Jets. When it comes to aviation, Another notable example in which MTU has some share of development hand is behind that of the GE9X engine, another important engine that's currently in use in the Boeing 777X. There are so many more projects in which MTU has had a hand in and those were just 2 examples of their aid and developmental contribution in the Aviation world. Aviation is one of the largest playing fields that MTU is a key player in.
Ive always been fascinated by smelting science. Because thats what it is. People take metals for granted. Its not just melting and pouring. There is so much more to it than that.
I believe all the world knows this: If you want precision manufacturing, go to Germany or Switzerland. We have plenty of precision engineering here in the U.S., but it’s the normal way of building in Germany and Switzerland.
The turbo is not to increase oxygen flow...it's to increase oxygen saturation. More oxygen means more power. Has nothing to do with how fast oxygen moves. The turbo compresses oxygen into the combustion chamber.
Even so it should have been checked for accuracy. My experience with doing business with the Germans is that they are never wrong, and even worse they must never be seen to be wrong.
When I was a kid I was in sea cadets. The boat had 2 2000 hp engines and a lot of brass. It was one hot noisy place down there polishing all that brass. Yes a boat at 110 feet long not a ship.
Absolutely agree. Whoever came upon the idea to give this potentially interesting film a touch of drama a la American ridiculous TV show. and a narrator from like the Discovery channel.. Look for another job.
Clean enough to eat off the factory floor I’m sure that might be an insult in another country but if you had a factory in America that clean, that would be a compliment. That says it all.
i think the reminder comes from the way that germans are with work and their quest for perfection, so the writers probably hear them saying it over and over and can not help but put it into the narrative.
If you wait all your kindness will always come back to you do everything you can to help family friends and strangers and never expect nothing back in return. Always better to give than take
Stop using the word "steel" - it is iron and when treated a magnesium addition it becomes Nodular, ductle or Spheroidal Iron (SG Iron). Also stop using the word "elastic" it is ductile and the casting has "annealed" itself in the mould to give a ferritic micro - structure. Sorry to be so pickie but accuracy is important when describing a process.
@kevink8481, Correct terminology is imperative so other engineers know precisely what is described, and or required. Although it's said that ignorance is bliss, so it's your choice to remain uninformed.
You think I can fit one of these in a Tahoe? 😅🤣😂 Jokes aside, this is so cool to see them make these massive engines. And cutting metal is not welding. If you are welding something you are putting them together. You know, like mufflers.
Bought my M235xi new in 2016. Maintained as per owner's manual at my BMW store. Now 8 years old, 96,000 miles, Zero $$ on repairs. N55 engine is bullet proof. Automobile looks like it came out of the factory yesterday.
Its hard to believe that 40 years ago, I was the sole operator of an induction furnace and how so much time has passed with so much change and so much staying the same...
remember the days when i think of steel what come to my mind was always Sheffield England and fast forward 20 years now when i think of anything made from steel i think of Germany
Always amazes me how long piston rings, and valves and valve seats, last so long. Notice, everything is gear-driven, like in a piston airplane engine, or racing car.
Working on drive engines, or anything that vital to a ship this size or big ones is wild. Getting called in from outside is a unique experience. It's a lot of pressure the first few times as every minute that ship is idle has a value and you are made aware of it.
It makes me wonder , what was the hugely labour-intensive paint job at the end for ? Most parts are either aluminium , brass , copper or massive steel components , corrosion is not a problem especially in a hot engine room . In fact these engines will never cool down in use so even condensation will not be a problem . I suspect the paint job is just to make it look pretty !
Believe me, they are well paid. I would guess that medals don't mean much. When that engine didn't start right up is when the boss of that crew earned his pay!
you see we who play the game do so by winning and learning the game because if we don’t we are forgotten and your here because of him( but you have knowledge and abilities i don’t because you were raised in that so the effects that we have you don’t. this is why we are a team i’ll get you up to speed and take care of the rest you learn and then produce what will keep us going it’s reality we will earn every single thing we get so know one can tell you that you were given anything or it’s because of who you are.
I worked in a small foundry as a crane operator for several years. I poured ductile iron many times. The manganese mixing with the steel is the brightest white I have ever witnessed in my life. Wearing shade 10 goggles, with sun glasses underneath. Can close your eyes, or people will get hurt. Great,and miserable job in the same sentence
The point is that consumer vehicles are built to last around 9 years, so you keep buying a new ones. Repair of older vehicles does not help the mega companies. If they wanted we could have cars built to last a lifetime. They don’t want to make those cars.
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Had the privilege of going to the factory twice. Awsome place in a beautiful part of Germany
I rode my Harley past it and didn't know it was there.
I work for MTU in SC, and have personally rebuilt 40+ series 8000 turbos and 40 of the power units, pulling 90 degrees on the 20 bolts by hand is no fun.
@@Den-ml7zg Where can I look for the generators/ alternators? Does anyone have them used for sale? Rebuilt, WHERE?
anyone else notice the guy using his foot 😂
@@ftl989 its called walking give it a try,
I am a metallurgical engineer and have worked as a foundry engineer for 4 years - 2 of which in the biggest batch casting foundry in Greece. Fourteen years ago we cast a 22 tone steel milling disk for Lafarge. Not even close to the techniques and the knowhow we see in this Bavarian foundry. They are light years ahead. Nothing less but amazed by the casting of this crankcase ...
What Lafarge
Well put. Thank you sir.
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@@dan_youtube Lafarge is a mining and cement company. Lots of large equipment.
German engineering is superior because they take pride in craftsmanship. They value craftsmanship and value their CRAFTSMEN paying them reasonably. As a gesture of love towards their fellow human, they make quality, durable goods.
They have a conscience that drives them to make quality products with quality materials. A centuries long tradition of tradesmen. They work and study and work some more. Things last.
This is unlike other countries. Not everyone needs to go to college.
I'm a 70yr old Brit, that lives and worked in the city, that Produced Perkins Diesel Engines, The Big Engines, that rival these, are built at Stafford, UK, my first time working @ Perkins after my 2wk induction training, was a block wash machine, the first machine @ the start of the V8 production line, As a C+G qualified motor mechanic, it was a eye opener,
I come from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, where there was also a large Perkins diesel engine factory - it was there for many years. Prior to that it was Rolls Royce. My father in law worked in the lathe shop!
@@NotMarkKnopfler😊
Cool
Respect!!! Even the foundry is clean that is no easy you can see the pride and confidence when they speak
Plus it has been around for 600 years. 💪
there german what else do you expect
You said it… pride! I worked in a lot of steel mills as an outside contractor. And they were dumps with employees sleeping in their cubby holes while the place was falling in around them.
Mega engine manufacturing, FD Engineering? How many environmental disasters are you planning to cause with your reckless production methods?
Makes all the engines I worked on look like childs play, this is awesome
The annoying thing is that the UK used to build ship's engines but our industry suffered from poor management, short termism and a lack of investment. Plus of course a series of governments who just didn't understand or even care about manufacturing.
Don’t forget UNIONS😅
Unions and greed
We have Rolls Royce plc probably the most impressive engineering company on the planet who coincidentally also own the company in this vid.
@@agt155 Wasn't commenting about its parentage. Just that the UK built such engines in the past and gave it all away.
Dont forget colonialisim .. there is no more free labour out there......muchaita shiri mirai henyu
I am 70 and was 5 years in the danish navy on MTB's. half the time on Falken and Glenten,they had 3 20 cylinder Mercedes diesel,wonderful machines that was a dream to service and run.. :-)
I have enjoyed this video, since I have specific training in Marine Diesel Engines (Caterpillar, Fairbank- Morris and General Motors)via US Navy.
It allowed me to become a Submarine Repairman with advance training as a Quaility Assurance Worker and Inspector.
Thank you for the opportunity to see the technology of your manufacturing and maintence program.
Industrial engineer here, can comment all day about vocabulary used, but remember, as i have to daily, these guys making the video are not as educated in metallurgy, material science, process development and implementation etc. For a doc made for the masses without that knowlege, they did a good job.
Nobody cares.
@@CULT539 Ive never understood comments like these. You do not speak for everyone. You cared enough to comment. Hell we are all watching the video so some level of care, curiosity or interest in this topic must exist for us to even be here.
Kind of like...what is the word? Knowledge
This was a neat video. Very close up and interesting. All those jobs look like fun.
Germany has the finest craftsman in the world. They do this with there trade schools, they start young. They fuel Germanys economy.
MTU is British Owned.
@@yakacm
What we saw here was in Germany, it could be owned by Eskimo's it doesn't change what was said
I had an Audi for a few years. It broke down to the point of being undrivable 5 times over 30k-60k miles and ~3yrs... I know it is a sample size of 1, but it really put me off... I will stick with Japanese engineering. I have never had that issue with japaese cars.
@@crunks420 same experience, but with a lexus. mechanical issues and ridiculously poor rust protection for a premium product. switched to mercedes and no issues since.
@@JobyFluorine-ru4bd
🤔 😂
Such an intense and well edited and narrated upload. I saw this process for these engines in another video; but it wasn't this detailed...I was spellbound and proud of my nationality and recognize the centuries of trial and error that have arrived at this point...Thanks for the upload...
That's a magnificent piece of work, kudos from America, nice to see such pride taken in work these days.
This is an amazing feat of engineering and skilled craftsmanship. Awesome 👍
German Giants in engine manufacturing? How many workers are you exploiting in your sweatshops to meet your production quotas?
Here's another Idea, why are there Lawn mower Blades. We can use a water jet blade to cut the grass. And the same to cut trees ???
Mimic Mother nature, she does things for a reason. If I could stand long enough. I could show you. Remember the old Hobart washing Machine ???
TBH, as a kid, the most impressive German things I ever saw in person, were the 1972-1973 Porsche 917/30 CAN-AM cars being driven at Riverside Raceway.
Roger Penske was the crew chief way back then, and he is still at it in racing. These cars were so fast/powerful, they were outlawed, the following season.
Piloted by Americans, Mark Donohue and George Follmer.
Wow what a machine
Beautiful German engineering
Cool channel! Bravo colleagues
I grew up next to a shipyard that built giant LNG tankers and I remember watching them being launched in the 1970's as a teen, ships are amazing. 🇺🇸 Quincy, Mass.
Германии есть чем гордиться. Я под впечатлением.
I want to work with these guys. Everyone knew their part and have a ton of skill. I'd be happy cleaning the floor just learning each step for year's.
There is a reason why German engineering costs money and your looking at it right here 💪💪
Not ALL German engineering, there cars are garbage
@@josephludwig1126 some of their cars for sure are, but they also produce some good and reliable vehicles, too. Volkswagens TDI vehicles for example, beyond reliable.
@@whatta7793 Volkswagen was caught in a massive emissions scandal, my daughter owns a 2018 Tiguan, 69,000, won't pass envisions, secondary air won't pass, needs $6,900 foam new head, Volkswagen will not cover it, Garbage Company
@@josephludwig1126 Not just VW, pretty much all of the car industry was.
Everyone that used a Bosch ECU were cheating but somehow it's just called the VW emissions scandal, perhaps so the less intelligent amongst us hate only them or something. ;)
@@josephludwig1126 Saying German cars are garbage whilst being an American is honestly so damn funny, you make the worst cars in the world lol
Seeing all the processes involved to make this beast come to life, makes me even more confident about working on my compact sedan's little 2.0L engine myself lol.
Absolutely brilliant video thank you so much. Take care and stay safe everyone. Tom.
German engineering is amazing!
A diesel engine the size of a young school bus.
I love cars, love engines, and love engineering which the Germans are the best at, I knew id love this video, amazing!
best in what way? hard to fix and maintain, russian engines won war
@@Jonjs99 oh yea I forgot the first car was Russian not German🤣 I forgot Russians make sig sauers, best guns in the world, them awesome Russians did get Sputnik up early though
Russia makes tanks that allow an RPG to launch the crew into
orbit.
Exactly, thank you sir!
@@Jonjs99 I’ll remember that when I hit 180mph in my v12 driven Russian car, oh yea they don’t make one, I have a Mercedes not a Russian junk
I wish we had that kind of German Engineering in My America. Precision Building or just dont do it. My Respects, DSD Hoffmann
Don't wish and don't buy into German hyperbole. US can and does have facilities to build engines. It's just Germany is good at telling itself it's superior.
Conversely look at all the utter German luxury rubbish junk cars it sells around the world where a designed to fail component requires the removal of the engine. They're conceited idiots like everyone else - we're all in the same boat LOL. Oh the humanity!
You guys built the space shuttle, Germans are still pouring iron into sand moulds.
@@agt155The need to put men on the moon made more precise engineering necessary.
Contractors all over the world had to improve.
@@rahulmandala4930 You do realise the Saturn V was not used to launch the Space Shuttle. In fact the Shuttle was launched primarily via solid rocket boosters, a completely different technology.
Amazing engineering and team work.
As a British engineer on yachts and previously on large commercial ships I can tell you we normally refer to MTU as multiple trouble units. This fascination with German engineering is counterproductive - yes I went to Friedreichavon and it is a beautiful place - but have also seen the downside when they spontaneously explode at high RPM. Those were modern engines but not the same as featured in this video- my experience suggests that they will be the same. I would like to produce a video explaining why CAT engines are far better than MTU - again from my personal experience!
Let me just start by saying that I highly respect your opinion and I don't EVER intend to undermine your personal anecdote/experience, but if MTU engines are as troublesome as you seem to suggest, then why is it that MTU supplies everything from farming machinery and construction all the way to even Power generation? Genuine question. Why is it that that many industries such as Aero engines in Aviationry, Mobile cranes, Heavy land/rail/defense vehicles, the oil and gas industries, and finally the marine industry rely on and use MTU engines and sources of propulsion from MTU? Maybe you've dealt with a few duds in your experience and maybe that's why you aren't in favor of MTU engines. That's OK. However, just going by your sole conclusion, if MTU has such a wide outreach that they have and if they supposedly make engines that spontaneously combust at high RPM, one would think MTU would be royally screwed as a company. However, it does seem that their services are still highly trusted. Along with having a good warranty in case of a mechanical issue, MTU also has the majority of the market in larger boats and that's just the Marine side of MTU engineering we're talking about.
If we're talking aviation: Literally, Around 1/3 of all aircraft currently in service worldwide have MTU components on board.
One of MTU's notable contributions are behind that of the GTF engine family by Pratt and Whitney, in which MTU’s share of work contributing to the GTF engine family is as much as 18 percent, depending on the application. Of which, MTU is responsible for the high-speed low-pressure turbine design as well as the first four stages of the high-pressure compressor, but MTU also manufactures brush seals and nickel blisks for high-pressure compressor components that fall outside the design responsibility. The GTF series of engines are featured in the Airbus A320 NEO, A220, and Embraer Gen 2 E-Jets. When it comes to aviation, Another notable example in which MTU has some share of development hand is behind that of the GE9X engine, another important engine that's currently in use in the Boeing 777X. There are so many more projects in which MTU has had a hand in and those were just 2 examples of their aid and developmental contribution in the Aviation world. Aviation is one of the largest playing fields that MTU is a key player in.
@@rahulmandala4930yank engineering not german,germany ended in 1945
Ive always been fascinated by smelting science. Because thats what it is. People take metals for granted. Its not just melting and pouring. There is so much more to it than that.
I wish they would have shown the bolting in of the crankshaft this video don't show enough of the good stuff
No one sells their manufacturer secrets
Mega engine manufacturing, FD Engineering? How many ethical standards did you sacrifice to maintain your competitive edge?
I believe all the world knows this: If you want precision manufacturing, go to Germany or Switzerland. We have plenty of precision engineering here in the U.S., but it’s the normal way of building in Germany and Switzerland.
Simply incredible!
The turbo is not to increase oxygen flow...it's to increase oxygen saturation. More oxygen means more power. Has nothing to do with how fast oxygen moves. The turbo compresses oxygen into the combustion chamber.
Volume not velocity. Spot on!
Even so it should have been checked for accuracy. My experience with doing business with the Germans is that they are never wrong, and even worse they must never be seen to be wrong.
When I was a kid I was in sea cadets. The boat had 2 2000 hp engines and a lot of brass. It was one hot noisy place down there polishing all that brass. Yes a boat at 110 feet long not a ship.
The background music so annoying, distracting and totally unnecessary,otherwise very interesting
German Giants, huh? How many corners did you cut in the manufacturing process to save a few bucks?
Yes agree
Absolutely agree. Whoever came upon the idea to give this potentially interesting film a touch of drama a la American ridiculous TV show. and a narrator from like the Discovery channel.. Look for another job.
Cute that by turning off the sound and reading the transcript.
Choose your speed.
Excellent documentary
What a mesmerizing video. I couldn’t stop watching it.
The electric power of a small city, to run the furnaces. BUT, the engines last decades with rebuilds of power units, occasionally, so well worth it.
Clean enough to eat off the factory floor I’m sure that might be an insult in another country but if you had a factory in America that clean, that would be a compliment. That says it all.
Worked in the oil industry. One top cover of part of a MAN air compressor weighed in at 50 tons. Love these big machines.
Please lose the dramatic music - and after the first 28 mentions that a mistake would be bad, we get it. Mistakes bad.
I think they just reupload documentaries, so the music is already baked in
i think the reminder comes from the way that germans are with work and their quest for perfection, so the writers probably hear them saying it over and over and can not help but put it into the narrative.
'I get free stuff & complain about it, because I'm entitled'
Well done! Great story for all involved.
would be a whole crew of absolute Chads. Bravo
Mind boggling engineering excellent.
Cool !
If you wait all your kindness will always come back to you do everything you can to help family friends and strangers and never expect nothing back in return. Always better to give than take
German State of the art quality💪🏻😎👍🏻
“Cam shaft rotates at 20 revolutions per second”
1,200 engine rpm?
If it is a 2-stroke diesel. That was not mentioned but I believe that the narration implied that its maximum RPM is 1,500.
German Giants, really? How many shortcuts are you taking in your manufacturing process to maximize your profits?
But the material they cut off is by no means scrap. It will be needed for the next melt...
As scrap...
Stop using the word "steel" - it is iron and when treated a magnesium addition it becomes Nodular, ductle or Spheroidal Iron (SG Iron). Also stop using the word "elastic" it is ductile and the casting has "annealed" itself in the mould to give a ferritic micro - structure. Sorry to be so pickie but accuracy is important when describing a process.
@@bigboreracing356 It is not "cast steel" - and that's from a metallurgist.
While we're at it: they're not "gantries" they're bridge cranes.
The word "elastic" instead of ductile was bothering this engineer, too.
Oh hell, we got a rocket scientist in the house.
@kevink8481, Correct terminology is imperative so other engineers know precisely what is described, and or required.
Although it's said that ignorance is bliss, so it's your choice to remain uninformed.
Nerds 😂😂😂
Wonderful video, just incredible (as you would expect this comment from an engineer)! These craftsmen are amazing.
what humankind has achieved is astonishing is exceptional
It's IT's IT'S AN ABSOLUTE BEAST !!!! Hoo Aah, 8000 series !!!
if you have ever torn apart and rebuilt a small block Ford or Chevy, you would fit right in at the factory.
I know, right? The biggest difference is a separate camshaft for each cylinder bank. I would feel like an ant!
German Giants, eh? How many lives are you willing to sacrifice for your bottom line?
@@clgusa23689 sorry; I'm not tracking; i wrote that in reference to V-type engines following similar layouts.
Very interesting piece of engineering in this great factory. Excellent documentary, I want to see more of this kind.
Seen this dozens of times now just very cool thing to watch.
You think I can fit one of these in a Tahoe? 😅🤣😂 Jokes aside, this is so cool to see them make these massive engines. And cutting metal is not welding. If you are welding something you are putting them together. You know, like mufflers.
😂😂 you have a better chance of putting a Tahoe inside the engine 😂😂
Thank you 🙏 great job 👍👏👏👏👏 you have done ✅ well quality work ☝️
Love this. Love the engine episodes
Mega engine manufacturing, FD Engineering? How many lawsuits are you expecting for your blatant disregard for safety?
Good video. My T level is back and I feel like eating a 2 pound steak and chasing skirts again.
Hail the power of steel.😅
I don't like the crack in the crane lifting gear at 14:22
Sure is a big bloody crack ,, now that you have found it for them I bet they repaired it asap, great spotting 👍😎
Well spotted !! Can you imagine the cost (and danger) if that gave way and dropped the whole thing ?!
German Giants, boastful much? How many human rights violations are you committing in your factories?
I noticed it too. Ever since I stepped into the industrial maintenance world, I look at machinery differently. Crazy stuff
Brings back memories or feeding smelting pots with a double overhead crane! nice and warm in the winter with all windows open.
Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều! 🇻🇳
Briljant !!!@ "Briljantly done @ Visually llt & Audio !!!!!
@ Fredericks Haven Norge ," Briljant Gedoen " Briljantly done !! @ Complements to the chef !!!!,@ lie to hear more @ JRH T3
I do hope its not related to BMW, as the engine will be back in the workshop before they have even been fitted
Bought my M235xi new in 2016. Maintained as per owner's manual at my BMW store. Now 8 years old, 96,000 miles, Zero $$ on repairs. N55 engine is bullet proof. Automobile looks like it came out of the factory yesterday.
The CAD blowups on this are next level kind of cool.
I like the way they reuse the sand by putting it back to St Tropez
Amazing German Technology is "IMMER NUMMER 1"
Its hard to believe that 40 years ago, I was the sole operator of an induction furnace and how so much time has passed with so much change and so much staying the same...
remember the days when i think of steel what come to my mind was always Sheffield England
and fast forward 20 years now when i think of anything made from steel i think of Germany
Always amazes me how long piston rings, and valves and valve seats, last so long. Notice, everything is gear-driven, like in a piston airplane engine, or racing car.
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Working on drive engines, or anything that vital to a ship this size or big ones is wild. Getting called in from outside is a unique experience. It's a lot of pressure the first few times as every minute that ship is idle has a value and you are made aware of it.
Rudolf Diesel is smiling. Mr. OTTO too, TBH.
Impresionant !
On the Canaries, the same fast ferries runs pretty clean on gas. With turbines and big CAT diesels converted to LNG in Cartagena.
I bet I can fit those turbos in my Miata ;)
Look at the crack in the hoist when they lift the casting
It makes me wonder , what was the hugely labour-intensive paint job at the end for ? Most parts are either aluminium , brass , copper or massive steel components , corrosion is not a problem especially in a hot engine room . In fact these engines will never cool down in use so even condensation will not be a problem . I suspect the paint job is just to make it look pretty !
You can visually see more on a painted engine like a Crack or leak or a distortion. As opposed to a non painted engine
That crew of technicians should all get Medals .
Believe me, they are well paid. I would guess that medals don't mean much. When that engine didn't start right up is when the boss of that crew earned his pay!
Mega engine manufacturing, FD Engineering? How many safety regulations did you conveniently overlook to meet your deadlines?
Amazing!
These are trade secrets but who could copy this feat?
Wish they could build a car that last this long.
What are you talking about?
@@Look_What_You_Did state of the art diesel power blocks. 2 cycle
That's why I Only use what I need. Laugh @ me all you wan't... I've lived it, I saw what I saw !!!
They can but it would probably have a top speed of 5mph.
Mega engine manufacturing, FD Engineering? How many lobbyists did you hire to turn a blind eye to your environmental destruction?
you see we who play the game do so by winning and learning the game because if we don’t we are forgotten and your here because of him( but you have knowledge and abilities i don’t because you were raised in that so the effects that we have you don’t. this is why we are a team i’ll get you up to speed and take care of the rest you learn and then produce what will keep us going it’s reality we will earn every single thing we get so know one can tell you that you were given anything or it’s because of who you are.
The hollywood style music ruins what could have been a great documentary.
You know these Americans 😢
German steel awesome
Almost like German silver
amazing doco thank you..
I worked in a small foundry as a crane operator for several years. I poured ductile iron many times. The manganese mixing with the steel is the brightest white I have ever witnessed in my life. Wearing shade 10 goggles, with sun glasses underneath. Can close your eyes, or people will get hurt.
Great,and miserable job in the same sentence
Germans have been good with the furnace over long time 😅
Thats antisime...
Super.
And it is a "short block" The crank case is the splash area created by the rotation of the crankshaft when the engine is in operation
I NEED one of those turbos for my diesel pickup!
This is very cool.
Are they safe breathing the smoke and fumes?
70yo gearhead here. This is practically pornographic to me. I would have loved to have a job in that factory.
i love this this!
The point is that consumer vehicles are built to last around 9 years, so you keep buying a new ones. Repair of older vehicles does not help the mega companies. If they wanted we could have cars built to last a lifetime. They don’t want to make those cars.
The price for that car would be a lot higher also. Accountants build cars not the engineers.
I work at an alum foundry.... Interesting thing is both metals are similar when it comes to alloying... Except for the furnaces....
I remember seeing this show several years ago.
Congratulations?
@@derekspringer6448 No. I only commented because it appears they are recycling content but making it look like new content.
German Giants, engine manufacturing? How many toxic chemicals are you releasing into the atmosphere?
Kilograms? C'mon guys. POUNDS PLEASE.