Longer lifecycles
By analysing vast amounts of data in a two-year project, we’ve been able to understand the service lives of our commercial shipping engines with even greater precision.
The team used an elaborate algorithm to sift through a mountain of ‘big data’ and collate over 50,000 records containing information on the differing load profiles of engines in the field.
The outcome is that the time between overhauls (TBO) can now be significantly extended and, in some cases, doubled. In fact, with some of our mtu Series 4000 marine engines, a major overhaul can now be avoided completely, saving money, time and resources – as well as cutting carbon emissions through the transport of replacement components.