History of Sulzer diesel engines

Sulzer diesel engine of 1898

This article covers the History of Sulzer diesel engines from 1898 to 1997. Sulzer Brothers foundry was established in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1834 by Johann Jakob Sulzer-Neuffert and his two sons, Johann Jakob and Salomon. Products included cast iron, firefighting pumps and textile machinery. Rudolf Diesel was educated in Augsburg and Munich and his works training was with Sulzer,[1] and his later co-operation with Sulzer led to the construction of the first Sulzer diesel engine in 1898. In 2015, the Sulzer company lives on but it no longer manufactures diesel engines, having sold the diesel engine business to Wärtsilä in 1997. [2][3]

  1. ^ Smith, Geoffrey (1943). The Modern Diesel (8th ed.). London: Iliffe & Sons. p. 2.
  2. ^ "21st century".
  3. ^ "Sulzer engine, 6LDA28, LVA24".