Brons

Appingedammer Bronsmotorenfabriek
Company typeNaamloze vennootschap
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1906[1]
HeadquartersAppingedam, The Netherlands
Key people
Jan Brons
ProductsDiesel engines
For the British politician, see Andrew Brons. For the Surinamese governor, see Johannes Brons.
Brons two-stroke V8 diesel engine driving a N.V. Heemaf generator
Brons engine factory in Appingedam, in business from 1907 to 2004
Brons engine in "De Tjamme" pumping station Finsterwolde, now on display in the IJmuider Zee- en Havenmuseum. It is a single cylinder, four-stroke diesel with spraying cup fuel injection, 1921

Brons, named after Jan Brons, was a Dutch engine manufacturer in Appingedam that existed from 1907 to 2004. The company made more than 4000 engines for large machines such as ships, tractors, and busses. The company is notable for its early stationary industrial motors and ship engines, but also for an early 1899 prototype light omnibus called "The Brons".

  1. ^ Het Comité van Actie inzake Spoorwegverbinding Appingedam-Woldstreken (1914), p. 26.