COOL PERFORMANCE MAHLE Behr Industry GmbH&Co. KG is a global leader in the development and manufacture of thermal management systems for a wide range of non-automotive and industrial applications. Philip Yorke takes a closer look at the innovative products that are shaping the industry’s future and the opportunities created by the company’s investment in new plant and the launch of its new MCC cooler platform.
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AHLE Behr Industry is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany and is one of the world’s leading original equipment manufacturers. The company develops advanced engine cooling and air-conditioning systems that are used in a wide variety of vehicles, engines and transmissions. MAHLE Behr Industry provides complex cooling and air-conditioning systems for railway and special vehicles, ships, buses, construction and agricultural machinery. This is in addition to cooling systems for large engines, generators, wind and solar energy systems and high-performance electronics, as well for the aviation industry. For many years now MAHLE Behr Industry has been the number-one brand in Europe with a market share of more than 70 per cent in cooling systems for railway vehicles as well as for cooling systems for special vehicles. In recent days the thermal
management for renewable engery source like wind turbine is becoming more and more important.
Delivering technical innovation MAHLE Behr Industry has always been at the forefront of progress and innovation in engine cooling and air-conditioning technology. Today the company has major manufacturing facilities in Mylau, Reichenbach, Freiberg and Schwäbisch Hall in Germany, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA and since 2010 in Tianjin, China. The company also operates sales offices in France, England, Korea and Italy and has a worldwide network of representatives. Currently, further expansion is being actively pursued in Brazil and India. Innovation and quality form the basis for MAHLE Behr Industry’s success. With its well-established management system, it sets the standard for company-wide project
