Bolinder-Munktell
Bolinder are also well known as manufacturers of 'Semi-Diesel' or
In 1950 BM was bought by
The product range has changed with the times. Up to the beginning of the 20th century agricultural machines such as threshers were an important product.
Products
Marine engines
Bolinder produced a wide range of marine engines, mostly of the
Tractors
Tractor production commenced in 1913, with the type 30-40. Tractors were the main product up to the 1970s, and gained an unsurpassed reputation for durability.
Aircraft engines
During
Construction equipment
From the 1950s new products in the construction equipment and forestry machinery categories emerged. These were initially based on the tractor chassis. Soon the construction equipment became the dominant product range and remains so today. Products developed in the 1960s, and still in production, are
History
Bolinder-Munktell traces its origins to the engineering workshops Munktells Mekaniska Verkstad AB (established in Eskilstuna by Johan Theofron Munktell in 1832) and J. & C.G. Bolinders Mekaniska Verkstad AB (established in Stockholm by Jean and Carl Gerhard Bolinder in 1845). In 1950 the main shareholder Handelsbanken sold its shares to Volvo who turned the company into a subsidiary.
See also
References
- ^ "Bolinder Semi-Diesel Hot Bulb Engines: Some Examples". Archived from the original on 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2017-08-10.