A new paradigm

In 2007, the Manthey Redmond development venture was formed with the aim of producing the most mechanically efficient “opposed-piston” engine ever made.

And throughout 2007 and 2008, design research was conducted at the Innovation Center – a private research laboratory established in 1995 by Australian born inventor, Steven Manthey.

By 2009, the Manthey Redmond venture had started to realize significant engineering and performance milestones. And with the formation of Manthey Redmond Corporation (MRC) to commercialize the technology, engineering milestones continued throughout 2010.

In 2011, MRC moved to field-testing its revolutionary engine designs that incorporates Multi-Fire technology. Field-testing has represented an important step for MRC to complete prior to the commercial production of its technology and to chronicle this exciting period, we have begun (and will continue to) broadcast “behind-the-scenes” videos of our engine development journey.To learn more about MRC field-testing and to watch our “behind-the-scenes” videos: Join MyMRC

What is the “opposed-piston configuration” ?

In general terms, an opposed-piston configuration is one in which the cylinders are double-ended, with a piston at each end and no cylinder head. Many configurations have emerged since the first opposed-piston engine was invented, but potential for efficiency gains within this configuration have remained despite the many variants that have emerged over the past seventy years.

With the completion of the first  prototype  in 2009 based on Multi-Fire Technology, numerous efficiency gains were realized, and the development that continued throughout 2010 and 2011 netted further efficiency gains. In 2012, MRC started to showcase our engines in various applications.

Making I.C. engines green?

By achieving greater efficiency, internal combustion engines effectively convert more chemical energy contained in the fuel to usable work; and in the process, save not only the amount of fuel needed to perform that work, but also reduce the materials used to manufacture and house the engines themselves.

In laymen terms, the size (particularly the weight) of your car’s engine will impact directly on the vehicles over-all fuel efficiency. Combining lighter more efficient engines with cleaner burning fuels also helps to reduce emissions.

MRC’s “multi-fire” technology has already halved the size of internal combustion engines, and dramatically reduced the weight in the process. The implications, across the many sectors of the global economy, from transport, construction, agricultural to remote and urban power generation, will be profound as the technology is scaled up in size.

The global role of internal combustion engines

For more than 100 years, the internal combustion (IC) engine has played a central role in the economic and social development of the World and as the World’s population has become more dense, IC engines have been adapted to address new environmental demands. In the transport sector, be it cars, trucks, or trains, IC engines remain the most efficient way to power these vehicles. On the water, from passenger ships to tankers and container ships, right down to jet-skis and recreational vessels, IC engines remain a dominant source of power for propulsion. Likewise in the military, IC engines remain the center of propulsion needs for various vessels. In non-road mobile machinery, from agricultural equipment to construction equipment to forestry equipment, IC engines remain the dominant power source. In factories globally, IC engines continue to drive significant parts of the manufacturing process. However, whilst the possible uses for IC engines is almost infinite, the reality is that power comes at a cost in terms of fossil fuels and raw materials used. Added to this cost is the emissions released into the atmosphere by IC engines. All of these “costs” are intertwined and the best solution is more mechanically efficient IC engines. That is, IC engines that use less fossil fuels, produce less emissions, and are smaller in size and weight so that less raw materials are used to build not only the IC engines themselves, but the machinery that houses them. By halving the size of engines, which is effectively what our technology has done at a minimum, all of the applications listed above, and many more, will now be more efficient.

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