Milestones
Milestones of Ganser CRS (and Ganser-Hydromag)
2022
Second generation of electro-hydraulically actuated hydrogen injectors
2022
Successful delivery of 500 Micro Pilot Common Rail systems for marine and power generation applications
2021
First electromagnetically actuated pure hydrogen injector for marine application
2021
Move of the company to its new, expanded own facilities in Elsau, next to Winterthur
2020
Broad engine coverage with Micro Pilot Common Rail systems for two-stroke and four-stroke Dual Fuel engines ranging from 20 to 44cm cylinder bore size
2015
Common Rail Micro Pilot Systems certified by the marine classification societies Bureau Veritas, Lloyd’s Register, DNV GL, American Bureau of Shipping and Korean Register
2012 – Today
Common Rail System for General Electric 7FDL engines as a retrofit in the United States of America
2011 – Today
Common Rail System for new ALCO engines and as a retrofit in India
2011
Joint Venture of Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd. and Ganser CRS Ltd. in India
2010 – Today
Common Rail Micro Pilot System for OEM Dual Fuel marine engines. System approval from nine Classification Societies worldwide.
The natural gas engine operation with diesel Micro Pilot injection is key to fulfil emission regulations in marine Emission Control Areas (ECAs) and for high engine efficiency.
2009 – Today
Common Rail engineering projects for innovative high-performance engines with British and Chinese engine developers
2007 – Today
Common Rail System for General Electric 7FDL engines as a retrofit in Brazil
Engine tests on the locomotive have demonstrated substantial fuel savings with the Common Rail system as compared to the conventional injection system. The system is in field use.
2007
Technical Paper No. 70: New Common Rail Systems suited for Diesel Engines from 1 to 5 Megawatt: modeling simulations and hardware results at the International Council on Combustion Engines (CIMAC) Congress, Vienna, Austria
2006
Technical Paper ICEF2006-1521: COMPARISON OF THREE TYPES OF COMMON RAIL SYSTEMS SUITED FOR DIESEL ENGINES FROM 1 TO 5 MEGAWATT at Internal Combustion Engine 2006 Fall Technical Conference (ICEF) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Sacramento, United States of America
2005 – 2012
Development of the Common Rail Injection System for Liebherr with License Agreement
Start of Production at Liebherr Machines Bulle in 2011
2003 – 2008
Several patents and patent applications for Injectors, High Pressure Pumps and Common Rail Systems for large diesel engines
2003
Formation of the company Ganser CRS Ltd. with the scope: Development, production and sale of Common Rail Injection Systems for the Off-Road market
1990 – 2002
Technical Papers at ETH, Zurich, European Automotive Congress, Strasbourg, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
1995 – 2003
License Agreement with Robert Bosch, Germany
Start of serial production at Robert Bosch in 1997
1993 – 2001
Several engine projects in Japan and Germany, research projects with Robert Bosch, Germany and Ricardo, Great Britain, as well as consulting for Delphi, USA
1992 – 2006
License Agreement with L’Orange, Germany
Start of Production at L’Orange in 1997
1991 – 1999
Passenger car engine projects with General Motors, United States of America
1990 – 1996
Engine projects with Daimler-Benz for passenger cars and with Mercedes-Benz for trucks, Germany
1988 – 2000
Three research projects with Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), France
1988 – 1993
Marine diesel engine project with MTU Friedrichshafen, Germany
1987 – 2001
Six research projects with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland
1987 – 1992
Passenger car engine projects with Volkswagen, Germany
1985 – 1998
Common Rail injection system inventions which led to 15 patent families, totaling more than 100 issued patents
1985
Formation of the company Ganser-Hydromag Ltd. with the scope: Development and promotion of the Common Rail Injection Technology