A range of projects have already been launched by Caterpillar Motoren at its German manufacturing sites in Kiel and Rostock, and in Guangdong in China. They will result in a doubling of the annual production of MaK marine engines from about 500 units now to more than 1000 -up from only 200 a few years ago. The company plans to transform its manufacturing systems to new standards of quality, speed and safety in the industry. Another step is the move to focused facilities, each with dedicated areas of competence.
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