SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tenneco Inc.´s
(NYSE:TEN) Powertrain business group is launching a range of new
GOETZE® branded industrial spark plugs, designed for
industrial gas engines. With proven durability for these
applications, GOETZE plugs are designed and manufactured for
robust, reliable service.
"Tenneco Powertrain's strategy is maximizing innovation
synergies between our family of products," said Volker Scherer, Director Sales and Engineering,
Industrial Ignition, at Tenneco Powertrain. "We have applied our
engineering and manufacturing leadership, which has created the
robust product reliability for which the GOETZE brand is renowned,
to the demanding industrial applications where an increasingly
aggressive fuel mix is shortening the operating life of
conventional plugs. Combining our know-how with innovations such as
pre-chamber ignition enables GOETZE industrial spark plugs to meet
requirements for more efficient, lean-burning engines."
The four new GOETZE industrial spark plugs are designated:
G-6001, G-6002, G-6003, and G-6004. These are suitable for power
generation applications, including natural gas, biogas, landfill
gas and mine gas. Tenneco will continue to offer industrial
ignition products under the Champion® brand for use in
traditional gas engines for power generation and Oil & Gas
industry.
The GOETZE range of industrial spark plugs features a series of
design advances. Installation and removal is easier thanks to a
design that makes the familiar 7/8-inch (22.2mm) hexagon much
higher, giving installation tools a stronger grip. The new spark
plugs also feature large, smooth insulators that use stronger
ceramics and a more robust steel shell.
In testing on Jenbacher Type 3 engines, the GOETZE G-6001 plugs
achieve lifetimes of over 10,000 hours. The G-6001's solid design
and high-strength nickel-plated shell are engineered to withstand
more dynamic combustion pressures. The industrial spark plug is
produced using GOETZE's unique hot-locking assembly process,
sealing the shell. The unribbed insulator with a monoblock SAE
terminal pin provides an enhanced connection with ignition leads.
Advanced laser welds increase thermal conductivity, helping improve
wear behavior and increase lifetime.
"Our materials and process expertise have enabled us to manage
key process parameters to make larger spark plugs more robust,"
Scherer explains. "We are convinced that their durability and easy
installation will quickly make these new GOETZE industrial spark
plugs a standard replacement part for highly demanding gas
engines."
The new GOETZE G-6002 plugs achieve the same 10,000+ hour
lifetime in tests on Jenbacher Type 4 engines using a robust design
suitable for high-turbulence combustion applications. The GOETZE
G-6003 offers a cost-effective, maintenance-free solution with a
lifetime of more than 4,000 hours in Jenbacher Type 3 engines. The
GOETZE G-6004 provides more than 2,000 hours of maintenance-free
operation for Jenbacher Type 6 and Type 9 engine applications with
high BMEP values.
Tenneco is also continuing to develop industrial spark plugs
with customers for specific applications.
About Tenneco
Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, Tenneco is one of the
world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of
Aftermarket, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain products
and technology solutions for diversified markets, including light
vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial and the
aftermarket, with 2019 revenues of $17.45
billion and approximately 78,000 employees worldwide. On
October 1, 2018, Tenneco completed
the acquisition of Federal-Mogul, a leading global supplier to
original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket. In the
future, the company expects to separate its divisions to form two
new, independent companies: DRiV, an Aftermarket and Ride
Performance company, and New Tenneco, a Powertrain Technology
company.
About the new Tenneco – the future Powertrain Technology
company
Following the separation, the new Tenneco will be
one of the world's largest pure-play powertrain companies serving
OE markets worldwide with engineered solutions addressing fuel
economy, power output, and criteria pollution requirements for
gasoline, diesel and electrified powertrains. The new Tenneco would
have 2019 revenues of $11.45 billion,
serving light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway and industrial
markets.
About DRiV™ - the future Aftermarket and Ride Performance
Company
Following the separation, DRiV will be one of the
largest global multi-line, multi-brand aftermarket companies, and
one of the largest global OE ride performance and braking
companies. DRiV's principal product brands will feature Monroe®,
Öhlins®, Walker®, Clevite®Elastomers, MOOG®, Fel-Pro®, Wagner®,
Ferodo®, Champion® and others. DRiV would have 2019 revenues of
$5.9 billion, with 53% of those
revenues from aftermarket and 47% from original equipment
customers.
Safe Harbor
This release contains forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements include, among others,
statements relating to our execution of objectives and plans to
separate into two independent companies. Forward-looking statements
are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to materially differ from those described in the
forward-looking statements, including the course of the COVID-19
pandemic and its impact on general economic, business and market
conditions, our ability (or inability) to execute on our plans to
respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and our previously announced
Accelerate plan and to realize the anticipated benefits of these
actions, our financial flexibility in addressing the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to maintain compliance with the
agreements governing our indebtedness and otherwise have sufficient
liquidity through the COVID-19 pandemic, the possibility that
Tenneco may not complete the separation of the Aftermarket &
Ride Performance business from the Powertrain Technology business
(or achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of such a
separation); the possibility that the separation may have an
adverse impact on existing arrangements with Tenneco, including
those related to transition, manufacturing and supply services and
tax matters; the ability to retain and hire key personnel and
maintain relationships with customers, suppliers or other business
partners; the risk that the benefits of the separation may not be
fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the
risk that the separation may not advance Tenneco's business
strategy; the potential diversion of Tenneco management's attention
resulting from the separation; as well as the risk factors and
cautionary statements included in Tenneco's periodic and current
reports (Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K) filed from time to time with the
SEC. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction
of actual results. Unless otherwise indicated, the forward-looking
statements in this release are made as of the date of this
communication, and, except as required by law, Tenneco does not
undertake any obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to publicly
disclose revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements.
Additional information regarding these risk factors and
uncertainties is detailed from time to time in the company's SEC
filings, including but not limited to its annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31,
2019 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2020.
CONTACT
Steve Blow
Executive Director, Global Corporate Communications
+1 517-262-0655
sblow@tenneco.com
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