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Giuseppe De Masi Department Manager, Product Management Aftermarket BERU Systems
“One of the key drivers in the next few years is environmentally friendly technology. This has been the focus of our R&D for a long time”, De Masi explains. “To improve fuel economy and reduce exhaust emissions, while guaranteeing optimum performance, BERU is developing new technologies for gasoline and diesel engines.” 9
How do BERU products meet the demands of the latest generation of gasoline engines?
How does BERU answer the needs of new requirements regarding diesel cold-start?
“BERU has offered system solutions for virtually all applications in the field of ignition coils for 40 years, with its own factories in several countries for OE and aftermarket. The BERU Plug Top Coil with compression spring connection provides an intelligent solution for use at maximum ignition voltages. Its space-saving design guarantees a significant advantage, especially in terms of the limited space in modern engines. The new BERU Dual Coil Ignition System with two magnetic coils in one housing provides a significantly shorter ignition delay and better combustion stability over the whole engine speed range.
“Fuel savings, the reduction of pollutants and reliable cold-start play an important role in modern diesel engines. Diesel engines therefore need permanent monitoring of the combustion process in the combustion chamber. The next generation of BERU Pressure Sensor Glow Plugs (PSG) is already under development. Our Instant Start System (ISS) steel glow plugs, manufactured together with the corresponding ECUs as a system supplier, undergo permanent optimisation processes. To match these needs, BERU is working on enhancing measures for ceramic glow plugs and offers products that heat up faster than conventional ceramic glow plugs: up to 1,300°C in 3 seconds.”
As we speak, BERU engineers are developing ‘Ecoflash’, an innovative high-frequency ignition system for combustion, with considerably leaner mixtures and huge potential savings in consumption and CO emissions.” 2
How would you describe BERU technology? “BERU is a trusted development partner to all leading automobile manufacturers. Wherever the cars of the future are being created, BERU is in demand as an expert in ignition and diesel cold-start technology. Our tag line and goal is ‘Perfection built in’. We strive for perfection and respond to customer needs in the evolving global car manufacturer markets.”
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