Past
Marathon Engine Systems was started in 1997 with the purchase of the Marathon engine from Briggs & Stratton Corp. The engine was originally designed as a long life power source for the Triathlon Heat Pump that was marketed by York International. This product was phased out in the late 1990's, but the engine found new life in other applications that could utilize its unique long life features. The original company focus started as parts supplier to the Marathon engines in the field, but has evolved to become a manufacturer of power generation products.
Present
Marathon Engine Systems (MES) currently occupies a 70,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Southeastern Wisconsin. We have the resources to draw on the local manufacturing base in the Midwest for raw materials (castings, forgings, sheet, tube) as well as all varieties of machining and assembly. As was explained on our Home Page, we are an applications based company that designs systems for the distributed power industry... both prime and remote power. We sell our products globally and have a partner in Germany - PowerPlus Technologies that markets our microCHP (Combined Heat and Power) product throughout Europe.
Future
The outlook for Distributed Generation (DG as it's known in the industry) and remote power is ever increasing. This expansion is fueled by the fact that as centralized power plants and power lines become more difficult to build (mostly because of legislation) small power units either at the local level (above 20 KW), or the residential level (known as micro, less than 10 KW) are becoming much more prevalent. The future for electric power lies in Distributed Generation. Because of our engineering and manufacturing expertise, we have the ability to react quickly to unique applications that develop in this rapidly growing and dynamic environment and will build on that ability.
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Marathon Engine Systems has been awarded the Governor's New Product Award from the state of Wisconsin for two years in a row; in 2007 for the Powerhouse and 2008 for ecopower™ microCHP
AN EXCERPT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR THE POWERHOUSE. . .
The Marathon engine is unique because of its long interval between maintenance requirements---- 4,000 hours. Because of this important feature, MES has adapted this technology to fulfill a need in the energy-craving marketplace starting with this remote telecom application. The example is one application that has been very successful in using this new technology to offer a product that is less polluting and more efficient than older established approaches.
The next area of focus will be a residential unit that will supply the home with heat and electricity and will be directed at the distributed energy market for easing the dependence on fossil fuel (or nuclear) centralized power plants. The benefits for such a product are staggering and early test results are very positive. There is no question that the energy market is changing and Marathon Engine Systems is positioning itself to meet the changing demands of that market.
