WAUKESHA, WIS. (June 19, 2006) - Waukesha Engine and its employees will be featured in a new episode of "Modern Marvels" which will air on The History Channel, Wednesday, June 21 at 9 p.m. CDT and at 10 p.m. EDT.
The episode, titled "Horsepower," will explore an assortment of machinery that delivers impressive amounts of horsepower. Waukesha Engine will be the focus of a segment on high-horsepower engines that are used in a variety of industrial applications and for on-site electrical power generation.
"Modern Marvels" will take viewers into the Waukesha plant to see how engines are manufactured and assembled. Viewers also will learn how and where the engines are used, the types of fuel they use, how they generate horsepower and how they help the end users accomplish vital tasks.
The show's producers were particularly intrigued by the company's largest models - including the Waukesha AT, a 16-cylinder, 35-ton unit rated at 4,500 HP and the soon-to-be introduced Waukesha APG 3000 (4,400 HP) - and the fact that they are powered by natural gas or biogas.
In early April, a "Modern Marvels" crew spent an entire day at the Waukesha Engine manufacturing plant at 1101 W. St. Paul Ave. filming the manufacturing process and talking with employees.
Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination brought to life on a grand scale, The History Channel's "Modern Marvels" is a long-running television series that tells the fascinating stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who created everyday items, technological breakthroughs and man-made wonders.
About Waukesha Engine
Waukesha Engine, a business unit of Dresser Inc., was founded in Waukesha, Wis. in 1906 and is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The company is a manufacturer of spark-ignited, gaseous-fueled engines widely used in power generation, field gas compression and other mechanical drive applications. Waukesha Engine also packages Enginator� gensets and DC switchgear controls for the distributed generation market. Waukesha Engine's manufacturing and power systems facilities, located in Waukesha, are ISO 9001-certified. The company's Web site can be accessed at www.waukeshaengine.dresser.com.
About Dresser Inc.
Dresser Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of highly engineered equipment and services sold primarily to customers in the flow control, measurement systems, and compression and power systems segments of the energy industry. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Dresser has a comprehensive global presence, with approximately 6,500 employees and a sales presence in more than 100 countries worldwide. The company's Web site is www.dresser.com.
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COMPANY CONTACTS:
Nancy Deptolla
262/236-4175
nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net
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