Honeywell : Turbos Claim 17th Consecutive Victory at 24 Hours of LeMans
June 21, 2016 at 04:15 am EDT
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Honeywell helps Porsche Team to second consecutive victory at famed race
Honeywell also helps Ford earn GTE class victory in celebrated return to Le Mans
ROLLE, Switzerland - June 20, 2016 - Honeywell, the leading global developer of automotive turbochargers, is back in the winner's circle for the 17th consecutive year at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, boosting the Porsche Team to its second consecutive victory.
Honeywell helped the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid in the Le Mans Prototype 1 class take the overall victory and the #68 Ford GT win in the Grand Touring Endurance (GTE) class.
Following these milestone wins, learn more about how Honeywell is meeting the needs of its motor sport partners using a diverse portfolio of advanced turbo technology at http://www.honeywell.com/newsroom/media-kits/honeywell-turbos-at-2016-24-hours-of-le-mans.
Honeywell supplies turbo solutions supporting the individual strategies and configurations of its customer teams while competing under the most grueling racing conditions. In this year's race, Honeywell technology was paired with gasoline, diesel, and hybrid powertrain designs. With more than 60 years of industry leadership in turbocharger innovation, and the internal resources and expertise of Honeywell Aerospace to draw upon, Honeywell Transportation Systems provides technology that wins races and influences future production vehicles.
Honeywell's gasoline DualBoost™ turbo technology helped Porsche with 20 to 30 percent better transient response for improved acceleration out of corners and more steady state engine power from higher turbine efficiency. This lighter weight package is 10 to 20 percent smaller than an equivalent standard gasoline turbo. This year, the gasoline DualBoost turbo increased its efficiency, allowing the team to generate additional electrical power for the race car.
The Ford GT made a successful return to Le Mans with a 3.6L twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 with Honeywell turbochargers that were custom engineered for the constant high temperatures and boost pressures encountered on the race track and featured Honeywell's lightweight ball-bearing technology.
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Honeywell International Inc. specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of industrial equipment. The group also offers maintenance, technical assistance and engineering services. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- aeronautical equipment (37.2%): engines, navigation hardware and software, propulsion and communication systems, satellite and space components, lighting equipment, wheels, etc. The group also offers turbochargers for motor vehicles;
- performance materials and technologies (31.4%): polymers, fibers, resins, acids, additives, catalysts, sorbents, semiconductor packaging materials, coating materials, etc.;
- building automation and control systems (16.4%): heating and ventilation control systems, fire alarms, thermostats, monitoring systems, etc.;
- security and productivity optimization solutions (15%): personal safety equipment, warning systems, gas detection systems, data collection and thermal printing computer solutions, warehouse and supply chain automation systems, data and production process management solutions, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (57%), Europe (22%) and other (21%).
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