MotoTron Engineers Work to Solve Global Warming

Oshkosh, Wisconsin -- October 9, 2006 -- The best engineering minds are now working with MotoTron products to combat vehicle emissions.

MotoTron brought 43 of the brightest engineering students to Oshkosh, WI for a crash course on how their system can help teams compete in the Challenge X competition, to show what the next generation of low emission hybrid vehicles may look like. These highly skilled engineers developed a strong understanding of advanced vehicle technologies that will prepare them to lead the automotive industry into the 21st Century and enable North America to remain competitive in the global marketplace.

“Oshkosh-based MotoTron was spun out of Mercury Marine in 2001 with only a handful of employees,” President Jeff Ehlers said. “We now have 80 employees and continue to look for skilled engineers to join the company.”

“Here are 43 of the best students in North America who want to make a difference in solving energy problems,” MotoTron Business Development Director Rich Swortzel said. “We taught a boot camp on how you take the world of computer controls and machinery and use it to solve unique problems.”

Challenge X (www.challengex.com ) is a three year competition sponsored by General Motors, the US Department of Energy and other automotive industry sponsors. This groundbreaking, three year program gives engineering schools an opportunity to participate in hands-on research and development with leading-edge automotive propulsion, fuels, materials and emissions control technologies.  

“These students are all about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and we plan to be a part of the solution to global warming,” said Ehlers.

About MotoTron Corporation:
MotoTron Corporation, a subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE BC- 2005 Sales of $5.9 Billion USD), enables mechatronic systems development and integration. Their tools and processes simplify and reduce the development cost of electronic controls for the automotive, marine, industrial, recreational, power generation and aviation industries.

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Rich Swortzel
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Website: www.mototron.com

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