BRP ROTAX FACTORY TOUR: Where MILLIONS of Engines are Manufactured
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Ever wondered where and how the Rotax engines are made? In October 2022 we got to take a look inside the BRP Rotax Factory that annually build thousands of engines for all types of applications: Snowmobiles, watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, karts and of course aircraft engines. Learn more about the origins of BRP Rotax, the different assembly lines, the attention to detail, thorough checks and inspections and see how the different parts and components are created within the factory walls.
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Rotax origins
2:36 Engine applications
5:31 All engine types
6:08 Skidoo Engine
6:43 Seadoo Engine
7:18 Spyder Engine
7:36 Offroad Engine
7:44 Aircraft Engine
9:28 Kart Engine
10:06 Safety items
11:08 Main assembly line
12:39 Engine test stand
14:27 Final engine check
17:27 Aircraft engine final inspection
19:20 Crankshaft assembly
19:30 Aircraft Engine Assembly Line
22:58 Component Assembly
25:15 Component Production
26:08 Robot Collaboration
28:32 Plasma coating
29:26 Steel Machining
33:32 Material Lab
34:35 Wall of Fame
35:08 Final questions
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i know this is for airplanes but here is a little story about a little 12hp rotax 1971 elan skidoo,my mom fell greatly ill at our camp in 1977.and the only way out was with the little elan 12hp.took mom out put her in the sleigh laid her down there and dad and me and my little brother drove her out to the hospital...it was minus 30 below zero..we made it mom was safe.the elan skidoo is long gone but the rotax motor i still have on a shelf...thank you for making a good little engine. without it mom would not be hear,
lucky it had a good carb and sparkplugs. Elan was a nice little sled.
And that is what an educated, dedicated, and motivated workforce with a passion for precision looks like. I didn’t see one purple haired, multi-pierced 400 lb waddler in the entire factory. Having owned a Rotax 582 I can vouch for these engines being durable, dependable, and economical to run. Great work. 😁
What do you mean "having owned"? That's past tense. What happened to it? Couldn't find anybody educated, dedicated and motivated with a passion for precision to "maintain" it for you "economically"? Or just no one that met your "high standards" for physical appearance at first impression?
Definitely need the engine espresso maker
Nice video, thanks for that !! Always amazed by the engineering skills in southern Germany and in Austria... these guys are also pretty proud of what they do (at every level), and you can feel that... Happy to fly Rotax !! 👍
I have seen another tour, but mainly it focused on the oval assembly table for AC engines. This was WAY more comprehensive and really showed the incredible amount of automation and special details like induction hardening only parts of the crankshaft. Good view into the amount of engineering and commitment to infrastructure to build these engines. Thank you for the tour.
Thank you for this. We live in the US and don't get to see this in person but we fly these engines all the time!
Excellent video and props to the people from Rotax for their very extensive tour you were given. These two gentlemen were excellent tour guides. What an amazing product line they have. Thanks for making this video.
Very informative, thank you for posting Rosita and Maurits! Above everything the history, coming from BRP to the present situation was very nice to be informed about.
Welcome back! Looking forward to some new adventures. 🇿🇦
That was phenomenal, Thank you for taking the time to show us all that, It was so interesting. I did not realize that they made ovals different engines for different sports. I'm glad you're back And that everything went as well as it did. Always look forward to your adventures can't wait for your next one, Be safe take care until next time!
My first ride in a 2 seat ultralight was powered by a Rotax 505. For it's day, it was a powerful and reliable engine.
Very interesting tour around the factory and seeing what they do ,thanks for sharing
What an interesting video. I learned a lot about these engines. You really put this video together well. Great job. I'm so happy to see that you are still posting new videos even after your epic Long Way South journey. Looking forward to more great videos!
Fantastic video, thank you!
A fantastic tour.thank you very much.
Very interesting tour,thank you so much you guys for sharing this experience with us 😊
Fascinating tour of an incredibly automated and human integrated operation of precision products.
Amazing to see it all in action and I thank you for your beautiful presentation.
great video looking forward to your next adventure
Thanks Bambi for this interresting visit. Its already some months old now, and at that time the 916 wasn't yet in mass produktion. Still secret of R&D....... Did Shongzhen ask already for a copy? They can analyze your video now for free. Thanks for taking us with you.
Tot ziens, tot de volgende keer !!! 👍😎🇫🇷
Excellent video. Thank you.
Thanks for this! I tried getting a tour only two weeks after you were here but without success. So cudos for doing the impossible. Flying a rotax 912is in my pipistrel virus sw surveyor in canada. Love these engines.
Very cool to see! thanks for this in sight. For me as an engineer always cool to see.
Nice job you did.Thanks👏👏
very nice tour and video can't wait to put some time in behind one of those power plants.
Thanks for share excellent information
Bambi you look great in the production floor safety glasses. 😊😎
Thank you for this interesting content
Amazing video !!!!! No wonder Rotax has no competition anywhere on this planet. Andrés from Santiago, Chile.
The Best !
Great video Bambi
Awesome nice and educational video, many thanks to Rotax and Bambi, greetings from Remi from Belgium
Brilliant engineering cration.
You gave me a good idea 💡
Thanks for a great video of the plant. Was interesting to see as it is a big difference between low volume production like their aircraft engine line compared to for example an automotive powertrain line
Excellent example of precision engineering and I would like to take a tour myself at some point. I can see why these power units last and wear so well. The testing and final assembly stages combined with robotic inputs and tolerance checking are amazing. I was wondering who constructs the frames and body parts for the engines to be fitted for the Can Am bikes which is also a great quality product. A big thank you to the team at Rotex. 👍
thanks
This video is like Public Service, it shows human faces 99.9% of the time. Not for us who are interested in engine manufacturing factories.
Rotax: Synonym of flying snowmobile
Nice video
Very exciting tour.
It's been a long time since your last video. I think we all miss you!!
In a world of companies who are giant full of shit scams, companies like Rotax are certainly very rare gems. Thank you Rotax!
Wonderful tour and informative video. Thank you
Μπράβο !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As a Sea Doo owner, I would have liked to see more info on those engines, but they are made in Mexico now, not Austria. Thanks for the video.
So cool. Thanks for sharing.
Great company in the minor leagues. Excellent video.
Great work Bambi, sounds like there is a bigger brother to the 915/916 coming??
I am paranoid about Rotax engines after a friend was killed piloting his small copter that had that engine in it. He was one of the best pilots of those machines around. It failed shortly after take-off and he wasn't able to clear some power lines at the altitude. Almost made it. So sad. He was a great guy. Lots of stories out there if anybody does a search for Allen Barklage. Adventure filled life he had. Kind of like you Bambi.
Many sanctioned countries have plenty of Rotax engines in their drones.
Sanctioned by the US, the one country that should be sanctioned.
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I'd like to see three harden pins in the 1630 crank timing gear
yes . agree . good idea.
internal wrenching cap screws are pretty tuff, easyr to take out.
Thanks for the tour. I know why their engines cost so much. They have hundreds of machines that would be a million each easy.
Liability insurance.
They have hundreds of Lawyers that would be a million each easy. 🕵♀
IS why THERE engine$ cost so much.
@@larz46north18 that's for lycontisaurus engines as they are unreliable
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I have a 650cc single Rotax in my BMW GS.😊
Hey Guys. We looking forward to some new content. 😀
On a positive note, I own a Spyder RT Limited with the 1330cc engine, but I wish the engine was 1500cc matched to a 6 or 7 speed automatic transmission. On a negative note, I hate the extensive process that must be accomplished in order to check the oil. There should be a simpler process to accomplish that. Other than that, I love my Spyder and hope to be able to ride it daily over the late spring and summer.
Can you build a outboard now and save the Evinrude y'all own them
We want to see the machines etc and hear the people, not the other way round!!
Great video but could have used a better camera for recording, it has focus and frame issues.
I see a rotax turbine engine in the future!
NO
Honestly it's a shame such an engine is left combusting coffee 😢😂.. nice art if one can afford a 40,000 coffee maker lol. Cool stuff. If I have not said it. Engines turn me on. I'm the morning.. 😂. Love the new technology and innovation. Don't STOP INNOVATING...
Millions of engines and I need to wait half a year to replace my busted one.
BMW F800Series Engine in the back 4:14 . Why You had to made it to vibrate so much after 4500RPM and why it sounded so dull like steel balls jumping in empty metal can?
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Your cameraman needs to learn to focus on the products/components etc/machinery etc. Too much attention on the guide.
Are any of the engineers looking to combine diesel and gas in the chamber to create a perfect balance of efficiency and power and reliability. .??
Allo Pilot Bambi , where were you (Canada Quebec,VALCOURT)
BRP owns Rotax and is in Quebec, Canada, Rotax engines is based in Gunskirken Austria, which is where she was
ooooooyaaaa maplesyrup baeakooonn howkieeee
Good video, but tractor engine not showing this video
I from indonesia I Want buy rotax engine but is I don’t know where is country Shell that engine
get ahonda !! 🙁
I wish I spoke Deutsch as well as these men speak English.
19:25 ro-Tax crank. the most important part of the assembly.
we are Not guna see much of that
20:22 keeping the camera on this nice fellas face / rather than the Engine. interesting.
The Rotax engines are simply the best little engine on the market right now. But I don’t like the monopoly that Rotax are giving Franz Aircraft Engines…. When the dealership went from Lycon to Franz prices went up 30% And when we as a part 145 work shop or Part-M sends a E-mail to Rotax with a specific question to the type certificate holder we get the answer from Franz that is not following the EASA rules!
Part-M should always have direct Contact to the type certificate holder and that contact should not be interfered with by a seller! the seller haves economic interest in the outcome of the question!!!!
They forgot to mention they started the aviation products right from the snowmobile 2 stroke engines, without redundancy.
Let us read the labels, almost no B-roll, you guys can make a better production.
As a Canadian I have believed in supporting BRP by purchasing their products over the years being a Canadian company. However I became hesitant back some 15 years ago when I found out that the Engines where being manufactured by Rotax a division of BRP, with plastic parts for oil delivery systems within them, which over time fail and destroy the engines. These products are not cheap and to have what I referred to as Engineered adolescence, is not what I consider good Corporate ethics.
Headquartered in the town of Valcourt, "QUEBEC"
BRP has been reimagining the way you access your world since 2003
BRP posted net income of $188.2 million for the quarter versus $365.1 million a year earlier.
Découvrez BRP, le chef de file mondial des industries ....
SALUTE 🤗
so in ww2 germany invaded france and after the war the french canadian company bombardier " invaded" the german company
Das österreichische Tochterunternehmen der BRP Inc., ist führend in der Entwicklung und Produktion von Antriebssystemen für den Freizeit- und Powersportsbereich.
Rotaxstraße 1
4623 Gunskirchen, Austria "INVADE " 🏔🚠🛩
too much faces and talking, too little engine making...
Yes I agree with you sir
IMHO Rotax engines are way over-priced. I'm not saying they aren't good engines, I'm saying they are over-priced, and there's a reason other than the engine is designed for airplanes/gyroplanes. Limited competition in this segment of the market. If there was competition in the market, prices wouldn't be so high. For those who might not know.. 140hp engine is 40,000 dollars US. Their new 160 hp engine is 50,000 dollars US. That is for the engine by itself which comes in a crate. Still, they make good reliable engines and that isn't something you can't take away from Rotax.
research idea : Products liability for the aircraft and engine manufacturers 🤔
@@larz46north18 That's the reason why they are so profitable, have beautiful facilities and executives who make boat loads of money. It's because of "liability" ;)
Excellent. Problem is, everything aviation is price-jacked. Please allow me to be clear:
If ROTAX was a bit more safety-customer-safe… they would reduce their aircraft products price, and continue to advance all of their product’s technology.
What I mean is… “prove your company products, that may simply meet aviation specs/reliability.
just requesting. BRP needs to hire me on a limited short-term basis. They will not be disappointed.
Millions of engines? Are you sure?
Interesting but their prices have grown from greedy to just ridiculous. The 916 which is just the same small engine with a turbo is now 50k$. The simple 912 at 19k$ is also way overpriced. I'm guessing they don't use any different metal, it's the exact same technology they use in all their engines, they are no more reliable, they don't pay for your plane when the engine fails, they just massively overcharge for their small simple engines. Rotax is not a small niche manufacturer of extreme custom engines, they are quite conventional low tech engines in great volume. For comparison VW's quite advanced turbo diesel 4 cylinder engines are around 2k€, a Nissan Versa 4 door sedan with aircon and of course an engine with a more complex gearbox costs 15k$ for the entire car. There is just zero justification for 50k for these engines.
If Rotax doesn't change their greedy policy I sincerely hope someone outcompetes them. They are such a hindrance for aviation. GA is a disgrace because of obtuse greedy players like Rotax.
Doesn’t matter what you are I agree on with regards to pricing value. They keep selling them because people keep buying them and if you don’t like get a better job. And for God sake, nobody cares about your opinion you keep trolling Rotax videos to spew your negativity. Sounds like you’re just jealous.
Sadly, I am inclined to agree. The problem is no competition of scale for the most part. But, this tour gave me more overall confidence in the engineering, but the prices are astronomical, especially for the average homebuilder.
@@BrilliantDesignOnline yeah. we can use their own prices against them, they have a rotax 900 engine series for jet skis that's comparable to the 912-915 series. The version with similar power to 912 seems to cost under 3000$. Seadoo jetskis seem to retail in the 7-8k$ with a rotax 900 engine. Imagine if planes with a 912 cost 8k. There is also a turbo version of the 900 with similar power to 915, I couldn't find a direct price but from the jetski price I'd estimate 5-6k$ from Rotax. Roughly 10x cheaper than 916. sigh
@@DanFrederiksen Dan- yup, just like everything gov't or aviation, just multiply x 10. An oil filter at WallyWorld $8, Aircraft Spruce $50. Hmmmmm
@@DanFrederiksen seadoos don't turn upside down or fly in low oxygen not to mention being faa certified
Very disappointing brp discontinued Evinrude outboard engines. They could have had rotax develop new 4 strokes instead of abandoning the market
usa/canada free-trade deal
Closed the EvinRude / OMC plant at Peterborough Ontario Canada. about 1986.
evinrude snowmobiles had opposed head 2cycle engines.
I GOT one hid in the grain shed....just above the red thing in this IcoN SEE ME .. 🤹
"Millions" of light-duty engines for "recreational vehicles" none of which have ever been registered "motor vehicles" for use on "public roads" at "highway speeds" with passengers.
Experimental aircraft are no different than "snow machines" or "personal watercraft" or ATVs or UTVs and are "titled" and "registered" only in jurisdictions that require it for "public safety". And even when "street legal" they are not DOT-approved for "highway use".
There isn't an engine manufacturer in "America" today that has not produced "millions of engines" and for applications a HELL of a lot more demanding of engine DURABILITY (which is NOT synonymous with "reliable" and "reliable" is a subjective term not "defined" or "standardized" in or by any "engine industry") than the "toys" Rotax has "historically" powered with it's "drop-in" basic engine "packages" that are for "recreational uae" only.
What's happened to you two? We're starved of good flying content.
@gary5481 she is on wild landings channel
@@pilotjack3929 thank you kindly sir.
move over rotax .. yamaha is coming and they will be good
yamaha snowmobiles are gone , so relax frEND 😥
Horrible audio
worse factory tour ever. tour of a man talking with quick fleeting glances of engines.
I found the girl attractive and smart too.
Very PC to have a female in the video. Unfortunately, she demonstrates why you should not have a person presenting a subject they have no interest in, or no understanding of..
Rotax clearly make very reliable engines but the staff that showed you around are just plain boring! Rotax would do well to hire someone with a bit of spark! Informative but bloody boring!!
Hello nice Video
were is this factory ? in the u.s ?
NO .
was Arnold ? 🏋
Which engine model are the Iranian's using in their drones that Russia is using to attack Ukraine?
Terrorists use Lycoming and Continental.
Not that great of a product and very over priced. Company doesn't answer questions, can't find parts etc etc etc.
so Rotax is a German company ???
Nice. Now can you do a condensed version with only the aero engines?
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