Malkotsis is the trade name for Technica S. Malkotsis A.E., which has historically been the most important Greek

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 engine manufacturer, surpassing several engine (mostly diesel and semi-diesel) manufacturers that flourished in Greece

Greece

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 in the 1920s and (mostly) 1930s, like Dimadis-Kanakis

Dimadis-Kanakis

Dimadis-Kanakis is a historic Greek engine and metal products manufacturer, based in Volos. It was founded in 1920 by Pavlos Dimadis and Ioannis Kanakis, initially focusing on engine repair and rebuilding. In 1926 the company developed and produced its first Semi-Diesel engines...

in Volos

Volos

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, Peteinaris in Kalamata

Kalamata

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, Siderides, BIO, Koutroufis and many others in Athens

Athens

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, etc. Located in Piraeus

Piraeus

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, before World War II

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 Malkotsis produced various types of industrial machinery. After the war it produced industrial machinery for several Greek companies, but it progressively focused almost entirely on diesel engines (usually of its own development), soon becoming the largest company in its field. Malkotsis engines found use in a variety of industrial applications, while its boat engine models became legendary for their reliability. Its EM series included engines specifically designed for powering of vehicles and was employed in Malkotsis's own farm tractor

Tractor

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 models (Malkotsis EM-2 and EM-4) introduced in 1959. The tractors were designed in collaboration with a British consulting firm and were produced for several years, although in small numbers. A series of electric motors was produced as well. The company faced financial problems later, due to competition from cheaper imports, and was acquired in 1991 by Drakos-Polemis A.E., a pump manufacturing company which used all Malkotsis infrastructure for its production purposes.