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WHO WE ARE

What do we do in Iranian Diesel Engine Manufacturing Company?

RECOGNITION

Grade A supplier certificate from Daimler, Germany

CAPABILITY

One of the country’s leading diesel engine quality control laboratories

Industries We Power

Engineered Solutions for Every Industrial Sector

  • Heavy Commercial Transport
  • Buses & Minibuses
  • Power Generation
  • Drilling Rigs
  • Agriculture & Combines
  • Marine Applications
  • Oil & Gas
  • Irrigation Pumps & Compressors
  • Engine Spare Parts
Our SOLUTIONS

Engineering Solutions to Power Your Industry

Providing the technical capacities and capabilities of IDEM to the business environment of the industry.

On Road Engines

Engines widely used in heavy commercial vehicles such as trucks, trailers and buses, built to the standards defined by the German Daimler company.

Engine families
OM 457 · OM 355 · OM 364
Service details

Off Road Engines

Engines widely used in non-road industries such as high-power generators, drilling rigs and combines, performing above expectation in harsh conditions.

Engine families
OM 457 · OM 355 · OM 364 · OM 314
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Spare Parts

Standard spare parts guarantee the correct operation of the engine for a long time, supplied through trusted representatives throughout the country.

Engine families
OM 457 · OM 355 · OM 352 · OM 314
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Industrial Services

Providing the technical capacities and capabilities of IDEM — the result of 50 years of experience in the automotive industry — to the business environment.

Behind it
50 years in the automotive industry
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Engine Test Laboratory

One of the best diesel engine quality control laboratories in the country, with an engine test cell and reference measuring equipment.

Equipment
Engine test cell · reference measurement
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Engine Parts Export

Supply and export of engine spare parts under a grade A certificate from Daimler of Germany, to countries in the Middle East and Europe.

Export markets
Middle East · Europe
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Technical data

The engine families, at a glance

Figures are read straight from the catalogue; a range is the real spread across that family’s variants.

Full catalogue
FamilyCylindersBore × strokeDisplacementPowerTorque
OM 314497 × 128 mm3780 cm³62–81 kW235–350 N.m
OM 3556128 × 150 mm11581 cm³166–210 kW820–1059 N.m
OM 364497.5 × 133 mm3972 cm³95–103 kW455–480 N.m
OM 4576128 × 155 mm11967 cm³220–260 kW1250–1600 N.m

Bore, stroke and displacement are the geometry of the licensed Daimler-Benz design each family is built to. An empty cell means no figure is published — not a number worth guessing.

Exports and international partnerships

IDEM is a respected name across the Middle East and beyond. Alongside supplying the domestic market, the company exports its engines and spare parts to a range of countries.

  • GermanyHome of the technology
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Singapore
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Iraq
  • South Africa
  • Sudan

That export record has made IDEM one of the exemplary exporters at provincial and national level.

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Choose the Best

What stands behind every IDEM engine.

01.Daimler Licence

IDEM was established in 1969 as a joint Iranian-German venture under licence from Daimler-Benz of Germany, and was put into operation in 1971. The engines are built to standards defined by Daimler, and the company holds a grade A supplier certificate from Daimler in Germany.

02.Nationwide Support

IDEM supplies standard spare parts through accredited representatives across the country. The same parts, under the Daimler grade A certificate, are exported to the Middle East and Europe — Germany in particular.

03.Engine Test Laboratory

One of the leading diesel engine quality-control laboratories in the country, with an engine test cell and reference measuring equipment. Production runs under the IATF 16949 quality system.

04.Euro 5 EEV

The 364, 314 and 355 types are produced at Euro 2, Euro 3, Euro 4 and Euro 5 EEV. New-generation OM 457 production at Euro 5 EEV, and the conversion of the fuel system to common rail, are on the company plan.
The machined deck face and six honed bores of an inline-six diesel cylinder block on a machining table.
Engine Types
13

Years of Experience

55
A diesel engine coupled to a dynamometer in an acoustically lined test cell, sensor cabling running to the instrument bulkhead.

Our Industrial Partners

  • Iran Khodro
  • Iran Khodro Diesel
  • Mercedes-Benz
Certifications

Audited management systems

For a tender these are documents, not decoration. Beyond these four certificates IDEM holds the EFQM crystal statue for organisational excellence and a consumers’ rights compliance certificate, and has been named a provincial and national exemplary exporter over the years.

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  • IATF 16949 — Automotive quality management system

    IATF 16949

    Automotive quality management system

  • ISO 9001 — Quality management system

    ISO 9001

    Quality management system

  • ISO 14001 — Environmental management system

    ISO 14001

    Environmental management system

  • ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management

    ISO 45001

    Occupational health and safety management

Our Project

Explore Large-Scale Projects

IDEM 5 MW power plant

A 5 MW plant on the factory site supplying stable power to the production lines.

OM 457 with the Euro 5 EEV emission standard

The new generation of 400 series engines in the OM 457 type, upgraded to Euro 5 EEV.

Common rail fuel system conversion

Upgrading the OM 355 and OM 364 and converting their fuel system to common rail to cut fuel consumption.

Engine parts export to Europe and the Middle East

Supplying and exporting engine spare parts under a grade A certificate from Daimler, Germany.

FAQ’s

The questions buyers ask before they order

Licence, engine types, emission class and spare-part supply — answered from IDEM’s own documentation.

The gate of IDEM’s plant in Tabriz, the IDEM sign above the entrance.

Our production complex was established in 1348 with the joint investment of Iran and Germany, licensee of Daimler Benz of Germany, and the products are built to the standards defined by Daimler.

300 series engines in the OM 314, OM 352, OM 355 and OM 364 types, and the new 400 series in the OM 457 type, in both on-road and industrial versions.

The 364, 314 and 355 types are produced with Euro 2, Euro 3, Euro 4 and Euro 5 EEV emission levels.

IDEM appoints trusted and reliable representatives throughout the country to supply standard spare parts to customers.

One Daimler design, four steps to Euro 5 EEV

IDEM has built engines under Daimler Benz licence since 1348 (1969), and has carried the same families forward one standard at a time.

  1. Euro 3

  2. Euro 4

  3. Euro 5 EEV

The OM 355 is the only family to have taken all four steps.

Engine catalogue
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