Dana Corporation Opens New Automotive Systems Technology Center
April 16 2004 - 10:39AM
PR Newswire (US)
Dana Corporation Opens New Automotive Systems Technology Center
Facility Focuses on Enhanced Customer Service, Improved Product
Development TOLEDO, Ohio, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Corporation
today unveiled its new Automotive Systems Group Technology Center
during a ceremony for industry leaders, government officials, and
members of the media. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) The nearly
200,000 square-foot facility, located near Toledo, Ohio, features
advanced component and system engineering, along with housing
testing and purchasing experts, to ensure Dana's customers
successfully meet increasingly complex industry needs. In addition
to supporting research and development activities across North
America, the new center augments Dana's technical centers in the
Asia-Pacific, South American, and European markets. "No matter what
challenge they face, our customers rely on us for comprehensive
solutions," said Michael J. Burns, Dana CEO and president. "This
new Dana Automotive Systems Technology Center supports our global
network of resources that deliver effective, customer-focused
innovations." The center's research and development capabilities
include total systems engineering, product prototyping services,
three-dimensional computer modeling, drivetrain manufacturing and
assembly support, and advanced computer simulations. "The
Technology Center's design resources enable Dana to refine its
products long before manufacturing begins. This lowers costs and
ensures the quality and durability that Dana products are known for
and our customers have come to expect," said Mike Laisure,
president of Dana's Automotive Systems Group. "This new facility is
much more than an engineering center - it combines 100 years of
design, material, and manufacturing knowledge to benefit the entire
automotive industry." The facility features a gear-system
development area complete with in- house blade grinding, gear
cutting, heat treating, and dimensional validation. Testing and
analysis capabilities include a full metallurgical lab with X-ray
diffraction and a scanning electron microscope; platform noise,
vibration, and harshness analysis; data acquisition; and product
validation. Validating components and systems is a core function of
the Automotive Systems Technology Center. Before new products hit
the road, engineers first apply extensive endurance and performance
testing on a range of dynamometers that measure component
performance at actual operating speeds and loads. Sophisticated
fatigue testing also helps determine how materials and designs will
hold up to the long-term stresses of daily use. Other specialized
tests determine how Dana's products will endure extreme heat and
cold fluctuations, exposure to mud, salt, and other hostile forces.
Of the 500 Dana people working at the facility, approximately 300
are designers, technicians, and engineers. The remaining 200
employees are responsible for sales and marketing, finance,
information technology, quality, and assembly and manufacturing
enhancement. The facility boasts one of the most efficient LEED
"green" certified heating and cooling systems, which requires 30
percent less energy to run than conventional systems. Water is also
conserved through a unique design that recycles run-off water
through a collection system that supports irrigation. "We are
extremely proud of this new center," Mr. Laisure said. "We
anticipate it will provide many benefits for our customers,
employees, and the local community. We've already added nearly 300
technical jobs to the area, and those people are hard at work
developing advanced technologies for our customers." Dana
Corporation is a global leader in the design, engineering, and
manufacture of value-added products and systems for automotive,
commercial, and off-highway vehicles. Delivering on a century of
innovation, the company's continuing operations employ
approximately 45,000 people worldwide dedicated to advancing the
science of mobility. Founded in 1904 and based in Toledo, Ohio,
Dana operates technology, manufacturing, and customer-service
facilities in 30 countries. Sales from continuing operations
totaled $7.9 billion in 2003. Dana's Internet address is
http://www.dana.com/ .
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