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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.
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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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