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Dana Opens Technical Center in China

Dana Holding Corporation has announced the official opening of the company’s new 12,000 m2 technical center in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.

The Dana China Technical Center will provide advanced product and applications engineering for original-equipment manufacturers in the light-vehicle, commercial-vehicle, and off-highway markets in China and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

It includes a 5,800 m2 test lab and provides 3,200 m2 of manufacturing space to supplement the 17,000 m2 dedicated to manufacturing at the adjacent Dana Wuxi Technologies Company, Ltd., facility.

Dana serves more than 100 customers in China including Beijing Jeep Corporation, BMW, Daimler, Dongfeng Motor, Ford, Jinbei, SAIC, Sany, SGM, Southeast Motor Corporation, Toyota, VW Group, XCMG, XGMA, and Zoomlion.

The Dana China Technical Center – the company’s 15th advanced engineering facility around the world – is devoted to the research, design, development, and testing of drivetrain, sealing, and thermal-management products.

Fully integrated into Dana’s global research and development system, the Dana China Technical Center has been equipped to support new products from concept development through launch, as well as to adapt technologies developed elsewhere in the world for the specific needs of the China market.

Currently home to more than 50 engineers, the engineering staff at the Dana China Technical Center will increase to a total of 130 by 2016 to facilitate the delivery of new product offerings for China and the rest of the region.
Most of the engineering activities at the center are currently focused on Dana’s growing off-highway portfolio for the region. The company will take a balanced, strategic approach that leverages this engineering expertise to grow business across all market segments.

The new test lab in Wuxi is outfitted with the latest testing equipment for axles, transmissions, materials, NVH, prototyping, inspections, and machining to ensure that products engineered and manufactured by Dana in China meet the company’s high standards for performance and durability. The off-highway test equipment includes an axle dynamometer, three beam fatigue testers, a reverse torsional fatigue tester, a static torsional strength tester, and a 7.5 kW spin rig.

Source: Dana Holding Corporation