Wabco,
a leading global supplier of technologies to improve the safety and efficiency
of commercial vehicle, announced the opening of a new Application Engineering Centre
in Pune. The new centre, Wabco’s second of its kind in India, will allow its engineers
to work closely with global commercial vehicle manufacturers in India to
jointly develop customised products and solutions across a broad range of
vehicle platforms, said a company statement.
The
Wabco team at the new Application Engineering Centre will consist of
application engineers and test engineers to provide custom-tailored support to
its broad base of customers. This facility enables Wabco to further
differentiate itself by providing on demand and on time support to all its OE
customers.
Wabco
envisions deploying up to 15 engineers at the centre by the end of 2015. They
will provide a wide range of system design, application engineering and project
management support to help Wabco customers develop new commercial vehicle
platforms and models.
“As
a leader in the commercial vehicle industry, Tata Motors is engaged in
development of advanced and innovative products with focus on quality,
reliability and durability. We value Wabco’s outstanding support in partnering
with us on joint product development projects,” said Dr. A. K Jindal, Head of
Engineering for Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors Limited, who joined the
opening ceremony of Wabco’s Application Engineering Centre.
“Wabco’s
design and implementation of this new facility has exceeded our expectations. Building
on more than 50 years of vehicle application engineering capability in India, Wabco
established a new Application Engineering Centre to further demonstrate our
commitment to strengthen vital customer relationships through flexible
technology collaborations,” said P. Kaniappan, Whole-time Director, Wabco India
Limited.
“We
continue to differentiate ourselves as a partner of choice in India for
globally operating manufacturers of commercial vehicles, ”he added.
Source: Wabco India
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