- Facility nurtures customer collaboration to make development of
electric-vehicle thermal management systems faster and more
efficient
- Development time reduced from six months to two weeks for
prototype thermal management components and systems
- New 48,000-square-foot facility is one of five e-Mobility
Innovation Centers constructed worldwide since 2022
AUBURN
HILLS, Mich., June 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TI Fluid Systems has officially
opened its all-new e-Mobility Innovation Center (eMIC) in
Auburn Hills. Designed to nurture
customer collaboration, the Auburn
Hills eMIC promotes innovation, making it faster and more
efficient for North American automakers to develop thermal
management systems for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric
vehicles.
The new 48,000-square-foot facility has been constructed around
TI Fluid Systems' Core Competency model, which brings together
virtual engineering, designing, processing, prototyping, product
testing, and vehicle testing under one roof. This reduces the
development time for prototype thermal management components and
systems from six months to as little as two weeks. It also can
achieve system-weight reductions of up to 60 percent and overall
cost savings of up to 30 percent.
Designed to help TI Fluid Systems' customers navigate the
complex transition to zero emission vehicles, the facility features
equipment that enables rapid prototyping of fully functioning
components and systems using 3D-printing and injection molding. It
also includes two vehicle lifts and 42 electric vehicle charging
stations.
Hans Dieltjens, president and CEO of TI Fluid Systems, said:
"Our all-new Auburn Hills eMIC
represents a significant step forward in automotive thermal
management development in North
America. It enables us and our customers to speed up
development, nurture collaboration and promote innovation, which is
crucial for the continued progress of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and
battery electric vehicles in this continent and beyond."
TI Fluid Systems' new Auburn
Hills facility is one of five eMICs opened worldwide since
2022, with each eMIC located in a key region for automotive and
e-Mobility development: China,
Germany, Japan, South
Korea and the USA.
"The construction of five eMICs in key e-Mobility development
regions across the world underlines our commitment to supporting
our customers to remain competitive in a fast-changing automotive
landscape. It also highlights the difference that an innovative
approach to thermal management can have to the efficiency,
performance and cost of an electric vehicle," Dieltjens
continued.
TI Fluid Systems is listed on the London Stock Exchange (TIFS)
with its corporate headquarters in Auburn
Hills, Michigan. The company has 8,600 employees and 21
manufacturing locations in the Americas, including 12 locations in
the United States. Alongside
thermal management solutions for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery
electric vehicles, TI Fluid Systems is a leading global provider of
fuel systems, lines and connectors and thermal management solutions
for internal combustion engine vehicles.
Company Overview
TI Fluid Systems is a global innovator of thermal and fluid
systems solutions for the full range of current and developing
vehicle architectures. Serving all major automotive manufacturers,
with more than 100 years of automotive supply experience; TI Fluid
Systems operates across 27 countries with a commitment to improving
efficiency, performance and sustainability worldwide.
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