The Hon Ian Mcfarlane MP (Federal Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources) officially opened DENSO's state-of-the-art Test Facility (Research and Development Centre) at its manufacturing headquarters Australian Automotive Air. Mr Mcfarlane said "It is great to see an Australian based automotive producer who is investing a significant amount of money in research and development to strengthen the position of our industry for the future."

The centre boasts:

Climatic Chamber - re-creating 'real world' conditions

• Full spectrum sunlight system.
• -20 to + 50 degree temperature control.
• 0 to 110km/hr air speed wind tunnel.
• 4WD capable chassis dynanometer.

Noise Vibration Room - low noise environment for testing automobile systems

• Air Flow Noise.
• Fan/Pump noise.
• A/C Noise.
• Infra-red lighting system for heat load.

Vehicle Maintenance Workshop

• Pre-testing vehicle preparation.
• Prototype parts testing.

Australian Automotive Air's Managing Director Russell Pettis stated that "this multi-million dollar centre signals DENSO's commitment to further enhancing the technological capability of the Australian automotive industry, adding vision and strength towards it's long term future. All major local car manufacturers will have the opportunity to utilise the new facility, further enhancing local knowledge, production and automotive design."

 

 

 

 

 

Noise Vehicle Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Climatic Chamber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell Pettis, John Conomos (Toyota Australia) and Ian Mcfarlane at the opening