Volvo Group Volvo Trucks North America begins construction of new vehicle propulsion lab at Hagerstown Maryland campus bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md., June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/
During a groundbreaking ceremony today, the Volvo Group announced a $33 million expansion of its powertrain research and development site in Hagerstown, Maryland for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Vehicle Propulsion Lab (VPL).
Volvo Group executives were joined by several Delegates of the Maryland State Assembly and Maryland Senator Paul Corderman at a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Vehicle Propulsion Lab, representing a $33 million expansion of its powertrain research and development site in Hagerstown, Maryland.
During a groundbreaking ceremony, Volvo Group executives were joined by local union leadership, and state and county officials, including Washington County Commissioner President Jeffrey Cline (at the podium) to mark the $33 million expansion of the company’s powertrain engineering site in Hagerstown, Maryland for the construction of a state-of-the-a
Volvo Breaks Ground on Vehicle Lab
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Volvo’s VLP will be the first facility in North America to allow testing of current and future products for Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, Prevost, and Volvo Bus to meet new government regulations. According to the company, the lab will consist of two environmental chambers. One will have a chassis duo capable of emissions measurements and simulating extreme weather and altitude. The second will offer testing of fully operative vehicles, including highway and vocational trucks.
Additional testing features in the VPL will include:
Operating from -22 degrees F to 104 degrees F for development and verification activities; Wind speed simulation up to 85 mph.
GM opens 3D printing facility in Detroit December 23, 2020 Stephen Law
General Motors announced the opening of the 15,000-square-foot Additive Industrialization Center (AIC), a ground-up facility in Detroit MI exclusively dedicated to productionizing 3D printing technology in the automotive industry. The AIC is the capstone of GM’s expertise and increased investment in 3D printing over the last several years.
“The core component of GM’s transformation is becoming a more agile, innovative company, and 3D printing will play a critical role in that mission,” said Audley Brown, GM director of Additive Design and Materials Engineering. “Compared to traditional processes, 3D printing can produce parts in a matter of days versus weeks or months at a significantly lower cost.”
GM’s new 3D printing shop will speed up production, cut costs By Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press
Published: December 20, 2020, 6:02am
Share: Cadillac V-Series 3D printed HVAC ducts and electrical harness bracket made at the GM Additive Industrialization Center at the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. (Steve Fecht/General Motors/TNS)
General Motors is increasing its use of 3D printing across more production vehicles with a new 3D printing shop at its Global Technical Center in Warren, Mich.
The Additive Industrialization Center (AIC), which GM is just opening, will use 3D printing to make more production and car parts that will save the automaker money and speed up vehicle development, the automaker said Monday.