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American Axle Finishing Tech Center Expansion

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI-American Axle says construction is nearly completed on its new 37,000-sf technical center in this Detroit suburb.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on October 24, 2003

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI-American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. has announced that it is nearing completion of its 37,000 sf Technical Center expansion. “When AAM was formed in 1994, we made an immediate commitment to developing new products and providing the highest level of technology in our testing facilities,” says co-founder, chairman & CEO Richard E. Dauch.

“Our Technical Center in Rochester Hills, MI, opened in 1995. When the second expansion is completed later this year, we will have testing equipment for more than 75 functions and we will have reached the maximum allowed footprint on the property.”

The expansion will incorporate a state-of-the-art Road Load Simulator, which will be used to test and validate chassis and module assemblies and components. The road load simulator duplicates real-time vehicle proving ground inputs and is capable of testing complete vehicles, suspension subsystems, or individual chassis components. The new road-load simulator will allow AAM to compress six to eight months of track testing into two to three weeks of lab testing.

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