Scania to build wind tunnel facility in Sweden
Scania has said that it will build a wind tunnel facility at its research and development centre in Sodertalje, Sweden, which will be used for testing such vehicle characteristics as comfort, road safety and environmental performance in different climates.
The wind tunnel will be housed in a 3,500sqm multi-storey building to be constructed at the Scania Technical Centre in Sodertalje and will be completed in 2013.
A wind tunnel that can simulate realistic environments, ranging from dry Arctic cold to humid tropical heat as well as various wind conditions, will thus make Scania’s development work more efficient and flexible.
Scania SVP for truck, cab and bus chassis development Sven-Ake Edstrom said that in various stages of the development phase, there are many advantages in being able to test vehicles and individual components independently of seasons and without having to transport them to another climate.
Investing in a wind tunnel will strengthen our competitiveness, since it will make shorter development times and higher product quality possible, Edstrom said.
Scania is a manufacturer of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines.
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