New Delhi: Valeo, the worldwide automotive know-how supplier, has inaugurated a second line in Sanand, Gujarat, to fabricate Ultrasonic Sensors. This state-of-the-art meeting line was inaugurated on Wednesday by Marc Vrecko, President, Consolation and Driving Help Enterprise Group, Valeo, within the presence of Jayakumar G, Group President and Managing Director, Valeo India.
The manufacturing at Sanand, Ahmedabad, began in November 2021. With this extra line, the entire manufacturing capability will improve from three million to seven million models yearly, the corporate stated in a media launch.
This contemporary plant is supplied with a semi-automatic lean manufacturing line, which is put in in a dust-free manufacturing setting The plant is supplied with superior manufacturing capabilities comparable to a traceability system based mostly on QR Code laser marking functionality for 100% of the merchandise. The ability can also be geared up with a separate “Reinforce Product Audit” Laboratory that homes X-ray, thermal testing and electrical perform testing to make sure reliability and prime quality of the product.
“We put in this new sensor line for rear park help to extend capability and meet our buyer’s rising demand for ultrasonic sensors in India. That is one other milestone in the direction of offering safer mobility options to our prospects. We plan to extend our investments to localize extra merchandise, and supply finest options in driving help programs for India and export markets,” Jayakumar stated.
“Valeo, world chief in driving and parking help programs, with 1 out of 4 new vehicles geared up with one among our ADAS applied sciences, provides the broadest vary of sensors within the automotive business, making driving and parking each gratifying and secure. With this new meeting line, we’re wanting ahead to assembly the growing demand of the Indian market and to maintain on providing reasonably priced options for safer mobility,” Marc Vrecko stated.
Valeo’s AIS (Automotive Trade Requirements) regulation-compliant Park Help know-how for each passenger and business autos provides a scalable system structure with options starting from primary entry to superior automated park help features to cater to the completely different wants of the OEMs.
The system will be additional prolonged to permit for automated parking in parallel and perpendicular areas, automated braking, primary blind spot detection and passive and lively flank safety.
Valeo’s prospects profit from the corporate’s robust R&D presence in India to cater to their distinctive wants and Valeo’s gifted staff of engineers, who’re available to assist product customization and localization, turnkey mission improvement and seamless system integration necessities, the discharge stated.
