FUHU Research and Development Center
Office floor space: 9000 m²
Work shop space: 25000 m²
Office staff: 120
Technical support: 50
Opening: March 2016
In house test center
Test track with 2.5 km straight
Products:
· RWD AT
· FWD AT
· RDM
· FDM
· PTU
Product Development
Our task is to develop 6 - 8 speed automatic transmissions as well as axle differentials for domestic automotive companies in China.
There is a rising demand for high end products like these. Our goal is to design and manufacture a state of the art product line which is competitive with foreign manufacturers.
Our technical expertise comes from Germany. However, we are aware that German technology cannot be applied to the Chinese marked without alterations. Chinese roads, drivers and cars differ a lot from European ones. Therefore, alterations in approach, method and actual design are unavoidable.
Prototype Manufacturing
Prototype parts will be assembled on site, using tools as close to the ones in production as possible and involving production staff. The objective here is not only to manufacture parts for our customers' requirements but also to continuously improve our products and to ensure or designs are fit for manufacturing.
"Even the best product cannot be successful if it is not easily under local and technological circumstances."
Durability Testing
Prototype - and production parts will go through rigorous testing before production release.
The tests will be conducted on state of the art test benches from Germany. Each workshop will contain a test area consisting of 9 test rooms. Extensive databanks will feed machine data back to the design engineers and statistic analytics.
Vehicle Testing
The product is also tested on a test track and will be tested bywell-trained drivers. Our test track consists of a 2.5 km straight in order to allow NVH evalu- ation in every gear and at every speed.
A part of the test track will be under a roof to allow testing even in winter.
NVH
NVH has for the longest time been considered a sort of "quality policeman" for production. This has changed over the last few years and we intend to take it one step further. We have a centralized NVH department which is escorting every project from the first sales meetings via design, prototype phase, production and after sales service. Our customers will be able to talk to the same people throughout the products' lifetime.
And so do our engineers who will be able to rely on a consistent NVH strategy specifically designed for each product.
Andreas Allgöwer
Project Manager Europe
Being part of the FUHU approach, to build up something completely new from scratch, is exciting and challen- ging!
Dr.-Ing.Jürgen Reusch
Senior Development Consultant
Mit ganzheitlichem Ansatz zu nachh- altigem Erfolg!
With a holistic approach to sustaina- ble success!
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Haas
Senior Technology Consultant
(Cologne University of Applied Sciences)
FUHU strongly believes in high quali- ty products as well as efficient and modern methods of development. A strong focus on employees and apprenticeship education underlines the value of staff members.