Punch Powertrain invests in new state-of-the-art test facility

Punch Powertrain has recently started the construction of a new test center, which is scheduled for completion by mid-2019 with an investment of 9,5 million euro. The facility is the last part of a New Technology Center (NTC) within the frame work of expansion of the company’s R&D capacity. The NTC will be equipped with a full range of testing facilities and methods of the highest standard, currently available to the industry.

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The construction of this NVH-facility complies with the norms, in accordance with ISO3744. This entails for example: structural decoupling from all other buildings and constructions, seismic masses within the foundation of the building and acoustically isolating materials in walls and ceiling. In order to keep the noise levels in the echo free test cells below 20dB(A), a dedicated air treatment system was specially designed. Even when running at full power, the system will not interfere with the measurements.

In addition to the construction, Punch Powertrain and the turnkey supplier – AVL – have conducted in depth research on process optimization. Among many optimizations is the decreased number of required prototype vehicles, leading to economical and ecological improvements.