Sept. 1, Takata dedicates new $14.6 Million Automotive Crash Test Facility

Takata launched construction of an 18,500 square-foot expansion to house enhanced automotive safety testing. The $14.6 million investment will include North America’s first automotive supplier servo controlled crash simulation sled with advanced pitching capabilities. The new facility will test automotive occupant safety restraint systems for high speed frontal and side impact conditions. It provides the most advanced sled crash simulation equipment available from any automotive supplier in North America. Takata estimates a one-year build out and the creation of 40 new high tech jobs within TK Holdings Inc. as a result of the new testing capabilities. more...