Design and Homologation of Vocational Truck Chassis

Learn How We Executed Design And Homologation Of Vocational Truck Chassis

Client:
Major European Truck Manufacturer
Industry:
Truck & Bus
Services:
Design, Development and Homologation
Project Background

Design and homologation of the US vocational truck chassis for introduction into the Canadian market

Our Scope

Our Scope involved design of new chassis for all Canadian market product variants and to address compliance gaps identified in Canadian certification requirements

  • Concept: Packaging Studies and Preliminary FMEA Activities, Feasibility Studies, Selecting Suppliers, Choosing Design Direction for Each Identified Issue and Specification Requirements
  • Primary Design: Working with Suppliers to Develop Production Solution, Developing CAD Models, Performing Installation and Maintenance Studies on Both Mechanical and Electrical Subsystems
  • Production Release: Creating, Validating and Releasing Production Drawings and Documentation Within PDM
  • Build: Overseeing First Build of the Vehicle from An Engineering Perspective to Ensure Design Intent is Adhered to. Identify and Evaluate Critical Build Areas
  • Test: Identification and Mitigation of Risks. Production and Management of Design Validation Plan and Reports Through the Testing Process and Evaluating All Test Results
  • Certification: Preparation of Compliance Documents. Submittal of Documents to Canadian Authorities and Management of Submittal Process
What we did

Our global delivery model for this initiative was directed by highly experienced program managers based in North America, seasoned domain expert in UK and a highly talented engineering team based in India. Our program managers had deep domain knowledge, thorough understanding of homologation and the certification process. Our global team collaborated with the customer to meet the stringent requirements for this program within budget, quality and timeliness metrics that were appreciated by the customer

Overall engineering cost savings

20%

Faster delivery

30%

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