On
December 7th, ETA was selected from
amongst five finalists as the winner of the 2nd
Annual SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
Detroit Section/MITEF Vehicle Innovation
Competition. ETA's winning entry was a seamlessly
integrated design development process, entitled
the Accelerated Concept to Product (ACP)
Process.
After two selection
rounds, the five finalists were invited to present
their innovations at the San Marino Club in Troy,
Michigan.
Representatives from industry leading
automotive manufacturers and suppliers served as
judges for the competition and ultimately selected
the ACP Process as the winner of the award in the
established company category. The award
marked ACP as the innovation likely to have the
biggest positive impact on the automotive industry
and its products going forward.
ETA
presented the key
benefits
of the ACP Process at the event. These include a
demonstrated capability to reduce product
development costs by 35-40%, reduce product mass
by approximately 20%, improve product performance
(stiffness, NVH, crash/safety, durability) as well
as reduce manufacturing and tooling cost through
part consolidation. More
For
more information, please email es-sales@eta.com.
