Utac Invests In Facilities To Support Next-generation Mobility

UTAC, a world institution specialising successful automotive testing and engineering, which has proving grounds astir nan world, has announced a awesome description of its facilities, to amended support its clients successful nan areas of electrified vehicles, autonomous driving, and sustainable mobility. The upgrades are taking spot crossed successful nan UK, US, Morocco, Finland and France.

United Kingdom (UK) upgrades: Accelerating electrification and driveline invention astatine Leyland and Millbrook

In nan UK, UTAC has further enhanced its Millbrook and Leyland sites to meet increasing request for invention successful nan electrification and driveline sectors.

At Leyland, 4 further Electric Drive Unit (EDU) trial benches person been installed, pinch a modular creation enabling greater elasticity to meet divers customer requirements.

Four further Electric Drive Unit (EDU) trial benches person been installed astatine UTAC’s Leyland facility

At Millbrook, nan squad has made respective improvements:

• It has expanded nan artillery testing offer
• The way control  strategy has been upgraded  pinch an enhanced  multi-screen capacity to further amended information monitoring
• The motor compartment has been upgraded utilizing UTAC USA’s REPS proprietary automation software
• The Heavy Duty Variable Temperature Emissions Chamber has been adapted to support caller marketplace sectors
• The renewal of nan Concept 1 firm events venue has been completed, to supply a amended situation for manufacture clients.

The renovated Concept 1 firm events venue astatine Millbrook proving ground

Michigan, United States upgrades: A caller era for e-motor testing

At nan bosom of UTAC’s installation upgrades is nan translator of its Centennial Building successful Michigan, USA. Originally opened successful 2004 arsenic an soul combustion motor trial laboratory, nan tract has now been afloat upgraded into a state-of-the-art automotive electrification testing facility.

• The installation includes 3 recently installed high-speed trial cells, tin of testing e-motors up to 25,000 RPM and 800 Nm torque, marking a 25% summation successful capacity complete erstwhile capabilities, and a 200% summation compared to its original configuration.
• The upgraded installation now offers precocious real-world simulation, pinch air, lipid and glycol temperatures precisely controlled betwixt -40°C and +85°C to recreate each operating conditions a centrifugal whitethorn acquisition connected nan road.
• The finance besides includes move E-Flow centrifugal exertion pinch a patented cooling system, and a high-frequency Unico Silicon Carbide (SiC) inverter for maximum efficiency.
• The Centennial Building, which now spans 85,000 sq ft, is powered by a 5 megawatt (MW) electrical supply.
• The caller dedicated e-motor cells presently support a semipermanent programme for a awesome European OEM, testing what it says will beryllium its astir powerful electrical centrifugal to date.

Oued Zem, Morocco upgrades: Durability testing successful utmost conditions

At UTAC’s proving crushed successful Oued Zem, Morocco, nan endurance testing capabilities person been strengthened pinch nan summation of a caller ‘Sun Bench’  – a afloat in-house designed and engineered technology. Comprising 700 infrared lamps, each rated astatine 300 watts, nan chair enables highly realistic simulation of utmost star heat.

The zoned, mobile creation of nan Sun Bench allows circumstantial parts of a conveyance to beryllium exposed to aggravated heat, enhancing realism and validation accuracy for manufacturers seeking to optimise their vehicles for usage successful basking climates.

The caller ‘Sun Bench’ astatine UTAC’s Oued Zem tract successful Morocco

Ivalo, Finland upgrades: Year-round rotation traction testing capability

At UTAC’s accommodation successful Ivalo, Finland, a customised and afloat electrical rotation traction motortruck has been introduced. This instrumentality strengthens UTAC’s position and transportation capabilities arsenic nan first independent European supplier to connection rotation traction testing successful statement pinch North American standards.

The motortruck enables tyre certification and R&D testing year-round, pinch indoor and outdoor options year-round successful each season. This offers an advantage to manufacturers requiring high-fidelity, regulatory-compliant traction validation for world markets.

The afloat electrical rotation traction motortruck astatine UTAC’s accommodation successful Ivalo, Finland

Paris, France upgrades: Investing successful NVH testing

In France, UTAC is continuing to put successful its halfway trial and validation infrastructure. A caller tyre buffing instrumentality was installed successful June 2025 to heighten tyre mentation for tests, and upgrades are underway astatine nan acoustic tracks, reinforcing UTAC’s activity successful noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) testing and validation.

Commenting connected nan world investments, Connor McCormack, CEO of UTAC, said: “As mobility transitions towards electrification, autonomy and sustainability, we are proud to put successful caller capabilities that let our clients to push nan boundaries of technology. Our expanded world offering ensures UTAC remains nan trusted partner for today’s manufacture leaders and tomorrow’s pioneers.”