RBEI launches unit to test reliability of automotive products

Coimbatore,Jan18 (PTI) Robert Bosch Engineerng andBusiness Solutions, the engineering and software subsidiary ofGerman automobile components major Bosch in India, todaylaunched its state-of-the-art Electronic Control UnitReliability Testing Centre here.

The new facility would be used for conducting reliabilitytests including accelerated life time tests on automotiveproducts and components and also to test products andcomponents from industrial,building and consumer goodsdomains, Vijay Ratnaparkhe, president, RBEI, told reporters.

With this new testing centre, the company would be ableto cover the entire span of the product development lifecyclefrom conceptualisation to design to testing, thereby ensuringthat a product that is the "best in class" is delivered to thecustomers, Ratnaparkhe said.

Stating that the RBEI here has invested Rs 135 croreduring the past four years and also nearly Rs 50 crore ascombined investment in both Bangalore and Coimbatore for thistype of lab facility, he said the company would pump in moreinvestments for its future projects, which would be announcedshortly.