TE Connectivity opens high-tech Automotive Test Competence Centre in Bangalore

TE Connectivity, a global leader in connectivity and sensor solutions, has opened a new Automotive Test Competence Centre in Bangalore.

The new facility provides smart machines and measurement capabilities to ensure product validation requirements for automotive customers in India, the broader EMEA region, and the US.

“We are adept at bringing the total value to new product realisation for customers in India while supporting the needs of TE customers worldwide,” said Manjunath R S, director engineering, Automotive, TE Connectivity India. “We have more than 200 engineers across India working with automotive customers throughout the design process. The new laboratory enables us to collaborate with customers earlier in the process to support their innovation and TE’s overall growth strategy.”

The new facility has the same high-tech equipment provided at TE’s Automotive Test Competence Centre in Bensheim, Germany and is the second largest TE laboratory in the greater EMEA region. The equipment ensures mechanical, electrical and climatic ingress protection and dimensional measurements of products such as terminals and connectors including sealed connectors and accessories.

In addition to quickly analysing components for functionality and identifying any issues early, the facility includes the first computerised tomography (CT) scanner for metrology in India and gives the company a leadership position in digital metrology in India. The support team specialises in test and measurement methodology and has undergone extensive training at TE’s Bensheim site.

Te Connectivity says products are tested according to TE or customer specifications as well as industry standards such as LV 214, the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).