Automotive supplier Johnson Controls has opened a new crash test facility at its Automotive Seating headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, US.
Featuring a Seattle Safety ServoSled, the facility allows the company to offer the most accurate, standardized safety testing of seats globally in collaboration with other testing facilities in Burscheid, Germany; Changchun and Shanghai, China; and Yokohama, Japan.
The 6,000ft2 center is said to comply with governmental seat safety specifications as well as meet evolving industry standards.
With the sled, a closed-loop system, Johnson Controls will be able to monitor the seat or seat component as a test is being run.
Johnson Controls Automotive Seating group vice president and general manager Jeff Williams
said: "The investment in this new North American crash test facility reinforces our commitment to innovation and technology as well as the safety of our products."
"There are only 44 ServoSleds worldwide and only 10 in the United States. Johnson Controls has one of the largest sled testing networks globally."
