DALLAS, May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J)
has been awarded a contract to design and build a new
Commercial Vehicle Advanced Propulsion Laboratory for Ford at its
Dunton Campus and U.K. headquarters
in Essex. The appointment follows Ford's announcement of an overall
investment of $28 million (£23
million) to construct the new facility.
The Commercial Vehicle Advanced Propulsion Laboratory will
extend the existing facilities and include powertrain NVH (noise,
vibration and harshness) test chambers, a testing area for
electrification technologies and a new cold cell test room. Ford
anticipates that the new facility will be fully operational by
early 2021. Jacobs has been supporting Ford on the development with
initial studies, engineering and planning support since 2018 and
recently completed the refit of three state-of-the-art engine test
rooms at the Dunton facility. This latest award will include
completion of the engineering, construction and commissioning of
the new facility working with the Ford Dunton team and its key test
equipment supplier.
"The new laboratory will support Ford's U.K. and European
commercial vehicle leadership and enable Ford to stay at the
forefront of new vehicle technologies, including electrification of
its product portfolio," said Jacobs Critical Mission Solutions
Senior Vice President, Steve
Arnette. "We are applying Jacobs' broad research and
development design and construction capabilities to deliver a total
solution to Ford for this technically advanced facility."
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