Automotive design engineers and quality engineers seeking to minimize time and money spent on audit testing, correlation studies and other phases of functional and leak testing during automotive product lifecycles can now access assistance from InterTech Development Company. InterTech’s specialized focus in leak and functional testing of automotive components enables Tier 1 and Tier 2 companies that use its services to typically save up to 10% in product development costs and likewise significantly cut time-to-market by up to 15%.

Jacques Hoffmann, President of InterTech Development Company explains that InterTech’s singular focus on functional and leak testing enables it to adapt proven solutions to the specifications of each new automotive application. Hoffmann says, “There are several methods for leak and functional testing, and numerous ways to design fixturing in testing stations. Product design teams can waste a good deal of time and money when they attempt to jerry rig an inadequate method or needlessly add testing time when more rapid methods can be used instead. Unlike in-house laboratories in automotive industry companies that essentially need to re-invent the wheel each time a new design is implemented, or independent testing labs that offer a wide range of testing services and have little expertise with leak and functional testing per se, InterTech’s singular focus has enabled us to perfect both the instrumentation and fixturing needed for NIST-traceable testing of automotive product with the predictable Gauge R&R required for meaningful audits and correlation studies.”

InterTech Development Company engineers will be meeting with product design teams and quality managers with interest in learning more about InterTech’s Product Lifecycle Quality Management services for the automotive industry in booth #18014 at the Automotive Testing Expo in Detroit, Michigan on October 26 – 28, 2005.

InterTech Development Company (www.intertechdevelopment.com) is a world leader in test-centric assembly specializing in automated leak and functional testing with mass flow, hydraulic, helium, or pressure decay technology (ISO-9001-2000 International Standards for Quality Management). InterTech Development Company-engineered solutions are used by hundreds of automotive components manufacturers worldwide, among other assembly-intensive manufacturers. InterTech Development Company’s worldwide support organization maintains offices in North America, Asia, and Europe.

For more information, contact Jacques E. Hoffmann, +847 – 679 – 3377, FAX +847 – 679 – 3391, info@intertechdevelopment.com, InterTech Development Company, 7401 North Linder Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077 – 3220.

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