Doosan
Bobcat has announced a swath of investments in new technology, machinery and
processes at the company’s Innovation Center in Dobris in the Czech Republic.
The
Innovation Center is the R&D hub of an integrated site at Dobris that also
includes manufacturing, sourcing and training at the same location.
Doosan
Bobcat believes the ability to design, test and manufacture Bobcat machines
locally is one of the company’s competitive advantages in the Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) region. The new investments are intended to boost these
advantages and involve every part of the operations in the Innovation Center,
from rapid prototyping and prototype assembly to performance and durability
testing.
The
Innovation Center is a European Engineering Center of Excellence, serving as an
expert R&D centre for all Doosan Bobcat engineering teams across EMEA and
has global responsibility for small compact loaders and compact excavators from
0-3 tonne.
It focuses on creating new innovative solutions, product development,
research and testing activities. The facility, with more than 8000 m2 of floor space for prototyping and testing and 1400 m2 of office area, is a place where new advanced - and in some cases –
unique technologies are installed.
With
recent advances in computer designing and modelling, many manufacturers omit
(or at least limit) the creation and testing of physical prototypes. In
contrast, at Doosan Bobcat, the company knows their importance and has invested
heavily in its production technologies.
