The Automotive Research
Association of India (ARAI), Pune was incorporated as a corporate
body in 1966 as an Industrial Research Organisation formed by the
Indian Automotive Industry, affiliated to the Ministry of Industry,
Government of India. It has expanded over the last thirty two years
both in terms of Research & Development, Homologation & Certification
and Service of competence with various modern facilities to assist
the Industry.
About ARAI:
The Automotive Research Association of India, (ARAI) is located
in picturesque surroundings in the western part of Pune. The 105
hectares (263 acres) of land houses various laboratories, test facilities
spread over 8343 sq.m. area. It is well connected by air, rail and
road about 25 kms from Pune Airport and 12 kms from the railway
station.
The Institute has been set up by the Indian Vehicle and automotive
ancillary manufacturers and the (Government of India), Ministry
of Industry, as a co-operative industrial research body to provide
services to the industry in the fields of applied research and product
development in automotive engineering consisting of the following
areas :
Product design and development
Automotive equipment
and ancillary evaluation
Mandatory and developmental
testing for emissions and components including safety.
Standardisation and dissemination
of technical information.
The Institute is registered as a Society under the Societies Registration
Act XXI of 1860. Almost all the vehicle manufacturers and major
ancillary manufacturers are members of the Institute. The activities
of the organisation are controlled by the "Governing Council" with
members from Industry and the Government of India.
It has established major R & D facilities in service to the Indian
Automotive Industry. These facilities are increasingly utilised
for Sponsored, R & D Cess and Plan projects as well as for testing
and characterization purposes. ARAI manpower stands at about 290,
out of which 180 are qualified engineers and 84 are technicians
& tradesmen, and 97 supporting staff. Most of the engineers have
been trained abroad in various fields of advanced automotive technology.
Major R & D facilities established at ARAI can be classified in
four basic areas, viz.
Research & Development Division :
| VEN |
: |
Vehicle
Engineering Department |
| FTL |
: |
Fatigue
Testing Laboratory |
| PUSIE |
: |
Power
Units Spark Ignition Engine |
| PUD |
: |
Power
Units Diesel |
| AED |
: |
Automotive
Electronics Department |
Homologation & Certification Division :
| ECL |
: |
Emission
Certification Laboratory |
| SHL |
: |
Safety
& Homologation Laboratory |
| VEL |
: |
Vehicle
Evaluation Laboratory |
| AML |
: |
Automotive
Materials Laboratory Calibration |
Service Division :
| PAS |
: |
Plant
and Services |
| ITM |
: |
Information
Technology Management |
| QMD |
: |
Quality
Management Department |
Branches:
| RCN |
: |
Regional
Center North |
| RCS |
: |
Regional
Center South |
Visit
ARAI website -
www.araiindia.com
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