Production and Prototyping Expertise

ECU & Component Volume Production

The Dana team has extensive expertise and experience in managing the manufacturing of embedded controllers for series production, for both the OpenECU™ range of products as well as for products designed to meet a specific customer need. Expertise includes design engineering, test development, product cost optimization, component supply chain & global manufacturing supply base management, and can provide the resources necessary to manage a project through design, new product introduction, and volume production. Our capabilities cover all aspects of managing safety critical ECU production from supplier selection, process validation, PPAP, to in-process tool creation and specification.

Our experience spans all of the disciplines necessary for a successful production launch:

• Product Validation – plan, design and execute a series of tests and analyses that show both the manufacturing process and product can produce a final product that meets customer expectations
• Manufacturing – design and specify, along with our manufacturing partners, the production lines and in process equipment used to create and test the product at its various stages of assembly.
• Product cost optimization
• Component supply-chain and global supply-base management
• Supplier selection
• Process validation
• Process tool specification
• APQP Engineering and PPAP
• VA/VE – Value Analysis/Value Engineering
• Reliability
• Quality

Dana’s approach to the management of controller production is flexible to account for different volume supply scenarios, working with the manufacturing facility that best matches the needs of Dana’s customers from a commercial and logistics perspective.

Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Control

The Dana Plymouth team has a track record of delivering highly reliable solutions for vehicle electrification. Dana’s ECUs are ruggedized, have high pin count and can be customized to suit your project requirements. The M560 and M580 ECUs have been certified by TUV SUD as ASIL D controllers and can be used for multiple applications in EV/HEV design, but are particularly suited for use as the main vehicle supervisory controller with integrated charge management functionality. Dana can offer a wide range of controllers and engineering services to support all aspects of EV development and production.

Functional Safety ISO 26262

Engine Control

OpenECU has developed a systematic approach to replacing an OEM ECM, in order to provide full access to the engine control software and calibration. OpenECU engineers have been at the forefront of engine control development for 25 years, delivering class-leading specifications for performance, drivability, emissions and fuel-economy.