On October 11th, Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior has opened a development center in Lozorno, Slovakia, which will work primarily with German carmakers.
110 engineers and technicians from eight different countries
With 1,300 sq.m. of office space and 300 sq.m. of laboratories, the center employs a team of 110 engineers and technicians from eight different countries and will be able to accommodate up to 160 employees.
The center hosts the main support services for the industrial development of automotive projects: computer aided design (CAD), styling, product engineering, industrial engineering, quality control, sales and purchasing.
It works closely with the ?-Sigmatech research & development center, and technological cooperation agreements have also been signed with the universities of Bratislava and Ko?ice in Slovakia and Zlín in the Czech Republic.
The center will work primarily with German carmakers.