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HINODE:                HINODE Technologies is engaged in providing Product Engineering solutions, Analysis & Simulation, Instrumented Field data collection & analysis, Outsourced R&D Services, software development services, & consultancy services to its clients from the automobile industry.

International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) a centre under NATRiP in the Northern Automotive Hub in India has  entered into strategic partnership with M/S HINODE Technologies for providing engineering analysis, simulation and design services to Automotive Industry.

On the occasion of MOU signing ceremony on 1^st May 2012, Mr. Dinesh Tyagi, Director ICAT highlighted that this partnership will bring on board the complementing skill set in ICAT and hence will meet the objective of ICAT being one stop shop not only for the testing but also for the product design and evaluation. This is an important step in developing ICAT as the Center of Excellence for Component Development.

Mr. Ambuj Sharma, Director HINODE Technologies emphasized that Virtual prototyping being very important in the product design and development cycle will help ICAT and their automotive customer in achieving cost and time saving. Further, this partnership provides opportunity to automotive customers to access the world class Physical Testing & Virtual prototyping capabilities (Concept design, Detailed Engineering, Analysis, Simulation etc).

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A world class facility for Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH) is on the anvil at ICAT. It will offer Services in- 

     Full- Vehicle Internal and external noise analysis from two and three- wheelers to heavy duty vehicles, buses, Full  vehicle squeaks and rattles analysis, Sub –System level NVH Services, including noise transmission losses and noise absorption, standalone sub-system testing, engine and Transmission noise

       The facilities planned include a semi-anechoic chamber for HCVs, Passenger cars and two and three wheelers:-Transmission and engine semi-anechoic chamber, Coupled reverberation room, Acoustic, studio and acoustic lab, Pass by noise test track and Software support for virtual analysis of NVH.

With domestic automakers a priority,  The ICAT now aims to exploit its testing facilities with global Industries, Delegation from Organization Internationale des Constructeurs d’ Automobiles (OICA) visited ICAT  facilities, Industry delegation from various  countries including Turkey, Korea and Japan have come ICAT and evinced interest in using ICAT Service