Feature | Auto Innovation Centre (AIC)
Engineering services expanding at the Auto Innovation Centre
Opened just six months ago, the Auto Innovation Centre (AIC) is already making an impact on the automotive industry and looking to expand its services. Companies in the Australian automotive industry, have been impressed by the centre’s state-of-the-art facilities and the role it can play in product development activities. “Our mission and ability to represent the industry as a whole allows us the unique opportunity to collaborate and gain traction (and all-important vehicle access) with OEMs; and we are pleased to offer cost-effective, premium services to our customers. We are committed to always demonstrating best practices as a true centre of excellence,” AIC Managing Director Luke Truskinger said.
AIC Managing Director Luke Truskinger
“Absolutely every interaction between customers and the AIC, right from the very first phone call enquiring about utilising the centre, is completely confidential.” AIC offers a range of options including access to vehicles, the use of the workshop for test fitting, 3D scanning and post
processing, 3D printing, dynamic vehicle testing and ADAS calibration. “One of our points of difference is that we acquire vehicles, which are then made available for companies to rent for the purpose of product development either on or off site,” Mr Truskinger said. “Access to vehicles is a real challenge for many companies because they can’t justify the expense of sourcing them; and while commercial ‘rentals’ can be a stopgap this is far from ideal and usually, it is not permitted to conduct product development on hire cars. “This means clients can come to the AIC and access vehicles for test fitting in our workshop, or they can arrange to rent a
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