FEV To Expand Presence At 2006 Automotive Testing Expo

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 28, 2005 -- FEV Test Systems plans to expand its presence at the annual North American Automotive Testing Expo held in October in Novi, Mich.

"We plan to increase our floor space at next year's show and will move to a premium location in the front of the exhibit hall," says Tim Sante, FEV Test Systems vice president of sales and marketing. "This year's show was a winner, both in terms of attendance and sales results for FEV."

Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., FEV Test Systems displayed its full line of turnkey, integrated powertrain-testing modules at the expo, including the scalable, modular FEV TestCellManager(TM) (TCM) family. TCM represents a tightly integrated series of control and instrumentation devices that easily adapt to a variety of engine testing environments.

Sante noted that FEV sales and new contractual possibilities help justify the company's decision to play a bigger role in the testing-focused expo, which in November reported a record-breaking 25 percent increase in exhibitors over a year ago.

"In the two weeks following the show, FEV received letters of intent for eight new engine test-cell configurations based on the TestCellManager family of products," Sante added.

The scalable, compact TCM test family is based on uniform, modular software and includes systems hardware selected to meet individual customer test requirements, such as engine mapping and transient test schedules, according to Dr. Thomas Wagner, general manager of FEV's European Test and Instrumentation operations.

At the 2005 Testing Expo, FEV introduced a third-generation fuel conditioning and flow measurement system that can accommodate a wide variety of fuels and fuel-delivery configurations.

"This system represents the experience and knowledge we have accumulated over the last 25 years in our own engine test facilities," notes Wagner.

FEV is an independent engine and powertrain systems research, design and development company. Globally, it provides complete concept-to-production (C2P(TM)) support to the transportation industry, commercial engine manufacturers and the emerging fuel-cell industry. FEV designs, prototypes and develops advanced gasoline-, diesel- and alternative-fueled engines, as well as advanced vehicle powertrain concepts, electronic control systems and hybrid-electric vehicles. FEV also is a global supplier of advanced test cell, instrumentation and test equipment.

Additional information is available at http://www.fev.com/ .