Mumbai : L&T Technology Services inaugurated the new Global Engineering Service Center (GESC) in Chennai, India. Through this GESC, Takata continues to demonstrate  its  commitment  to  true  globalization  to  best  serve  its  worldwide  customers through safety systems innovations and reducing time-to-market.

Over the next five-years, the GESC will focus on expansion and optimization of the   facility   to   provide   value,   efficiency   and   support   making   it   an   advance   Global Development Centre for Takata.  During that period, L&T Technology Services will provide mechanical  and  electronics  engineering  services  for  Takata  technical  centers  located  in Japan,  the  United  States  and  Germany .  The center will enhance global engineering research and development capabilities for next-generation automobile occupant safety and protection systems.

While speaking on the occasion, Mr Claus Rudolf, Executive Vice President, Global Engineering, TAKATA, said, “We are continuously looking on a global basis to strengthen our commitment to improve and innovate engineering in automobile safety systems. What we are announcing here today in Chennai moves us closer to our dream of one day achieving a society with zero fatalities from traffic accidents.”

Acknowledging the new GESC as a one-of-a-kind in the specialized category of passenger safety equipment and processes, Dr. Keshab Panda, Chief Executive of L&T Technology Services said, “We are proud of this strategic global partnership .   We appreciate Takata’s vision  of  one  day  eliminating  fatalities  from  traffic  accidents  and  their  initiative  for  a progressive  future,” Panda continued.   “We are glad to partner with Takata through this venture and look forward to unified growth in the years ahead.”