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History :
The Automotive Industries Research and Innovation Center (AIRIC) of
Saipa is Iran's first automotive design and engineering center,
which was established in October 1993. It was officially inaugurated
in the second quarter of 1997 following the procurement and
installation of necessary equipment and recruitment of skilled
workforce. AIRIC was designed to, among other things, design
vehicles, render services on engineering analysis and automotive
tests, and manufacture prototypes of designed vehicles for both
local and international markets.
On the back of successful implementation of vehicle design and
research projects, and startup of standard experimental laboratories
to test vehicles and auto parts, AIRIC made its presence felt on the
automotive stage and secured a special status among automakers,
parts manufacturers, and government organizations. AIRIC takes care
of A to Z of automotive design and design changes - market
assessment and through final stages of vehicle testing. Quality is
the name of the game all the way down the line. Presence of skilled
workforce, high technical know-how, experience of the past years and
well-equipped laboratories have all contributed to the high
potential of AIRIC. Taken into account the heavy investment made in
the sector, and in order to make optimal use of facilities, which
are on hand at these workshops, AIRIC has embarked on rendering
services to other industrial firms and organizations in a wide array
of fields such as research projects, engineering services and
laboratory tests.
AIRIC offers services to a large number of institutions, among them
such automakers as Iran Khodro, Saipa, Pars Khodro, Sapco, and
non-automotive institutes and organizations such as the Iranian
Standard and Quality Inspection Company, the Fuel Optimization
Organization (an Oil Ministry affiliate), the Industrial Research
and Standard Organization, Tehran Air Quality Control Company, the
Research Jihad Institute, and the Environment Protection
Organization.
The Mission of AIRIC in SAIPA
Automobile manufacturing group :
Implementation of studies and introduction of innovation into
automotive design, production methods, and tests, in a way that they
will eventually see the manufacture of products that meet
international standards, are part of the mission at Saipa.
Investment, research, industrial and related commercial operations
account for yet another part of the center's responsibilities. |
