Dana Holding Corporation is a world
leader in driveline, sealing, and thermalmanagement
technologies that improve
fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and
lower the cost of ownership in passenger,
commercial and off-highway vehicles.
Dana's 25,000 employees operate in
27 countries within a network of some
90 engineering, manufacturing and
distribution facilities.
Computer simulation of powertrain
components—entailing the creation of
very large models with 25,000 surfaces or
more—has long been an important aspect
of Dana’s product development process.
For many years, the company’s engineers
have employed a standard industry
methodology of transforming CAD designs
into prototypes, analyzing the prototype
to observe failure points, redesigning
the prototype and retesting until the
product met specifications.