Innovation and Technology
Culture of Innovation
As a technology company, we have a culture of innovation that anticipates industry trends and challenges. From metallurgy to physics, and everything in between, we optimize every aspect of what we do. That why we’ve been around for 117 years.
Our global technology centers are home to more than 2,200 of the world’s leading engineers, technicians, and scientists dedicated to breakthrough advances that empower mobility and industrial customers.
Collaborative DNA
Globally dispersed across nine countries, Dana’s network of technology centers deploys the methods of agile startups, dedicated to the pursuit of new ideas, products, and services. Disciplines around mechatronics, software development, cyber security, systems engineering, and electromagnetics shape a distinctive competency portfolio of shared expertise. This involves experimenting relentlessly, partnering with universities and start-ups, and leveraging new technologies and business models.
A DNA centered around collaborative innovation helps to anticipate, understand, and shape market trends and fast-track new products — partnering with those who think without limits to deliver novel, industry-shaping ideas.
We co-innovate with customers and partners to drive the next generation of mobility technology and collaborate to anticipate every step of the innovation journey through advanced engineering, product development and support, and business expansion.
Featured Stories
Dana Belgium: A Passion to Create, to Find a Better Way
Belgium is perhaps best known for world-famous chocolate, waffles, beer, legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx, and being home to the European Commission and European Parliament.
Read ArticleMobilizing a Better World at the Dana Gravataí Technology Center
Near sunny Porto Alegre in the south of Brazil, lies a 300,000-strong city called Gravataí — a hub of engineering excellence where we collaborate on some of the most efficient and powerful technologies to move vehicles and machines around the world.
Read ArticleElectrifying Insight at the Dana Rovereto Technology Center
Nestled among the vineyards of the famous Dolomite mountains and nearby the captivating Lake Garda in the north of Italy, lies the Dana Rovereto Technology Center — partnering with those who think without limits to deliver novel, industry-shaping ideas.
Read ArticleSetting a Better World in Motion
As he sets out on his Dana career, we took some time out with Charles Wright, Graduate Mechanical Design Engineer, Dana Chudleigh Technology Center, United Kingdom, to talk about his passion for engineering and critical career-building moments.
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Dana Belgium: A Passion to Create, to Find a Better Way
Belgium is perhaps best known for world-famous chocolate, waffles, beer, legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx, and being home to the European Commission and European Parliament.
Read ArticleMobilizing a Better World at the Dana Gravataí Technology Center
Near sunny Porto Alegre in the south of Brazil, lies a 300,000-strong city called Gravataí — a hub of engineering excellence where we collaborate on some of the most efficient and powerful technologies to move vehicles and machines around the world.
Read ArticleElectrifying Insight at the Dana Rovereto Technology Center
Nestled among the vineyards of the famous Dolomite mountains and nearby the captivating Lake Garda in the north of Italy, lies the Dana Rovereto Technology Center — partnering with those who think without limits to deliver novel, industry-shaping ideas.
Read ArticleSetting a Better World in Motion
As he sets out on his Dana career, we took some time out with Charles Wright, Graduate Mechanical Design Engineer, Dana Chudleigh Technology Center, United Kingdom, to talk about his passion for engineering and critical career-building moments.
Read ArticleThe Driving Force of Tomorrow at the Dana Lindley Technology Center
Innovating from a global hub of automotive expertise, the Dana Lindley Technology Center, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, boasts an outstanding...
Read ArticleRepair, Reuse, and High Performance at the Dana Slidell Repair and Service Center
In February 2020, we opened the doors to a 32,000 square-foot (3,000 square-meter) expanded facility in Slidell, Louisiana, United States, for the repair, service, and assembly of industrial gearboxes — including the ability to custom-make gears up to 6.5 feet (2 meters).
Read ArticleOn a Mission to Be Agile
Dana’s journey into electrification has been more than 50 years in the making. Along the way, Agile development became a big part of our story.
Read ArticleDana and Valeo Collaborate on 48-Volt Electric Vehicles
Dana and Valeo announced this year a global collaboration to develop and supply 48-volt electric-vehicle systems for new-mobility applications.
Read ArticleFuel cell bipolar plate and tire analytics solutions named finalists for 2020 Automotive News PACE Awards
Dana was named a 2020 Automotive News PACE Awards finalist for its metallic bipolar plates for fuel cells, as well as its Rhombus™ TireAnalytics system.
Read ArticleBond and Beyond: Electrifying the World
In a famous scene from Skyfall, James Bond adjusts his cuffs, gives his trademark thousand-yard stare, and jumps for a speeding train in pursuit of villain Raoul Silva.
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