Romania

On July 24, the mayor of Siret city in Romania announced that German-based Anton Hearing will invest EUR 60 million in the city in next three years to build a new plant. It will employ 600 people. 

The company develops and manufactures precision parts as well as assemblies on a large scale for combustion engines, hybrids, e-mobility, hydrogen-based fuel cells, etc. Construction is expected to start after the investor submits a funding application to the Ministry of Finance and obtains the building permission.

Based on social media updates of mayor of Siret city

On July 22, Continental AG (Continental) inaugurated, within ContiTech Timișoara, the new location for one of the largest testing laboratories in the entire network of ContiTech units in Europe.  It has an area of over 800 square meters and employs 23 engineers and technicians. 

The new test center has the most modern technologies and test devices. It can conduct a varied range of tests from thermal and pressure tests to computed tomography, vibration testing, pressure pulse testing, precision metallographic microscopy, etc. It also has an optical profilometer capable of high-accuracy measurements. 

ContiTech Timișoara produces about 18 million transmission belts for cars, industrial machines, commercial vehicles, and industrial applications and about 10 million air conditioning lines per year.

Based on Continental Romania press release 

Continental AG (Continental) has invested in the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing in Sibiu, Romania with a new reverberation chamber to ensure the quality and optimal operation of electronic equipment in vehicles.

The new reverberation chamber enhances the EMC testing capabilities in Sibiu, making it the only location in Romania with this capability. It consists of a Faraday cage (an enclosed space, designed to protect from the effect of electrical and electromagnetic waves from outside), a signal generator, amplifiers, antennas and a reflector that helps to obtain a volume of radiation. The test time is reduced while maintaining the test severity.

The equipment testing and validation activity is carried out within the company’s Qualifications Laboratories (QL) department, which can provide solutions for various industries including automotive. (From a press release dated July 11, 2024)