About the Center
At the Tirsan Kardan R&D Center, which was certified by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology in 2016, all projects and activities related to cardan shafts and spare parts are managed under one roof in the central building. Design, simulation, product development and project management activities are carried out in a facility covering a total area of 3,000 m². The R&D Center includes a 1.865 m2 test center equipped with the latest technology that will set an example for the sector on a national and global scale.
The Tirsan Kardan R&D Center combines an innovative engineering approach with advanced technical infrastructure and a multidisciplinary team of specialists in mechanical engineering, materials and metallurgy, mechatronics, physics and chemistry. The R&D Center team works to meet the evolving needs of customers throughout the entire product development process, from concept design to the final product.
As a result of the performance evaluation of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, the R&D Center was awarded 1st place in 2018 and 3rd place in 2020 among Group A R&D Centers located in Türkiye.
Tirsan Kardan continues to expand its R&D investments and activities in line with its 2030 vision.
Testing and Verification
The Test Center located within the Tirsan Kardan R&D Center is among the few examples of the sector on a global scale. The Test Center has the infrastructure required to perform product and process verification and validation, from individual components to complete propeller shaft assemblies.
Product performance is first assessed through computer-aided engineering simulations and is subsequently validated through accelerated physical tests that reproduce representative field operating conditions.
The Center develops application-specific test plans covering structural and dynamic durability, NVH performance and environmental resistance. Laboratory results are correlated with data obtained under actual vehicle operating conditions.
Using its heavy commercial vehicle road-load simulator with an integrated mud application system, the Test Center can reproduce an 8–10-month vehicle-level durability program in an accelerated laboratory test lasting approximately eight weeks.
In addition to testing and verification of new product prototypes, the Test Center also carries out periodic performance validation tests on series-production products.
Research and Development
All conceptual design, virtual simulation and project management stages within the new product design process are carried out at the Tirsan Kardan R&D Center by a team of experienced engineers. Structural strength, dynamic durability, safety, vibration behaviour, acoustic performance and representative field operating conditions are evaluated using advanced computer-aided engineering methods. This approach helps optimize the physical test program, shorten product development lead times and reduce development costs.
Intellectual Property Rights
Tirsan Kardan R&D Center constantly improves its intellectual property portfolio by producing projects that create added value and contain innovative ideas.
The R&D Center doubled its intellectual property portfolio between 2016 and 2018 and was among the top 50 companies in Türkiye in the registered patent ranking and among the top 10 companies in the registered utility model ranking in 2019. Among the companies operating in the automotive industry, it is among the top 10 companies in the number of patent registrations and in the top 3 companies in the number of utility model registrations. In 2020, it succeeded in being among the top 50 in Türkiye in the registered patent ranking.
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Total Number of Patent/Utility Model Applications
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Total Number of Registrations of Patents/Utility Models
