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DOREL JUVENILE GROUP USA OPENS TECHNICAL CENTER FOR CHILD SAFETY
DOREL JUVENILE GROUP USA OPENS TECHNICAL CENTER FOR CHILD SAFETY
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Sep. 2, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- \n\n \n \n \nTR.cnwUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid\n}\nTR.cnwDoubleUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double\n}\nTR.cnwBoldUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid\n}\nTD.cnwUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid\n}\nTD.cnwDoubleUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double\n}\nTD.cnwBoldUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid\n}\n\nNew State-of-the-Art Facility to Foster Innovation in Car Seat Safety\n\n\n >\n\n\nMONTREAL, QC, and COLUMBUS, IN, Sept. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - Dorel Industries (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) today officially inaugurated the new Dorel Technical Center for Child Safety at the Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) car seat manufacturing campus in Columbus, Indiana. The multi-million dollar facility will centralize all North American R&D and product development and will foster cutting-edge innovation in the design of car seats and other juvenile products.\n"The new Technical Center encompasses everything necessary to conceive, build and test car seats in one ultra modern, state-of-the-art facility," commented Dorel Juvenile Group USA President Dave Taylor. "This industry-leading Center will foster ground-breaking developments in child safety for years to come."\nThe Dorel Technical Center for Child Safety features specialized research and design facilities, including computational engineering resources, environmental lab testing, three independent crash test sleds, and advanced side impact testing capabilities. The Technical Center is located adjacent to Dorel's current one million square-foot manufacturing facility which can produce up to 20,000 car seats per day.\n"As the largest manufacturer of car seats globally and a leader in many other juvenile product categories, we have a responsibility to design products with the highest standards of quality and safety. We take the trust that parents and caregivers place in Dorel and in our brands very seriously. This latest initiative is proof positive of that," commented Dorel Industries President and Chief Executive Officer Martin Schwartz.\nThe grand opening of the Dorel Technical Center for Child Safety marks the first major initiative in the Company's car seat product capital investment program and entails a total investme...