Doga News
CATERPILLAR GRANTS BACK BRONZE LEVEL
For the second year in a row, CAT has recognized DOGA as a Bronze Level Supplier .
This not only shows that we meet Cat Supplier´s requirements, but also creates new business opportunities with CAT.
DOGA has exhibited its capacity of continuous improvement and providing the highest levels of products.
The work doesn’t end here, we should keep an outgoing commitment with the levels of excellence that Caterpillar demands from its suppliers.
INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY, INVESTING IN QUALITY
This past September a new automatic machine for balancing armatures was launched in the Abrera plant.
This automatic process by milling replaces the previous manual process of putty and improves the efficiency of the balance with more than 50%.
Also, the new machine includes a control station, which controls 100% of the armatures automatically discarding NOK parts.
The result: a better quality and more competitive product.
SEARCHING NEW MARKETS
In November, DOGA has been present for the first time in two exhibitions: METS and EICMA.
METS is the leading exhibition for global navigational components and EICMA one of the main motorcycle events in Europe.
Although DOGA already is present both in the marine market and the motorcycle market since some time ago, both are markets, in which we are developing new products to increase our business in the same.
METS and EICMA, have been an excellent platform for presenting linear wiper system for marine applications and traction motors for motorcycles.
NEW MILITARY ZETROS
Daimler has developed a special version of the Zetros, named GTF, for military applications equipped with an armored cab.
The Zetros GTF uses a specific windshield wiper system that DOGA has supplied the first units, a parallel system with 319 motor, 127.10-type arm and 380 mm. wiper blades.
DOGA ON TOUR IN PARIS
The city of Paris pledges its commitment to the ecology and offers electric car rental service called Autolib.
Bolloré has supplied his Bluecar model to this service, which hopes to share a total of 3000 vehicles in 1100 stations.
DOGA provides the Bluecar Windshield Wiper System, a tandem WWS that comprises a motor 319, a 125.02-type arm and 650 / 380 mm. wiper blades.
URBAN MOBILITY FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE
Last April Renault launched a new model in its Zero Emissions range, the TWIZY, a small two-seater electric vehicle with a very attractive design.
Renault has high sales expectations for its new model, with estimates reaching 25,000 units annually.
DOGA supplies its wiper system, a single-arm one composed by a 315 motor, a TYP 125.89 arm and a 133 wiper blade with a length of 450 mm.
THE LONDON CITY BUS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
The new Routemaster, name of the classic London City bus, is produced by Wrightbus and its first unit went into service on 27 February.
DOGA supplies the Windshield Wiper and Washer Systems of this icon of the city of London, a tandem system that is fully integrated into the spectacular design of this vehicle that retains the basic outline of the original model.
The Windshield Wiper System is composed of a 259 motor, 120.32 arms with 900 mm blades and a washer tank of 8.7 L. with two pumps.
Concerns about oil prices and emissions and, also, the improved performance of electric vehicles is increasing enormously the interest in this type of vehicle, causing the apperance of new manufacturers in many different countries.
Among the manufacturers there are big players, historically present in the automotive industry, as well as new companies, with greater or lesser experience, that seek their space in this market.
For the second group of manufacturers, DOGA is an excellent partner for the development of windshield wiper and washer systems, as production volumes perfectly fit with the small or medium series with which we usually work.
Among our customers we include brands that stands out in this sector as Microcar, Lumeneo, Tazzari, Mia electric, Smiles, Valmet automotive, ECO&mobilite, Ligier, Buddy…
Recently it was brought to a close the 5th. edition of Bauma China, international fair, leader in Asia, for the sectors related to the construction machine industry.
DOGA was present at the fair both on international brands, as well as on Chinese brands, with VOLVO, JCB, DOOSAN, DYNAPAC, TEREX and SIAC in the first group, and SANY, LOVOL and SUNWARD in the second. Between these brands SANY stood out, as at their booth DOGA was present on a total of 6 machines.
We are including a few photos of these applications, which are, in some cases, spectacular.
In addition to DOGA’s affiliation with large customers, especially those in the Off-Road segments, we encompass a diverse variety of markets.
Currently, we would like to highlight DOGA’s presence as a proud windshield wiper supplier in the Brazil On-Road niche market for 4x4 vehicles - for three different manufacturers based in this country: AGRALE, CT and TROLLER. Our wiper systems are utilized in their models Marrua, Stark and T4. (See attached photographs.)
DOGA specializes in low and mid-volume series and can easily access the different niche markets of all small car manufacturers - not only 4x 4’s. These different niche markets include sport cars, hybrid and electric vehicles, micro-cars, etc.
DOGA USA was awarded the ‘Striker’ program and has become a new supplier to the Oshkosh Corporation.
Oshkosh Corp. is a North American multibillion dollar company that manufactures specialty application trucks.
The Striker is a spectacular vehicle with 4x4 and 6x6 versions for airport fire services, which due to its dimensions and characteristics, requires a specially robust and efficient windshield wiper system, strong because of the working environment, and efficient because of the high visibility requirement and the requisite of wiping dense fire foam debris from the windscreen.
The system, which uses a 259 motor, operates three arms with 700mm wiper blades, and has the peculiarity that two of the arms park in horizontal position and the third one in vertical.
Additionally, the washer system is also DOGA, using a 20l tank with a remote filler of 940 mm.
The production forecast is 200 vehicles per year from 2011.
