The Automotive Centre of Excellence is being built on the north campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT).

A One-of-a-Kind Facility in Durham Region, Come See for Yourself

Local entrepreneurs will soon be able to create, test and validate some of the most innovative products in the world without ever having to leave Durham Region. A new Automotive Centre of Excellence is being built on the north campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). This will be the first research, development and innovation centre of its kind in the world, and it will be available to businesses and researchers on a rental basis.

ACE will offer a full range of testing facilities including one of the largest and most sophisticated climatic wind tunnels on the planet. In this test chamber wind speeds could exceed 240 km/h, temperatures could range from -40C to 60C and humidity could fluctuate from 5% to 95% anytime of the year.

The potential of ACE is limitless. It has been designed to accommodate cars, trucks and buses, but it also has the capacity to accommodate locomotives, aircraft components and alternative energy technology such as wind turbines. Furthermore, ACE has the potential to be used to train military personnel, rescue crews, or competitive athletes, to carry out performance testing of outdoor survival gear, to assist the movie industry or test products that are subject to severe wind, humidity, snow, ice or desert heat.

ACE is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2010. To learn more about ACE, or to take a tour of the facility please visit our website at: www.ace.uoit.ca or call Dan Miles at 905-721-8668 ext. 2979.