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Izingxenye zezimoto zaseDana bezilokhu ziyisisekelo embonini yezimoto iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu. Yasungulwa ngo-1904 nguClarence W. Spicer, uDana ukhule esuka ekubeni yisiqalo esincane waba umholi womhlaba wonke ezingxenyeni zezimoto, esebenza emazweni angama-26 kanye nabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-20,000. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ushayela imoto yabagibeli, iloli lezentengiselwano, noma umshini ophuma emgwaqweni onguthelawayeka, kunethuba elihle lokuthi izingxenye ze-Dana zingaphansi kwe-hood, okuqinisekisa ukusebenza okuthembekile nokusebenza kahle.
1. Umlando Wendaba Ka-Dana: Kusukela ku-Spicer kuya ku-Global Titan

Uhambo luka-Dana lwaqala ngomkhiqizo olula kodwa oguquguqukayo: ijoyinti yendawo yonke, noma i-U-joint, eyathengiswa okokuqala kwiCorbin Motor Company e-Connecticut. Umkhondo wenkampani washintsha ngo-1914 lapho uCharles Dana ejoyina, ehola inkampani ekuhwebeni kwembulunga yonke. Ngaphansi kobuholi bakhe beminyaka engama-32, u-Spicer wanweba umugqa womkhiqizo wawo kanye nokufinyeleleka emhlabeni jikelele, wagcina wenza kabusha njenge-Dana Corporation ngo-1946. Namuhla, izingxenye zezimoto ze-Dana zifana nekhwalithi kanye nokusha, ngenxa yefa leminyaka engaphezu kwe-120 yobuholi bemboni.
2. Ububanzi Bemikhiqizo Ebanzi: Ngaphezu Kwe-Drivetrain Systems nje

Uma ucabanga ngezingxenye zezimoto ze-Dana, izingxenye ze-drivetrain ezifana nama-ekseli nama-driveshaft zingase zifike engqondweni. Nokho, iphothifoliyo yomkhiqizo kaDana ibanzi kakhulu. Inkampani ihlinzeka ngezinhlobonhlobo zezingxenye namasistimu, okuhlanganisa:
- Imikhiqizo ye-Drivetrain: Kusukela kuma-axles endabuko kuya ezinhlelweni zokushayela zikagesi ezisezingeni eliphezulu, i-Dana inikeza uhla olubanzi lwezixazululo. Imikhiqizo efana nama-Spicer® driveshafts kanye ne-axle yangemuva ye-Ultimate Dana 60™ ithenjwa yiwo womabili ama-OEM namakhasimende e-aftermarket.
- Izixazululo Zokuvala: Imikhiqizo ka-Dana yokuvala iqinisekisa ukuthi izinjini nezinye izingxenye zemoto zihlala zingavuzi ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa umsindo, ukudlidliza, kanye nezici zokhahlo (NVH). Lokhu kufaka phakathi ama-gaskets ensimbi anezingqimba eziningi, ama-valve stem seal, nezihlangu zokufaka ezishisayo.
- I-Thermal Management Technologies: Ngemikhiqizo efana nokupholisa amapuleti, okokupholisa uwoyela, nezinhlelo zokupholisa amabhethri, i-Dana iqinisekisa ukuthi izimoto zisebenza emazingeni okushisa afanele, ithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kukaphethiloli, inciphise ukukhishwa kwegesi, nokwelula ukuphila kwengxenye.
- Imikhiqizo Yokufaka Ugesi: Njengoba imboni yezimoto ishintshela ezimotweni zikagesi (EVs), uDana uzibeke phambili kulolu shintsho. Amayunithi okushayela ugesi enkampani, amasistimu okupholisa amabhethri e-EV, nezinhlelo ezididiyelwe ze-e-gearbox zibalulekile esizukulwaneni esilandelayo sezimoto.
3. Ubukhona Bomhlaba Wonke: Umkhondo Ohlanganisa Imbulunga yonke
Umkhondo we-Dana emhlabeni wonke uyamangaza, cishe nezindawo zokukhiqiza eziyi-100 emazweni angama-26. Le nethiwekhi ebanzi ivumela i-Dana ukuthi inikeze amakhasimende ahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa abakhiqizi bezimoto abakhulu njenge-BMW, Ford, Nissan, ne-Dongfeng. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi useNyakatho Melika, i-Europe, i-Asia, noma ngaphesheya, izingxenye zezimoto zase-Dana zingakwazi ukufinyeleleka, ziqinisekisa ukuthi izimoto emhlabeni wonke zihlomeke ngezisombululo ezihamba phambili ze-drivetrain, ukufakwa uphawu, kanye nokuphatha okushisayo.
4. I-China: Imakethe Ebalulekile Yokwandiswa kwe-Dana

UDana wakubona ukubaluleka kwemakethe yaseShayina ekuqaleni, wasungula ukusebenza kwayo kokuqala lapho ngo-1991. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, inkampani iye yandisa ubukhona bayo ngokuphawulekayo, ngezindawo zokukhiqiza eziyisikhombisa kanye nesikhungo sobuchwepheshe e-Shanghai. Lezi zikhungo zenza imikhiqizo eminingi, okuhlanganisa izinhlelo ze-Spicer drivetrain, imikhiqizo yokulawula ukushisa okude, kanye nezixazululo zokuvala uphawu zikaVictor Reinz. Ukusebenzisana nezinkampani zasendaweni ezifana ne-Dongfeng kuye kwaqinisa ukuqina kukaDana eChina, okwenza kube imakethe ebalulekile ekukhuleni kwenkampani.
5. Izindlela Ezintsha Ekufakeni Ugesi: Ukuphayona Ikusasa Lokuhamba
Njengoba imboni yezimoto ishintshela ekufakweni kukagesi, izingxenye zezimoto zaseDana zidlala indima ebalulekile kulolu shintsho. Le nkampani ithuthukise uhla lwezixazululo ze-drivetrain ezifakwe ugesi, okuhlanganisa ama-e-gearbox, amayunithi okushayela kagesi, nezinhlelo zokupholisa amabhethri. Umkhiqizo owodwa ovelele i-Spicer Electrified Zero-6™ e-Gearbox, ethuthukisa ububanzi nokusebenza kwemoto, iyenze ibe yingxenye ebalulekile kuma-EV esimanje. Ukuzinikela kukaDana ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha kuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlala engumholi emhlabeni othuthukayo wezimoto zikagesi.
6. Ukuzibophezela Ebuhleni Bobuchwepheshe: Ukuthuthukiswa Okuqhubekayo kanye ne-R&D
Impumelelo ka-Dana isekelwe ekuzibophezeleni kwakhe ekusebenzeni kahle kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha. Inkampani itshala imali eningi ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni, ngokuqhubekayo ithuthukisa imikhiqizo ekhona futhi ithuthukisa emisha ukuze ihlangabezane nezidingo eziguqukayo zemboni yezimoto. Isibonelo, intuthuko ka-Dana kubuchwepheshe be-hydrogen fuel cell, njengamapuleti ensimbi ayisipesheli e-bipolar, ibonisa ukuzinikela kwenkampani ukuphusha imingcele yalokho okungenzeka kubunjiniyela bezimoto. Lokhu kugxila ekusungulweni okusha kuqinisekisa ukuthi izingxenye zezimoto zaseDana zihlala zisezingeni eliphezulu lamazinga emboni.
7. Ukutholwa Okubalulekile Nobambiswano: Ukwandisa Amakhono Ka-Dana
Isu lokukhula lika-Dana lihlanganisa ukutholwa kwamasu nokubambisana okuthuthukisa ukunikezwa kwemikhiqizo yayo kanye nokufinyelela ezimakethe. Ukutholwa kwesigaba se-Oerlikon Drive Systems kanye nokuhlanganiswa nebhizinisi le-GKN le-driveline kuyizibonelo eziyinhloko. Lezi zinyathelo zikhulise amandla ka-Dana, ikakhulukazi endaweni yezinhlelo zokuhambisa ugesi, okuvumela inkampani ukuthi isebenze kangcono isisekelo samakhasimende ayo omhlaba futhi ihlale ngaphambi kwezitayela zemboni.
Isiphetho
Izingxenye zezimoto zaseDana zingaphezu nje kwezingxenye; ziwumphumela weminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu yokusungula izinto ezintsha, ubuhle bezobuchwepheshe, kanye nokukhula kwamasu. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo okuthobekile nge-U-joint eyodwa kuya ekubeni umholi womhlaba wonke ezinhlelweni ze-drivetrain, izixazululo zokuvala, kanye nobuchwepheshe bokuphatha okushisayo, u-Dana ubelokhu ephusha imvilophu yalokho okungenzeka embonini yezimoto. Njengoba umhlaba uphokophele ekufakeni ugesi nangale kwalokho, ukuzibophezela kuka-Dana ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha kuqinisekisa ukuthi izoqhubeka nokuhola, ihlinzeka ngezingxenye nezisombululo ezinikeza amandla ezimotweni zanamuhla nakusasa.
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