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Mission Statement

FTSS is committed to continuous never ending improvement in design, process, and service. Through outstanding customer satisfaction, we will realize our growth goals and confirm our position as a world class supplier of quality products and services.

History

For over forty years, First Technology Safety Systems (FTSS) and the companies from which it descended have been leaders in crash test dummy innovation. In the 1950s, they pioneered the industry with the development of research dummies for testing air and space craft ejection seats. The technology of these early dummies provided the foundation for creation of automotive crash test dummies in the early 1960s. Since then, technological advances have contributed to constant improvements in the capabilities, quality and accuracy of crash test dummies. FTSS produced the Hybrid I and Hybrid II series of dummies in the early 1970s, then introduced the Hybrid III family in 1976.  In 1999, FTSS acquired the dummy development and manufacturing business of TNO automotive, Europe's leading and largest dummy company, thus creating the first and truly global dummy development and manufacturing company.

Company

 
FTSS is a division of FTSA, which includes HITEC Corporation whose focus is on the manufacturing and services of specialized strain gage applications.
 
FTSS is the world's leading supplier in the design and manufacture of sophisticated crash test dummies, associated technical support and laboratory services, development and supply of finite element software dummy models for computerized crash test simulations and specialties in static and dynamic strain measurements.
 
FTSA is a global company with presence in every geographic area in the world.
 
FTSS Global Presence

Products

Dummy Family
FTSS is the global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs). FTSS produces a wide variety of products including regulated and non-regulated ATDs ranging in size from newborn infants to large adults that are used in automotive, military and aerospace industries.
 
FTSS also offers patented iCrash Technology, which offers crash test devices with fully integrated data acquisition systems. The iCrash portfolio includes: iDummy, iVehicle, iWall, iTrolley and iPole.
 
In addition, FTSS offers a large suite of highly detailed and validated finite element crash dummy models. FTSS, has first hand access to complex material and geometry data in order to make best-in-class crash dummy models. All of these models are available in most commonly used crash codes: LS-DYNA, PAM-CRASH, RADIOSS and Abaqus.
 
FTSS is also the only full service provider worldwide offering on and off-site customer laboratory management service, training and consultancy.
 

Facilities

The research, development, manufacturing and testing of crash test dummies occur in FTSS’ 35,000-square-foot ultra-modern facility in Plymouth, Michigan. This plant is complete with molding capabilities for urethane and vinyl parts, machining centers and state-of-the-art instruments for design, calibration and testing of the dummies. FTSS is staffed with over 200 employees, including over 50 engineers and technical personnel. FTSS works on a consulting basis with the Recalibration Laboratory at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. In addition, it has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Korea and India to serve the European and Asian markets full technical support on both the physical and virtual product line.

Quality Policy

Our strategy is to harness the best of today's technologies to establish and create the highest quality products. These are important roles in improving the safety, comfort and protection of people and their environment. Through our Management Systems we will provide to our customers the equipment, designs and services that meet and exceed their expectations.
 
This will be accomplished by:
  1. Providing a safe work environment for all of our employees and guests entering our facility.
  2. The cooperative efforts of all employees of First Technology Safety Systems, Inc.
  3. Continuously and systematically improving our processes and services through customer feedback, employee involvement, National and International Quality, Environmental Standards and Regulatory and Legal requirements.
  4. Recognizing disciplines of Quality, Environmental & Laboratory Management as a part of the Management function.
  5. Committing to the preservation of natural resources as an obligation to society.