Powering the UK’s zero-emission future with DAF – Leyland Trucks

15 Dec Powering the UK’s zero-emission future with DAF – Leyland Trucks

Expert Technologies Group is proud to have collaborated with DAF – Leyland Trucks, HSSMI on the £5.1m Advanced Propulsion Centre UK funded ZETTA project, accelerating battery-electric truck production at scale.

Our collaborative impact included…

• Advanced automation & assembly: Worked across the consortium to scale electric drive modules and high-voltage battery systems
• Digital twin & virtual testing: Supported Leyland Trucks in digitally testing new processes before physical installation, reducing downtime and accelerating innovation
• Safety processes: Partnered on automating protective earth, leak testing, and Main Service Disconnect (MSD) fitting
• Production scale-up: Contributed to enabling assembly of 30 BEV trucks per shift
• Future-ready roadmap: Collaborated on feasibility studies for high-voltage battery pack assembly to support scalable BEV production

David Bartell , Group Technology Director:

“APC funding accelerated our collaboration with Leyland Trucks and HSSMI, enabling us to scale flexible automation and digital-testing technologies across the consortium – strengthening UK supply chain capability and laying a sustainable foundation for zero-emission truck manufacturing.”

 

By combining expertise across partners, Expert Technologies Group and HSSMI helped create a blueprint for the wider commercial vehicle industry and supported the UK’s net zero ambitions.

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