January 2012
AEDesign, now an ISO 9001:2008 certified company

Demonstrating our commitment to continuous improvement, quality and standardised procedures and controls, we have successfully passed the internal and external audit to be certified under the ISO 9001:2008 standard for quality management.


Patent Granted to AEDesign for its Tracking Solar Concentrator

As of 30/12/2011, the Pakistan Patent Office has, after extensive review, successfully granted AEDesign a patent, no. 141320, on its design of: A Tracking Solar Concentrator for 9 KW Stirling Engine (Specifically for Powering Solar Stirling Engine), filed on 24/6/2010. The Sundish concentrator is to be used for solar thermal applications, to power a 9KW Solar Stirling Engine to generate electricity.

See: http://www.ipo.gov.pk/Patent/Gazette/30-12-11.pdf


September 2011
Active Test Workshop for Collision Warning and Autonomous Braking

AEDesign presented its design for an Autonomous Vehicle for Certification of Active Safety Systems (AVCASS ‐ pedestrian target) at the Active Test Workshop in Aachen, Germany on 27^th - 28^th September 2011.

See: http://www.activetest.eu/pdf/activetest-111031-d21-final.pdf - pg. 21


Patent Pending for AVCASS

AEDesign has filed its second patent application for Autonomous Vehicle for Certification of Active Safety Systems (AVCASS), reference number: 696/2011. The system provides mobility to replicate the movement of crash test targets for simulation of dynamic crash scenarios and to test and certify active safety systems.

See: http://www.ipo.gov.pk/Patent/Gazette/01-10-11.pdf


Dec 2010
AEDesign establishes its European Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany
Expands worldwide sales and support

AEDesign has opened a liaison and technical support office in Frankfurt, Germany, to provide engineering and analytical services for the automotive, industrial machinery and renewable energy sectors in support of European sales. The Frankfurt office, which will serve as the European headquarters, will further enhance AEDesign's presence in Europe, and will be headed by Uwe Schafmann, Country Head AEDesign GmbH.

As the Chief Executive Officer of AEDesign, Zaafir Waheed envisions: "Our goal is to expand into new regional markets while aiming to establish long standing partnerships with our clients, to unlock the true benefits that outsourcing can bring. It is our intention to have a stronger presence in Europe, so the opening of this office will help us further establish and expand our relationships with a number of key European industrial as well as automotive customers."