Our company
F.tech R&D was established in Troy, Ohio, in April 2003, when F.tech began expanding R&D services for Honda in North America. Establishing an R&D center on the development side was a natural move to bring customer service closer to F.tech’s growing North American market.
We have been growing at a rapid pace ever since, expanding our capabilities, our customer base, and our employees. In addition to our office in Ohio, we have offices in Troy, Michigan, and Dusseldorf, Germany. Together our three R&D locations service seven factories—three in the United States, two in Mexico, and two in Canada. As a member of a global company of R&D and manufacturing facilities, we have access to a worldwide network of engineering, sourcing, testing, and production solutions that we can tap at anytime.
We are a company that is never satisfied with the status quo. We embrace challenge, which has helped fuel our exceptional growth. Today our state-of-the-art offices house some of the industry’s most leading-edge technology, enabling us to offer our customers more capabilities and carefully calibrated solutions.
Three Principles
At F.tech R&D, we are guided by three principles:
Challenging Spirit
We constantly challenge our boundaries, seeking smarter, more efficient solutions to our customers’ needs.
Respecting People
We respect our people, as they are key to helping our customers find innovative ways to improve the ride, handling, and safety of their vehicles.
Profit
We rely on profit to propel our growth and enhance our capabilities to support our customers in their drive to stay at the forefront of vehicle design and safety.
Our Locations
Troy, OH Headquarters
Troy, MI Branch
EU Branch
(Düsseldorf, DE)
F.tech Corporation
Our parent company, F.tech, Inc., aims to become the global leader in chassis system manufacturing. The company emphasizes the importance of creating new value by converging innovation with imagination and a spirit of challenge.
F.tech was established in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, in 1947 as a manufacturer of metal toys. By 1959, the company had started a partnership with Honda. The company expanded its global footprint over the decades, establishing R&D and manufacturing subsidiaries in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand, China, and Europe. The company’s global client base has also expanded from Honda to include Nissan Motors, Isuzu Motors, Suzuki Motors, Daihatsu Motors, GM, Toyota Motors, Mitsubishi Motors, and more. Today F.tech is headquartered in Saitama and employs more than 5,500 professionals around the world who are dedicated to advancing the future of automotive quality.
