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STRESS LAB DURABILITY TESTING

The Stress Lab Durability Test Group consists of numerous labs with expertise to perform durability testing of vehicle components, subsystems, and full vehicles. 

Front Axle

Component Test Services

  • Test bogey development
  • Full fixture design and fabrication
  • Fuel tank systems vibration durability testing
  • Static ultimate strength
  • Component fatigue testing and analysis for crankshafts, connecting rods, suspension components, full suspension systems, steering systems, powertrain mounts, axle beaming, and driveline torsional testing.
Body Hardware Testing

Body Hardware Test Services

  • Moveable panel static and dynamic testing of doors, hoods, and lift gates
  • Full body structure static and dynamic testing
  • Hardware components and pedals, window systems, power door, and handle systems testing
  • Full vehicle environmental chamber testing capable from -40° F to 180° F and up to 95% relative humidity
  • Body sealing testing and development utilizing vacuum and pressurization

Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Services

  • Limited space applications such as inside bolt holes and cams
  • High Thermal environments such as cranks and rocker arms
  • High channel count gauging in transmission housings and blocks
  • Driveline critical speed gauging
  • Full chassis, body, and hardware strain gauge and transducer instrumentation
  • Specialty Strain Gauge Expertise
  • Water spray booth testing using high pressure for saturation and fine misting
 Specialty Strain Gauge Expertise
 Specialty Strain Gauge Expertise
 
 Water spray booth testing
Water spray booth testing using high pressure for saturation and fine misting capabilities 

Specialty Test Equipment

  • 2 Instron Machines (30,000 and 60,000 lbs force)
  • Servo Hydraulics, Pneumatics
  • Rotating Bending and Torsional Test equipment
  • MTS Load Frame capable of 12,000 lbs up to 40 Hz for Connecting Rod fatigue testing
  • Spray booth for Stress Coating
  • 26,000 lb Heavy Duty Gantry Hoist
  • Frame Straightener
  • 200+ Nozzle Spray booth with High flow and Fine misting capabilities
  • Two drive-in Environmental Chambers capable of -40° F to 180° F and up to 95% Relative Humidity
  • Vibration Testing - Shaker Systems
  • Unholtz Dickie Electro Dynamic Shakers
    • 2 with Cincinnati 3' x 3' Environmental Chambers
    • Up to 6,000 lb force
    • up to 2" p-p displacement
    • from 5 - 2,200 Hz
  • MTS fuel tank shakers 4' x 4' Tables
  • MB Dynamics shock generator with 2' stroke up to 50 G
  • Fuel Tank Vacuum/Pressure/Temperature Chambers 4' x 4' x 6'