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Testing in the Automotive Industry

The automotive market faces tough global competition. For this reason, the use of computer-based development methods continues to grow. These simulation methods must be accompanied by real tests in the various development phases to design the material data.

Tests in the automotive industry Customer projects Automotive brochure

Body
To meet the increasing demands for occupant protection, lightweight construction and functionality, modern self-supporting vehicle bodies are becoming increasingly complex structures in hybrid construction. That is why today, high-strength to ultra-high strength steels, aluminum, and more and more fiber-reinforced plastics are used in addition to classic grades of steel.
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Engines and drives
Drive assemblies are the focus of development efforts to provide efficient mobility with reduced emissions. Downsizing plays an important role in achieving these goals. Engines are becoming smaller and lighter, but also more elaborate and complex due to additional engine features such as supercharging, operating parameter optimization, and also hybridization presenting challenges to the composite materials used.
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Chassis
As the link to the road, the chassis defines important features such as dynamics, safety, driving comfort, and fuel efficiency. Due to the safety-critical design of the components, reliability inspections, in particular, are incorporated when developing new materials and new manufacturing technologies.
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Interior and Safety Components
Safety combined with a functional environment: the vehicle interior is not only for passengers, it fulfills functions that are essential for survival in case of emergency. It protects the passengers through its outer stiffness and the formability of the interior paneling. It provides space for active and passive safety devices, as well as for the many support systems.
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Battery technology
A lithium-ion battery cell consists of various components and materials that are subject to a number of load applications based on their different functions. It is therefore important to select the right testing solution that can be flexibly used for different applications and requirements.
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Alphagary has bought a melt flow indexer, universal testing machine, shore hardness tester & sample cutting press. The melt flow indexer is used for melt flow testing according to ASTM D1238 & ISO 1133 To the case study
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Chinese automotive company – testing solution for high-temperature tensile tests on metallic materials up to 1,200 °C To the case study
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Spherical plain bearing manufacturer – This testing system includes a testing machine from Schenck (Fmax 100 kN) that has been modernized by ZwickRoell. To the case study
Manufacturer of vibration technology – Tests to EN 13597 for determination of the static axial force and axial/radial stiffness To the case study
The OLHF, competence center for economical lightweight construction and innovative materials and manufacturing technologies, relies on testing technology “Made by ZwickRoell” To the case study
Manufacturer of engine mounts – Determination of the viscoelastic properties of engine mounts using a test protocol for dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). To the case study
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Supplier for the railroad industry commissions ZwickRoell with the modernization of their testing laboratory and their servohydraulic testing machines. To the case study
Electric scooter manufacturer – The maximum load capacity of the frame was to be determined through tensile and compression tests on the electric scooter’s components. To the case study
The Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) is Europe’s leading research and training institute in the field of plastics technology. Here, methods and solutions for a wide variety of applications are continuously developed. To the case study
ThyssenKrupp Presta – As part of product development, cyclic tests are performed on swivel levers using an electrodynamic testing machine. To the case study
Manufacturer of rubber-metal connections – The company has chosen a ZwickRoell torsion testing machine for quality control and product development. To the case study
ThyssenKrupp Presta – Production-related quality control on camshafts with TorsionLine torsion testing machine. To the case study
Bosch – The main diesel development site uses a hardness tester from ZwickRoell for instrumented indentation tests to DIN EN ISO 14577. To the case study
Testing laboratory – Modular portal-type test bench designed to handle large components such as truck axles. To the case study
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