Strength Tests and Environmental Simulations
Vehicle Elements – Thoroughly Checked and Ready for Operation
TÜV Rheinland automotive subject experts provide strength and environmental tests in the laboratory or on the road for all your automotive components, including brake assemblies, chassis, steering units, shock absorbers and more. We provide stress and durability tests, laboratory experiments, evaluation and analysis and other certification services in accordance with domestic and international regulations. With testing and assessment services from TÜV Rheinland, automotive manufacturers can be on their road to domestic and international markets faster.
Benefits at a Glance
With strength and environmental simulation tests from TÜV Rheinland, You can:
- Ensure compliance with domestic and international laws and regulations
- Benefit from our years of experience and expertise in the automotive industry
- Get your products to market faster with reliable testing and assessment services
- Take advantage of our affiliations and association with the motor vehicle authorities and experts globally
- Use a single source for all your domestic and international testing and certification needs
Our Services for Strength Tests and Environmental Simulations
Our experts provide testing, assessment, and audits based on national and international directives and standards. While the list of services we offer constantly grow, a partial list of the typical services we provide, include:
- Establish a certification strategy together with our manufacturers, importers, and retailers – where necessary, we can also provide support for official producer status
- Testing in accordance with domestic and European regulations
- Checks and road trials
- Free economy assessments and partial assessments for applications for general operating permit (ABE) from motor transport authorities (such as KBA), or for the EC operating approval, EC-BE
Our Inspection Procedure
Load data identification for
- Component stress, forces, moments, paths, and acceleration
- Endurance tests on poor roadways
- Field or fleet testing
Data evaluation and analysis
- Visualization of results
- Loading condition analysis
- Counting, classification, and presentation of frequency distributions
Laboratory experiments
- Static strength tests
- Leak testing
- Dynamic oscillation fatigue tests
- Determination of fatigue
- Experimental stress analysis
- Stiffness measurements
- Shaker tests
- Temperature testing
- Corrosion testing
- Full vehicle conditioning
- Tests on interior components
Serial tests
- Airbag testing at high / low temperature, in the complete vehicle too
- Product feature analysis
- Error analysis
Partial List of Products/Components We Test
- Braking units
- Luggage racks
- Shock absorbers
- Trailer hitches
- Chassis
- Steering wheel, steering column
- Frame