Test benches for mechanical components
On various mechanical test benches, we test engine, gearbox and industrial oils as well as greases on behalf of our customers from the oil and additive industry. Whether gear, bearing, filtration, pump or elastomer tests, each process provides additional information on the behaviour of lubricants in the overall picture. In combination with state-of-the-art physico-chemical analysis, the variety of lubricant and grease analyses required in European approval specifications can thus be covered.
In addition, these test benches are also used by the automotive and supplier industry for testing a wide variety of parts and components. On our high-performance and dynamic drive shaft test benches, we offer comprehensive services for the testing and validation of drive shafts for automotive applications, whether prototypes or series-production parts. We thus support our customers in every development phase with functional and endurance tests.
Range of services
Mechanical test benches for lubricant analysis
- FZG (load-carrying capacity, scuffing load, pitting)
- VKA (welding force, wear, KRL, ARKL)
- Shear stability (Bosch pump)
- Oscillating friction and wear (SRV)
- FE8 & FE9
- Flender foam & filterability
- Dynamic seal tests
- Bosch Rexroth fluid pump test (RTF-APU-CL)
Drive shaft test benches
- Endurance and durability tests under realistic load collectives
- Torsion and bending fatigue tests and fracture load tests to ensure mechanical load-bearing capacity
- Customer-specific test programmes according to OEM specifications and international standards
Drive shaft test bench equipment
- 500 kW total power (back-to-back power)
- Speed range of ± 2,500 rpm
- Maximum torque of ± 6,500 Nm
- Spring travel simulation of -300..+100 mm deflection
- Steering angle simulation of -5..+56 °
- Test specimens with a length of 500 to 1,300 mm