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Intertek has announced that it has made new investments in new battery/energy storage test equipment throughout Europe, North America, and Asia, and they now claim that they are poised to assist manufacturers meet battery safety, reliability and other regulatory standards. For example, Intertek’s Detroit, Michigan laboratory recently purchased 5 moderate and large format battery cycling systems. In . . . → Read More: Intertek Invests In Battery/Energy Storage Testing The Danville Register and Bee reports that, Students and a professor at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville developed a unique way to test tires. Associate professor Saied Taheri and Virginia Tech students in the Intelligent Transportation Lab at the Institute developed a trailer that houses equipment to test tires on actual roads and road . . . → Read More: VA Tech Researchers Develop New Tire Tests WardsAuto.Com reports that GM is ramping up testing of batteries for use in its electric vehicles (EVs). The report notes: The lab includes about 170 test chambers cycling battery charges up and down 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. During the cycling, engineers introduce severe temperature and humidity levels, while an automotive OEM-exclusive “shaker table†. . . → Read More: GM Ramps Up Battery Testing The November 25 issue of the NIST Tech Beat is chock full of good stuff for auto test engineers: NIST ‘Stress Tests’ Probe Nanoscale Strains in Materials Hastings Manufacturing Company, a nearly 100-year-old maker of piston rings, has upgraded its design and verification capabilities by acquiring AVL EXCITE simulation software and Land & Sea DYNOmite dynamometers. The new systems will allow Hastings to more accurately design and test piston rings for a broader range of applications, including small to large bore, and high . . . → Read More: Long-Time Piston Ring Maker Deploys Simulation and Test Bed Systems |
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