Mechanical Component Testing

Mechanical Component Testing

Our mechanical component testing facilities support testing and validation at both material and system level. We offer testing on lubrication behaviour, tribological effects and wear mechanisms to enhance the durability and reliability of mechanical components. Dedicated infrastructure for active cooling and lubrication testing enables the evaluation of thermal management strategies and fluid interactions under realistic operating conditions. Our electromechanical drivetrain test lab that allows for component and system-level testing - including efficiency mapping, thermal characterization and control validation.

Our offer

1. Testing lubrication, tribological effects and wear mechanisms in mechanical components

2. Testing electromechanical components and powertrain systems

With our flexible test benches for electromechanical components, we offer services for components such as electric machines, transmissions and power electronics in realistic test conditions. We can test for:

• Efficiency
• Machine-level control
• Condition monitoring/control and dynamics of drives (DOL or with frequency converter)
• Belt drives and gearboxes (straight and in-line)
• (In-situ) magnetic material characterisation
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) makes it possible to simulate your own application (already available: wind, wave, ICE).

3. Testing with active cooling and lubrication system

We use this to test and evaluate various new concepts for cooling/sealing and lubrication in powertrains. In addition, we use flexible oil, water and glycol circuits to test and evaluate various new cooling and lubrication architectures for your powertrains or components (engine(s), gearbox, converter, etc.). We focus on:

• Feasibility studies (including validated SimScape library for HiL testing)
• Prototyping
• HiL validation tests of new thermal and lubrication systems and architectures (battery, inverter, motor & gearbox).