From headlights to mufflers, chassis to interiors, and everything in between, Tuvpak offers the professional automotive testing and certification services manufacturers and OEMs need to set their products apart
Automotive products today need to be safe and strong. Is your chassis built to defend against salt spray erosion? How does your engine respond at high altitudes? Will your vehicle or component withstand years of vibration?
Tuvpak can help substantiate the durability of the engine or shocks, for example, or collaborate on a build of specific test methods for key areas of product development. Expedite environmental exposure testing for everything from -45°C to 177°C, optimize thermal shock or tensile strength testing, targeted electrical testing, and much more. Automotive testing supports materials testing, performance testing, research and development, safety, and certification for both established and developmental alternative energy fuels and new technologies.
But Tuvpak offers much more than automotive testing and certification; we are a Total Quality Assurance provider. Through our global network of state-of-the-art automotive testing labs and industry-leading technical expertise, we provide innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification services throughout the operations and distribution chains delivered consistently with precision, pace, and passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely.
Our areas of expertise include:
Autonomous and Connected Vehicles:
Achieve compliance with all testing and design criteria required to launch your autonomous vehicle solution.
- Dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) testing & certification
- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) testing
- Track and On-Road Fleet Testing
- Functional Safety
- UL 4600: Standard for Safety for the Evaluation of Autonomous Products
Automotive fluids:
Expert services for liquids in the automotive industry offer independent tests for customer-oriented solutions based on modern laboratories.
- Dust separation test
- Lubricants & Fuel Systems
- Testing fuels/oils – engines and laboratories
Electrical Components and Electronics:
Ensure that your systems and components are compliant with SAE, OEM, E / e-Mark, and other related national and international regulatory standards.
- Accredited EMC test
- Automotive Electrical Testing
- Battery Test
- Buzz squeaking and rattle (BSR)
- Durability Testing / Life Cycle
- EMC Testing for Automotive Components
- Environmental Testing
- Fault Check (FMVT)
- Noise measurements (Sones, dB)
- Altitude simulation
- Measuring technology
- Automotive Lighting & Headlamps Testing
- Protection against intrusion/penetration (IP)
- Telematics & Wireless Testing
- Vibration Testing & Analysis
Electro Mobility / Electric Vehicles:
As the world leader in the testing and certification of electric vehicles and related charging systems, Tuvpak is further investing in keeping the pulse of time in the area of renewable and clean energy. This allows you to bring your products faster than other competitors to these rapidly growing markets.
- Automotive Battery and Electric Vehicle Testing
- Electrical vehicle component testing
- Services in the field of electromobility
- Electric Mobility
- Battery test electric vehicle
- Charging Infrastructure
- Interoperability Services
- Environmental performance
- Battery safety testing
Materials and Components – Composites, Plastics, and Metals:
Tuvpak supports developers and manufacturers of automotive materials with expertise in the field of plastic materials, composites, components, and metal. Tuvpak experts in automotive materials understand the behavior and properties of automotive materials and have the latest laboratory equipment and techniques.
- Automotive Materials Weathering Testing
- Chemical Testing and Analysis
- Permanent function test
- Final product inspection of automotive components
- Polymers & Plastics
- Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Services
- Quality control
- Automotive Materials Testing
- Environmental exposure (-45 ° C to 177 ° C)
- Automotive Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Testing
- Approval test (OEM – Animal) (à to be developed)
Engine and Gears:
Tuvpak test services for automotive engines and drive trains help to develop optimal products. Tuvpak offers options for a wide range of customers in passenger cars, trucks, and high-performance engines sectors.
- Engine Research, Development, and Emissions
- Noise measurements (Sones, dB)
- Gear test
- Engine Endurance and Durability Testing
- Automotive Internal Engine Tests
- RDE / PEMS test
- Dust separation process
Environmental Testing
The range of simulated and accelerated Automotive Environmental Testing options provided by Tuvpak brings your automotive products an assurance that they are ready to weather any environmental challenges that may come their way, rain or shine—or freezing temperatures and corrosive salt.
- Thermal Shock / Mechanical Shock
- Vibration Testing
- Dust, Fog, Salt Spray, UV
IATF 16949 – Automotive Quality Management Systems Certification:
An effective and consistent management system is both imperative and required for organizations in the automotive industry. Tuvpak Total Quality Assurance experts assess your organization to the IATF 16949 standard as well as relevant industry standards such as ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 to assure you and your customers that you are committed to excellence and continuous improvement.
- IATF 16949 – Automotive Quality Management Systems
- Tuvpak Academy Management Systems Training
System Testing:
As the complexity of vehicle technology is constantly increasing, cooperation between OEMs and specialized test partners is gaining importance. A complete inspection of the system should assure your product performs in all driving situations.
- Field Performance Data Collection and Analysis
- Driveline test (including hybrids and eMotors)
- Fleet Testing Services
- Dust-settling method
- Environmental exposure (-45 ° C to 177 ° C)
Vehicle Testing Services:
Our in-lab closed course (track), and on-road fleet testing solutions provide Total Quality Assurance to passenger and heavy-duty vehicles.
- American Center for Mobility Powered by Tuvpak
- On-road or closed course (track) vehicle and component testing
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Testing
Tuvpakhas been accredited for material testing by automotive market-leading OEM(s) and works with customers on VOC issues to minimize problems before they arise in the field, providing VOC and aldehyde-ketone emission testing for materials and products.
- Automotive Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Testing
Standards We Test For:
Tuvpak Transportation Technologies is ISO 17025 accredited to conduct thousands of electrical, chemical, and mechanical tests for full vehicles, automotive components, products, and related systems. Some of the more frequently requested standards include:
- ASIL-A,B,C,D
- ASTM B117
- CETP… Ford Catalog
- GMW 3172
- GMW 16390
- IEC 60529
- ISO 16750-4
- ISO 26262
- USCAR-1
Additional Resources:
Consulting: Project management; Wireless; EV charging stations; Drive by wire; EMC; Signal integrity, power integrity analysis; High-speed analog/Digital circuit design; Mixed signal design, RF circuit design; Low noise analog circuit design; Cavity and structural resonance analysis; Interconnect analysis; CST microwave studio, Agilent ADS, HyperLynx; HSPICE, MatLab. Mathcad/Simulink; Sonar system design, Display system design; EMC/EMI simulation and design for EMC; Cadence, Altium Mentor Graphics, PADS; OrCAD, Cadence SpectraQuest; Switching and linear power supplies design; Design team management
DVP&R Support: Engineer a Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R) for your products.
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA): Utilize FMEA at the start of your product and process development to ensure potential problems and actual errors are considered and addressed throughout your development cycle.
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP): Verification of material acceptance in the Automotive Industry.
Test Development: Create new test methods based on your specific objectives.
Test Equipment Design: Draft and build customized test equipment available to purchase.
Fixture Design: Originate and build fixtures and support structures needed for testing your products.
Dimensional Analysis: Using Tuvpak CMM and 3D scanning/printing capabilities, we can quickly analyze and determine dimensional variances in prototype, production, and CAD models. This service can also be used before and after testing to monitor for dimensional stability.
Data Acquisition/Monitoring: Design and develop systems to collect, monitor, and control data and communications to your products; for example, monitoring/controlling CAN bus data flow, strain gauges, and digital and analog I/O.
CAD and FEA: Enjoy full CAD capabilities, as well as stress analysis capabilities using finite element analysis (FEA).
