Component and material testing - IDEAL Automotive GmbH

Material and component testing at IDEAL Automotive

In the material test laboratory, material examinations and component testings are carried out as early as during the concept and development phase, as well as the series. In the acoustics laboratory, the assessment of the material concepts in accordance with their acoustic performance is carried out. This includes sound insulation and sound absorption coefficient measurements in special measuring devices.

In this way, quick and customised development of different material concepts, especially of lightweight construction concepts, is possible.

Test laboratory

(Location Oelsnitz)

xenon test equipment Alpha LM
colorimeter Datacolor
DSC – differential scanning calorimetry
temperature-controlled universal test instrument
(tension, pressure, bending)
wear test devices
(Taber Abraser, Schopper, offset testing device)
emission test devices
(fogging, formaldehyde)
digital-microscope up to 1000x magnification
diverse heat and climate chambers in different sizes
component-specific test sockets for dynamic and static loads
component-specific test sockets
(contour, trim, fitting position)

Measuring room

(Location Oelsnitz and Bor CZ)

3-D coordinate measuring machine, CNC controlled, Wenzel Metrosoft CM
measurement range: x 10,000, y 3,000, z 2,500 mm
(tactile part measurements)

Acoustic laboratory

(Location Oelsnitz)

ceiling test bench without byways (insertion loss)
Alpha Cabin (airborne sound absorption)
standard/modified impedance tube (sound absorption/characteristic absorber values)
flow resistance measuring device (optimisation of absorbers)
sound intensity measuring technology (localisation of acoustic leaks)
loss factor measuring device (optimisation material damping)
chassis dynamometer with cooperation partner (sound insulation measurement at the moulded part under real conditions in the vehicle)