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A top vehicle testing company in the world, LINK is the premier provider of the third-party testing for the global transportation industry, with turnkey vehicle testing solutions. LINK offers world-class vehicle test support for: Performance and Durability Brake testing, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Active Safety, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Driveline, and Noise Vibration Harshness (NVH) testing, along with access to proving grounds and state-of-the-art data acquisition systems and transducers.

LINK’s vehicle test capabilities are extensive and range from motorcycles to Class 8 commercial vehicles and include everything in between. With facilities throughout the U.S. and around the globe, LINK is capable of providing comprehensive vehicle testing services to meet a wide array of customer needs. Services include: installation of instrumentation and data acquisition, performance driving by professional test drivers, durability driving and evaluation by a large pool of on-road driving teams, program management/turnkey test execution, data reduction and analysis of test results.

With secured agreements to specialized proving grounds around the world, LINK can provide a wide range of customized test capabilities as well as industry standard tests such as suburban traffic and city traffic tests, regulatory testing such as Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Inspections (FMVSS) and Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Standards, and proprietary testing for specific customers. In addition, a full range of other services are offered including benchmarking and the development of new test procedures.

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Vehicle Testing Capabilities Snapshot

Turnkey Testing

Public Road
Test Track

Engineering Services
Bundled Service

Engineering
Program Managers
Performance Drivers
Technicians
Durability Drivers

Instrumentation Rental
Proving Ground Access

On Demand
Long Term Agreement

Testing Specialties

Friction Materials for Automatic Transmissions
Brake Components
Suspension, Wheels, and Wheel End Components
Electric Vehicle Testing
Force and Moment Tire Testing
Wheel and Tire Performance Testing
Wheel End Component Testing/wheel End Testing
Servo Hydraulic Testing
Advanced Drive Assistance Systems Testing
Proving Ground Testing
Noise Vibration Harshness Testing
Performance Testing
Durability Testing
Structural and Fatigue Testing
Chemical Testing
Force and Moment Tire Testing
Hub and Bearing Testing
(Fmvss) 121 Compliance Testing

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United States

LINK On-Road Vehicle Testing Location

Los Angeles, CA, USA

LINK Proving Ground Location

Phoenix, AZ, USA

LINK On-Road Vehicle Testing Location

Detroit, MI, USA

LINK On-Road Vehicle Testing Location

Corpus Christi, TX, USA

LINK On-Road Vehicle Testing Location

Bigfork, MN, USA

LINK Access Facility

Yucca, AZ, USA

LINK Access Facility

Uvalde, TX, USA

LINK Proving Ground Location

Ottawa Lake, MI, USA

LINK Proving Ground Location

East Liberty, OH, USA

LINK Access Facility

Laurens, SC, USA

Corpus Christi, TX

Brimley, MI

Englewood, CO

International

Locations

LIMEIRA, BRAZIL

MOJACAR – SPAIN

YELLOW MOUNTAIN – CHINA

Typical Testing

FMVSS standards, ECE standards

Durability, NVH

FMVSS standards, ECE standards

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With testing laboratories and access to proving grounds in North America, Brazil, China, Europe, and Korea, LINK offers premier third-party testing for the global transportation Industry. Utilizing laboratory, proving ground, and field testing for component, sub-system, and full-vehicle level on passenger cars and commercial vehicles allows us to provide reliable results.

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Type of Test	Test Highlights	Equipment Used	Example Procedures
Chemical Testing	Measurement of copper, asbestos and other elements in brake friction materials	ICP-OES / PLM	J2975
Materials Testing	Physical properties including quality control for friction, wear, compressive strain, shear strength, corrosion resistance, swell and growth	Chase Machine / Compressibility Machine/ Shear Machine / Corrosion Chamber / Environmental Chamber / Oven	J661, ISO 6310, ISO 6311, ISO 6312, ABNT NBR 9301, ABNT NBR 5505, ABNT NBR 5537, ASTM B117
Frequency Response	Component Frequency Response	Laser Vibrometer Test Stand	SAE J2933, J3001, J2598, L-4375
Structural Fatigue and Durability	Breaking strength, cyclic fatigue	Servo Hydraulics, Torque Flex	J2995, C419, C441, GMW18022
Caliper Fingerprinting	Caliper characteristics such as knockback, rollback, fluid displacement, deflection...	Caliper Test Bench / Brake Dynamometer	L-4177, PF.90257
Brake Drag and DTV	Residual drag, disc thickness variation, brake feel and vehicle fuel mileage	Off Brake Drag Stand / Brake Dynamometer	J2923, GMW14926, GMW14351, PF.90257, L-13080
Performance	Hydraulic, air and electric brakes, friction levels, stopping distance, corrosion, cleanability, brake torque variation, rotor cracking, regulation, stability control, coastdown	Brake Dynamometer, Model 4000 DAS	J2784, J2928 IS026867, GMW14985, PF.90210, PF.90244, L-405, FMVSS 121, FMVSS 122, FMVSS 105, FMVSS 135, FMVSS 126, FMVSS 136, ECE R13H, AMS
Wear	Rotor wear, drum wear, lining wear, DTV, durability, city traffic, suburban traffic	Brake Dynamometer, Model 4000 DAS	J2707, USCT, L-423, PF.90244, Los Angeles, Detroit, Phoenix, Birmingham, Marquette
NVH	Brake squeal during drag and decel events at different temperatures, pressure and torque levels	NVH Brake Dynamometer	J2521, L420, 1430, GMW17427, PF. 90244
Brake Emissions	Brake dust particle size, count, concentration and mass	Brake Dynamometer	WLTP, CARB, Duty cycle

Type of Test	Test Highlights	Equipment Used	Example Procedures
Parking Forces	Allows proper sizing of power steering components	Force and Motion	LINK Parking Forces
Tire Footprint	Determines the contact patch geometry	Force and Motion	Tire Footprint
Tire Modeling	Determine tire inertia which is then used Ftire and other models and simulations	Inertia Machine	LINK Tire Inertial Properties
	On-center parking effort test for Ftire input	Force and Motion	SWP
	Determine static stiffness (X, Y, Z, Alpha) for Ftire input	Static Stiffness Machine	SAE Static Stiffness
	Determine how the tire envelopes an obstacle	Cleat Machine	J2731
	Measure the forces and moments generated at a high frequency response spindle when the tire impacts a cleat	Cleat Machine	J2730
Braking and Cornering Performance	Determine the straight line braking performance of a tire	Force and Motion	J2673
	Determine the free rolling cornering properties of a tire	Force and Motion	SAE TIME, J1987, SWP
	Measure the combined cornering and braking performance of a tire	Force and Motion	J2675
Tire Stiffness	Measure rolling vertical stiffness of a tire at speed		Rolling Vertical Stiffness
Rolling Resistance	Measure tire rolling resistance using a drum	Force and Motion, Rolling Resistance	J1269, J2452
Tire Wear	Assess tire wear in the lab	Force and Motion	LINK Wear Test
Tire NVH	Test tire sizzle, cornering noise, pass-by noise, steering wheel dither, freeze crack impacts, high speed uniformity and imbalance sensitivity	Force and Motion, Dynamometer, Model 4000 DAS	Noise, Vibration, Harshness

Type of Test	Test Highlights	Equipment Used	Example Procedures
Chemical	Evaluates filiform corrosion on painted aluminum wheels and painted aluminum trim	ICP-OES	ASTM E3061
Wheel Corrosion and Coatings	Evaluates filiform corrosion, tape adhesion, degree of rusting on painted aluminum wheels and painted aluminum trim	Corrosion Chamber	SAE J2635, ASTM B368, ISO 9227, ISO 2409, ASTM D3599, ABNT NBR 11003, ASTM D610, ASTM D1654
Wheel Fatigue	Load simulation test of aluminum alloy wheels	Biaxial	BMW QV36026, SAE J2562, FORD L-307, GMW14340
	Dynamic Cornering Fatigue and Dynamic Radial Fatigue - Steel wheels	Eccentric Mass and Radial	ABNT NBR 6750
	Rotational fatigue, Radial load fatigue and biaxial load fatigue of steel and aluminum wheels	Eccentric Mass, Radial and Biaxial	ABNT NBR 6751
	Dynamic Cornering Fatigue and Dynamic Radial Fatigue and Impact resistance of temporary use and normal highway use aluminum wheels	Eccentric Mass, Radial and Drop Test	ABNT NBR 6752
	Wheel Radial Fatigue	Radial	GMW14909
Wheel Impact	Wheel Inboard Rim Flange Vertical Impact	Drop Test	GMW15321
	Wheel radial impact	Drop Test	CETP 04.04-L300
	Wheel Lateral Impact	Drop Test	GMW14910, SAE J175
Wheel Stiffness	Frequency Response Function (FRF)	Frequency Response	GMW14876
Wheel Stiffness	Deformation of the wheel	Servo Hydraulics	J2315
Center cap heat resistance	Center Cap deformation under elevated temperature conditions	Bench Test	Brake Heat Center Cap

Type of Test	Test Highlights	Equipment Used	Example Procedures
Wheel Bearing	Water intrusion and durability when exposed to mud and salt	Bearing Test Stand	LINK Hub and Bearing, GMW16306, GMW16310
	Passenger car, sport/performance and open bed vehicle wheel bearing spalling	Bearing Test Stand	GMW16311, GMW16308, GMW16309
	Brinelling resistance validates long-term reliability/durability	Bearing Test Stand	GMW16305
	Rotary fatigue life	Rotary Fatigue Machine	GMW16325
Wheel Hub	Rotary bending fatigue life characteristics	Rotary Fatigue Machine	GMW14249
Hub/Bearing	Evaluate hub and bearing performance, durability, seals and NVH when exposed to extreme environmental effects such as temperature and mud/salt solution	Bearing Test Stand/Rotary Fatigue	TIP-000037A, LINK Hub and Bearing, SAE J1095, LINK Impact
Hub Fatigue	Hub fatigue using biaxial loading	Biaxial Test Stand	SAE J2562