Off-highway (mining, construction, agricultural, forestry, defense,…)
Climate chamber testing in automotive is not new. Vehicles for example are tested for cold start, window de-icing, and the air-conditioning is validated for hot temperatures in climate chambers worldwide. Similar testing needs occur in for the market of large and heavy vehicles (off-highway vehicles). In order to perform such tests a large climate chamber is needed that can cope with the dimensions and associated weight of the test specimen. Also specific test auxiliaries and large cooling power is needed.
The typical tests carried out in our climate chamber include:
- General performance evaluation in extreme cold, hot and/or humid conditions
- Defrosting & defogging performance test of cabs (icing tests)
- Thermal stress test on components
- Hydraulic actuator tests
- Engine after treatment cold start validation / NH₃-Urea defreeze testing
- Vehicle cold soak testing – cold crank and/or cold start-up testing
- HVAC system performance testing with or without solar IR load (ISO 10263)
- ISO 10263 (Earth-Moving Machinery – Operator Enclosure Environment)
- ISO 14269 (Tractors and Self-Propelled Machines for Agriculture and Forestry – Operator Enclosure Environment)
- Full environmental testing defense applications:
- NATO STANAG 4370
- AECTP 200
