State-of-the-art contract test lab brings advanced MTS solutions to the automotive and mobility sectors to enhance competitiveness, foster continuous improvement, and support the development of new products and manufacturing processes.
For more than twenty years, Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia (CTAG) in Vigo, Spain has provided advanced technologies and know-how to the European automotive and the mobility sectors. Today, CTAG’s customers are employing state-of-the-art MTS test & simulation solutions to support the conception, development, production and delivery of next-generation autonomous and connected vehicles, smart zero-emission mobility solutions, and innovative lightweight materials.
Acoustics & Vibration Testing: 6DOF Multi-Axial Simulation Table (MAST) systems enable CTAG customers to perform interior acoustics, NVH, and human-rated ride comfort studies, and test the durability of lithium-ion battery packs and vehicle sub-assemblies when subjected to real-world vibration and climatic conditions.
Acoustics & Vibration Testing: 6DOF Multi-Axial Simulation Table (MAST) systems enable CTAG customers to perform interior acoustics, NVH, and human-rated ride comfort studies, and test the durability of lithium-ion battery packs and vehicle sub-assemblies when subjected to real-world vibration and climatic conditions.
Compact Model 353.10 MAST systems are engineered for testing payloads up to 500 kg on a 1 meter round table at up to 500 Hz, and are well suited for environmental and anechoic chamber integration.
Model 353.20 MAST systems are designed for testing payloads up to 1000 kg on 2 meter round or 2.2 meter square tables at up to 200 Hz, and are well-suited for environmental and anechoic chamber integration.
Durability & Fatigue Testing: CTAG maintains an array of MTS system controllers, application software, robust and reliable hydromechanical products, and modular load-bearing hardware for fabricating tightly integrated, high-performance component and sub-assembly test stands.
Versatile FlexTest® Controllers, featuring a field-upgradable modular architecture, advanced compensation toolkit, and industry-leading application software, provide CTAG the agility needed to meet evolving customer requirements and expanding test missions.
Leading-edge RPC® Software equips CTAG with a complete suite of simulation control, analysis and information management tools for accurately and efficiently reproducing field-measured loading on laboratory-based test stands.
Full-featured MultiPurpose TestWare® (MPT) Software features a comprehensive test design environment and industry-proven application tool set for conducting a full spectrum of uni- and multi-axial component and subassembly testing.
Engineered to deliver high fidelity force and motion, CTAG’s arsenal of fatigue-rated MTS DuraGlide® Actuators are well suited for a wide range of automotive test applications, including vehicle durability testing, dynamic fatigue testing of components and subsystems, structural resonance searching, and modal analysis.
Modular, precision-engineered TestLine™ bell cranks, levers, struts, bearings, and reaction frames enable CTAG to fabricate tightly integrated, high-performance test stands that can be quickly reconfigured to meet customers' ever-changing component and subsystem fatigue and durability testing requirements.
CTAG's hydraulic test stands are driven by a reliable SilentFlo™ Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU), which features an array of next-generation energy efficiency, health monitoring, and system integration options. MTS Hydraulic Service Manifolds (HSMs) provide smooth, controlled pressure transitions between the HPU and test stands to enhance lab safety and ensure predictable test control.
