Test Systems for Transmissions and Axles
Flexible R&D Test Technology – Fully Automatic Test Benches & Lines
As a specialist for the development and production of transmissions and axles, we know what is important when testing drive systems.
With its testing solutions, ZF serves a wide range: from passenger cars to heavy transmissions for busses, commercial vehicles, trucks or construction and agricultural machinery, from a single test bench to a fully automatic test line for manual, automatic, CV transmissions or axles. ZF develops, produces and delivers development and production test rigs for customers worldwide.
Our test benches for transmissions and axles offer you:
- Fully automatic testing of various parameters as function, service life, efficiency, acoustics, ratios, shift quality and leak tightness
- R&D test systems that are flexibly controllable and variable in size enable a high reproducibility of test conditions
- Function tests, quality assurance and high operational capacity of production test benches
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The new ZF Dynamic Road Simulation Test Bench
In order to avoid lengthy, complex and therefore expensive road tests, ZF Test Systems has developed the DRS (Dynamic Road Simulation) test bench. It can be used, among other things, for real-time simulation of driving maneuvers such as starting on snow.
To always be at the cutting edge of technology, the development time for new vehicles with increasingly complex drive systems must become shorter and shorter for the manufacturers. In the future, this will primarily affect hybrid and e-vehicles.
In combination with the IPG CarMaker software, the DRS test bench is a useful investment for automotive manufacturers and development service providers.
Key Target: Drivetrain application software development
- Repeatable conditions
- CO2 improvement
- Time saving
- Automated
- Even w/o vehicle by means of car models
Key Achievements:
- Real-time simulation of longitudinal driving maneuvers
- Dynamic simulation of tire and its grip situation
- Closed loop control >10 kHz for wheel/slip simulation
- Virtual vehicle dynamics in the loop by IPG
Purpose / Advantage:
- Verify and develop drive control software in and after V-cycle
- Verify transient acoustic behavior
- Find failures (NVH, shifting up, down, backlash, software setting, assistant systems)
- Simulate extreme conditions (snow dig out, tire slip, brake control systems match torque vectoring etc.)
- Safe time on rare prototypes
- Independent from driver and weather, repeatable laboratory conditions
- Efficiency cycle w/o influence from tires and wheels
- Development and calibration of vehicle and simulation models
Heavy-Duty Applications
Introducing the Future of Driveline Testing for Heavy-Duty Applications
At ZF Test Systems, we continuously push the boundaries of performance and reliability for heavy-duty vehicles equipped with conventional, hybrid, and fully electric drivelines. Our latest driveline testing solution is designed to meet the industry’s most demanding requirements, ensuring validation and optimization of driveline systems. Drive modules are the key to unlocking the right test configuration for your needs—whether it’s direct-drive dynamometers for dynamic applications or motors with multi-ratio gearboxes, ZF has you covered. Our comprehensive portfolio ranges from E-motor and axle testing to full vehicle testing.
For every vehicle and driveline type we have the best solution for you:
- Truck and Bus Driveline Testing
- Off Highway Driveline Testing (Agricultural & Construction Machinery)
- Special vehicles Driveline Testing
- Railway Driveline Testing
- From component e.g. E-Motor testing up to full system test e.g. full vehicle duty cycle testing
Key Features:
- Standardized Modules: Optimized delivery time and cost structure
- Advanced Simulation Capabilities: Accurately replicate real-world conditions to optimize driveline performance.
- Enhanced Durability Testing: Ensure your components withstand the toughest environments and workloads.
- Comprehensive Data Analysis: Gain actionable insights with our state-of-the-art data collection and analysis tools.
- User-Friendly Interface: Simplify testing procedures with our intuitive and easy-to-use software.
- Field Proven Design: Validated and Standardized modules to allow for high usage rate of the test stand.
- Customized Solutions: Flexible platform which also allows customization for special customer needs.
- Flexible, process reliable concepts: Rapid adaption of new product versions for several product generations
- Overall responsibility as system supplier for turn-key test systems
- Know how from internal new automotive products will be used for external customers
Our portfolio
Our portfolio of test benches for transmissions and axles
We offer reliable and state-of-the-art test benches for various transmission & axle types...
- manual and automatic transmissions
- dual clutch transmissions
- all-wheel transmissions
- axle drives and axles
- transmissions and axles truck and bus
- transmissions and axles for construction machinery drivelines
- transmissions and axles for agricultural machinery including but not limited to tractors
- railway transmissions
- full vehicle testing for passenger car, commercial vehicle, Truck and Bus, Special Vehicles, Construction Machinery and Agricultural applications
In addition to our standard solutions we also develop, produce and deliver individual, customized solutions.
