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Tire Testing - Scope of Services
 Smithers tire testing laboratories are used by leading tire and vehicle
manufacturers to enhance design and maximize performance. Smithers performs a
complete range of tests and evaluations including tire force and moment,
environmental response, life-cycle fatigue, stiffness, and footprint behavior.
Here are some of the tests we do, please contact us for custom testing.
Destructive & Non-Destructive Tire Testing
Tire Performance Certification
Testing to ASTM, SAE, CMVSS, FMVSS, NOM, ISO and SFI Standards
Uniform Tire Quality Grading (UTQG)
RMA Definition for Passenger Car and Light Truck Use in Severe Snow Conditions
Driving, Braking and Cornering Traction (mu-slip, mu-alpha)
Treadwear
Rolling Resistance
Handling Characteristics (winter handling courses)
Slalom and Lane Change
Anti-Lock Braking and Traction Control Systems dynamics tests
Rim Slip
 Footprint Stresses and Motions
Contact Area
Deflection, Spring Rate and Damping
Tire Photography/Videography
Computer Model Validation
High Speed Operation (up to 150 mph)
Tire Failure Mode Analysis
Tire Pressure Monitor Testing
Puncture Resistance
Plunger Energy
Bead Roll-Off/Unseating
Impact
Curbing
Uniformity
Shearography
X-ray
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